Asking a Nanny to Do a One-off Task

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How did she even get hired? I do so many things at work that are 'not my job' that nobody else does. I also stay overtime for 20-30 minutes for free and have for 25 years.

Then you're a fool. I would fire an employee who stayed late everyday day because I would wonder what you're up to.

I'm not a nanny.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Totally normal request.

Some of you nannies sound very entitled!

Most of you mothers are lazy and entitled.

Bless your heart, honey.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP, it was ridiculous the stroller was messy in the first place. My nanny would have been embarrassed if I had to ask.

And yes, if you’re out for an hour and she’s chilling, you can absolutely leave her a list of child-related chores.

You can do this if you want vti be looking for a new nanny.

I think sometimes nannies get bent out of shape (understandably) because of the long history of domestic labor being undervalued and nannies being taken advantage of. So nannies may be overly sensitive about requests like this.

If you think of it in more general terms… an employee at your business has nothing to do for an hour. They plan on spending it in the break room scrolling their phone. You ask them to clean up from a presentation they gave earlier in the day. Seems completely reasonable, no?

They are domestic help.

Nannies are NOT maids!

[Anonymous]

Not an unreasonable request, especially if you have a cordless portable vacuum. Shouldn't take more than a couple of minutes. NBD. She should be doing this periodically anyway, along with any carseats she uses in the car.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a full time nanny with guaranteed hours. Our child still takes an afternoon nap, so she gets a built-in break while child sleeps. Here is my question - I took the child for a late morning excursion (1 hour) that came up unexpectedly. I asked the nanny if she would mind cleaning out the stroller with a Dustbuster while we were away. She looked at me like I was crazy to ask that. It is the stroller she uses daily and it is disgustingly covered with food crumbs in the seat and sand, etc. from the playground in the storage underneath. Was I unreasonable to ask her to clean something? The expectation has always been just to clean their playtime messes and dishes.

Nannies should be cleaning up any messes created during their time with the child. If she's constantly making a mess of the stroller, she should be cleaning it at least weekly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am currently looking for babysitting work, and what I see is beyond the call of duty. people are asking for light housework, making groceries, walking dogs, doing laundry and much more… it seems that parents don't know the work a child gives, and they also think that the nanny is a robot, who can't sit down for a minute even.

1. The parent is taking the child to a 1 hour activity during a time the child is normally with the nanny.
2. The parent doesn't get the stroller filthy, the nanny does. The nanny should be cleaning it on a regular basis (I'd think at least once per week).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a full time nanny with guaranteed hours. Our child still takes an afternoon nap, so she gets a built-in break while child sleeps. Here is my question - I took the child for a late morning excursion (1 hour) that came up unexpectedly. I asked the nanny if she would mind cleaning out the stroller with a Dustbuster while we were away. She looked at me like I was crazy to ask that. It is the stroller she uses daily and it is disgustingly covered with food crumbs in the seat and sand, etc. from the playground in the storage underneath. Was I unreasonable to ask her to clean something? The expectation has always been just to clean their playtime messes and dishes.

I think it is reasonable to ask and she should have done it with no problems.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How did she even get hired? I do so many things at work that are 'not my job' that nobody else does. I also stay overtime for 20-30 minutes for free and have for 25 years.

You're a doormat.

[Anonymous]

It's your mess too OP, you clean your stroller too

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a full time nanny with guaranteed hours. Our child still takes an afternoon nap, so she gets a built-in break while child sleeps. Here is my question - I took the child for a late morning excursion (1 hour) that came up unexpectedly. I asked the nanny if she would mind cleaning out the stroller with a Dustbuster while we were away. She looked at me like I was crazy to ask that. It is the stroller she uses daily and it is disgustingly covered with food crumbs in the seat and sand, etc. from the playground in the storage underneath. Was I unreasonable to ask her to clean something? The expectation has always been just to clean their playtime messes and dishes.

Yes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am currently looking for babysitting work, and what I see is beyond the call of duty. people are asking for light housework, making groceries, walking dogs, doing laundry and much more… it seems that parents don't know the work a child gives, and they also think that the nanny is a robot, who can't sit down for a minute even.

1. The parent is taking the child to a 1 hour activity during a time the child is normally with the nanny.
2. The parent doesn't get the stroller filthy, the nanny does. The nanny should be cleaning it on a regular basis (I'd think at least once per week).

How do you know that she isn't cleaning it every Friday at end of day?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Her job is to take care of your kid. She’s not a cleaning service. You were out of line.

a lot of people like OP want nannie’s to be 3 in 1 — cooking, cleaning and taking care of kids.

They like to sneak cooking and cleaning in for the nannie’s to do smh.

[Anonymous]

Nanny should be handling stuff related to the child - clean up toys, feeding/meal prep, pottying, child laundry/folding/put away, any kitchen clean up/dishes related to child feeding. Our nanny also empties the diaper can a few times per week and hauls the bag to the alley trash can. Basically, if a mess is made that is related to our child, the nanny should handle it. If our nanny made a mess of the stroller, I am certain she would proactively vacuum it without us having to ask.

$35/hour nanny with 45 hours/week.