Nanny complains about our lunch meals - what do you think?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wait -- why is your nanny on food stamps????

It's called gaming the system.

Which makes OP complicit. Either she's paying the nanny off the books (shame on you, OP, if so) or she pays her too poorly.

neither - on the books, pay is good.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wait -- why is your nanny on food stamps????

It's called gaming the system.

Which makes OP complicit. Either she's paying the nanny off the books (shame on you, OP, if so) or she pays her too poorly.

Seriously -- what is going on here? I would be horrified if my Nanny had to use food stamps!

OP here - she has kids and comparatively speaking to say, DCUMers, I can understand that she doesn't make much money. So I'm not shocked about the food stamps.

[Anonymous]

Guess you have to decide if not buying a few rotisserie chickens at Costco or a package of chicken thighs from Safeway is worth changing nannies. Twenty years agp we paid our nanny $400/week plus healthcare benefits and two weeks vacation. What do you pay your nanny?

[Anonymous]

I don't make lunch for my nanny. She brings or buys her own.

Is this in your contract? Can you stop making lunches and do some sort of trade-off with other activities (even if it's not in your contract, it's a jolt if you suddenly have to bring lunches when you've been getting them for free, so if you could trade-off some other activity, it might keep things sweeter).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Guess you have to decide if not buying a few rotisserie chickens at Costco or a package of chicken thighs from Safeway is worth changing nannies. Twenty years agp we paid our nanny $400/week plus healthcare benefits and two weeks vacation. What do you pay your nanny?

I wouldnt feed anybody an old rotisserie chicken. I prefer to eat fresh, and I am postulating (if that's the right word - I know you DCUMers are so crticial about verbage and spelling on here!) whether buying fresh chicken during my weekly shop over the weekend to prepare on Mondays might work for that day, but that's assuming the nanny would actually cook it. I will ask her though. As far as pay goes, she is compensated well, has paid vacation etc.

[Anonymous]

OP, when we had our nanny she was always welcome to eat what I made. If she didn't like it she could bring her lunch. Not sure what your nanny's issue is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wait -- why is your nanny on food stamps????

It's called gaming the system.

Which makes OP complicit. Either she's paying the nanny off the books (shame on you, OP, if so) or she pays her too poorly.

Seriously -- what is going on here? I would be horrified if my Nanny had to use food stamps!

OP here - she has kids and comparatively speaking to say, DCUMers, I can understand that she doesn't make much money. So I'm not shocked about the food stamps.

Is that the most insightful comment you can make?

[Anonymous]

Good grief, woman. She sounds like a spoiled child. Either let her bring her own lunch or take or leave your lunch preparation. I don't mean to sound cruel, though. In your kindness, you are being taken advantage of.

[Anonymous]

You trust this woman with your child? She complains about a decent lunch. Does she complain about your child behind your back?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Guess you have to decide if not buying a few rotisserie chickens at Costco or a package of chicken thighs from Safeway is worth changing nannies. Twenty years agp we paid our nanny $400/week plus healthcare benefits and two weeks vacation. What do you pay your nanny?

I wouldnt feed anybody an old rotisserie chicken. I prefer to eat fresh, and I am postulating (if that's the right word - I know you DCUMers are so crticial about verbage and spelling on here!) whether buying fresh chicken during my weekly shop over the weekend to prepare on Mondays might work for that day, but that's assuming the nanny would actually cook it. I will ask her though. As far as pay goes, she is compensated well, has paid vacation etc.

Careful, OP. Your inner bitch is starting to show.

P.S. It's verbiage.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wait -- why is your nanny on food stamps????

It's called gaming the system.

Which makes OP complicit. Either she's paying the nanny off the books (shame on you, OP, if so) or she pays her too poorly.

Seriously -- what is going on here? I would be horrified if my Nanny had to use food stamps!

OP here - she has kids and comparatively speaking to say, DCUMers, I can understand that she doesn't make much money. So I'm not shocked about the food stamps.

Last I checked, the standard for receiving government assistance was not what one's salary was in relation to DCUMers...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You have a nanny, you're home when the nanny is there, and she's on food stamps? Something is wrong here.

+1

[Anonymous]

Jesus Christ.

[Anonymous]

You don't pay her a living wage. That's disgusting.

[Anonymous]

A couple of things stand out.

1) Why are you cooking meals for the Nanny and your baby? Shouldn't she be doing that?

2) I can understand being on Food Stamps, latest article says one needs about $88,000 to live in DC. I imagine that's probably too steep of a salary to pay a Nanny to watch one child.

Have her bring her own food or feed her some salads. Lettuce is pretty inexpensive, add some tuna and it's a meal!