Babysitter (not a nanny) doesn’t do her dinner dishes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve had many babysitters and a lot of them do this. It’s lazy and sad. I find it weird they expect me to put their dishes in the dishwasher when I get home.

Next time when you’re showing her something before leaving casually ask her to please put her dirty dishes in the dishwasher.

Now you know how your nanny feels when you leave a sink full of dirty dishes.

[Anonymous]

It's a plate. You can put it in the DW.

[Anonymous]

If she left the plates on the table and a glass by the couch, yeah, that’s lazy. But she put them in the sink! That is exactly what I would do and what I would expect a babysitter to do. I don’t love dishes into the dishwasher in my own parents homes, because both my mom/step dad and dad/step mom have very specific, but different ways of loading dishes and they prefer that I just let them do it.

[Anonymous]

OP, I am seriously baffled by these ignorant responses.

Not trying to be snarky here (really!!!!) but most of the people who responded to your post sound just about clueless when it comes to babysitting! 🫥

Of course your sitter should do her dishes.
Leaving them in the sink is entirely UNACCEPTABLE!

Anyone who sits for you should pick up any toys used (not applicable here) as well as wash any dishes used during her stay.
It’s just common sense - no rocket science needed.

Especially a R.N. at 25 > who cares for a sleeping child, she should know that leaving her used dishes in the sink is simply unacceptable!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, I am seriously baffled by these ignorant responses.

Not trying to be snarky here (really!!!!) but most of the people who responded to your post sound just about clueless when it comes to babysitting! 🫥

Of course your sitter should do her dishes.
Leaving them in the sink is entirely UNACCEPTABLE!

Anyone who sits for you should pick up any toys used (not applicable here) as well as wash any dishes used during her stay.
It’s just common sense - no rocket science needed.

Especially a R.N. at 25 > who cares for a sleeping child, she should know that leaving her used dishes in the sink is simply unacceptable!!

Disagree, Pro nanny here.
My bosses never say a word to me as long as I put dirty bottles, sippy cups, and plastic bowls in the sink. They don’t even have to be rinsed or soaked. As long as they are not lying around the house it is ok. I even leave the high chair sticky with crumbs because sometimes cleaning it thoroughly would distract me from the childcare duties which I was hired to do.
I do pick up books and toys but only do that on my own accord.
OP you sound like a very demanding MomBoss and I am so glad I do not work for a bean counter.

[Anonymous]

No. Our babysitter puts our kids to bed, washed all dishes including hers, and cleans up kid toys. We come home to a tidy house and empty sink. One time she emptied the dishwasher - we didn’t ask.

I don’t think she’s bored, she has the Wi-Fi and streaming passwords.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, I am seriously baffled by these ignorant responses.

Not trying to be snarky here (really!!!!) but most of the people who responded to your post sound just about clueless when it comes to babysitting! 🫥

Of course your sitter should do her dishes.
Leaving them in the sink is entirely UNACCEPTABLE!

Anyone who sits for you should pick up any toys used (not applicable here) as well as wash any dishes used during her stay.
It’s just common sense - no rocket science needed.

Especially a R.N. at 25 > who cares for a sleeping child, she should know that leaving her used dishes in the sink is simply unacceptable!!

Disagree, Pro nanny here.
My bosses never say a word to me as long as I put dirty bottles, sippy cups, and plastic bowls in the sink. They don’t even have to be rinsed or soaked. As long as they are not lying around the house it is ok. I even leave the high chair sticky with crumbs because sometimes cleaning it thoroughly would distract me from the childcare duties which I was hired to do.
I do pick up books and toys but only do that on my own accord.
OP you sound like a very demanding MomBoss and I am so glad I do not work for a bean counter.

Ha ha! You are so far from a “pro” if you can’t handle simple clean up with a baby in your arms. You’re pathetic.

[Anonymous]

Ha ha! You are so far from a “pro” if you can’t handle simple clean up with a baby in your arms. You’re pathetic.

+ 1

Your employer notices. They don’t say anything because they lack options. Sloppiness never goes unnoticed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is she a teenager? She probably thinks she's being polite and not messing with your belongings unnecessarily.

OP here. She’s 25 and an RN. The dish drainer and dish soap are right there if she doesn’t feel comfortable putting them in the dishwasher.

Clearly, this is annoying me!

Jesus. Why is an RN babysitting?

[Anonymous]

Yes, the babysitter should have washed her dishes after the meal OP let her order (or eat out of the delivery container). She may not be comfortable putting dishes in the dishwasher but OP said there was dis soap and a dish drainer right there.

This babysitter has a very cushy job. It’s the least she could do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is she a teenager? She probably thinks she's being polite and not messing with your belongings unnecessarily.

OP here. She’s 25 and an RN. The dish drainer and dish soap are right there if she doesn’t feel comfortable putting them in the dishwasher.

Clearly, this is annoying me!

Jesus. Why is an RN babysitting?

Jesus. Not the fricking point!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ha ha! You are so far from a “pro” if you can’t handle simple clean up with a baby in your arms. You’re pathetic.

+ 1

Your employer notices. They don’t say anything because they lack options. Sloppiness never goes unnoticed.

+2. Gross. You give all Nannie’s a bad name.

[Anonymous]

I do a lot of date night sitting. In homes where the kitchen is relatively clean, I'll always wash any dishes I use or put dirty dishes in the dishwasher. I've sat in a few households where the kitchen is just filthy; sink full of dirty dishes, dishes in dishwasher full or need to be unloaded, not enough/no dish soap, etc. In those situations, not going to lie, I figure my one plate/cup/spoon isn't going to make a difference if I leave it in the sink along with all the other dirty dishes piled up.

Clearly, your kitchen already seems to be clean so yeah, I'd be annoyed too.

[Anonymous]

I have babysat a lot and have NEVER left any bottles/cups/dishes in the kitchen sink ever.

Whatever dishes and utensils are used during my shift are always washed before I leave.
It is unprofessional to leave dirty stuff in the sink.
To also not pick up toys played with is also a no brainer.

I cannot believe the first few pages of responses were criticizing the OP, saying she was wrong to be annoyed by a sitter who leaves her dirty dishes.
Any reasonable parent would be seriously annoyed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, I am seriously baffled by these ignorant responses.

Not trying to be snarky here (really!!!!) but most of the people who responded to your post sound just about clueless when it comes to babysitting! 🫥

Of course your sitter should do her dishes.
Leaving them in the sink is entirely UNACCEPTABLE!

Anyone who sits for you should pick up any toys used (not applicable here) as well as wash any dishes used during her stay.
It’s just common sense - no rocket science needed.

Especially a R.N. at 25 > who cares for a sleeping child, she should know that leaving her used dishes in the sink is simply unacceptable!!

Are you always this hysterical about total nonissues?