Writing no phone use into a nanny contract

[Anonymous]

Can the nanny watch TV when the baby is awake? Listen to non-sanctioned music? you are being too controlling, OP. If you want to have someone ON 24/7n for your baby, you should stay home with it. But of course you don't want to, and even if you did, YOUD BE ON YOUR PHONE occasionally like a normal person.

Don't micromanage your nanny. Pay them astronomically, develop a trusting relationship, hire a smart one, which doesn't necessarily mean "college degree with teaching experience". And just be a good human.

You are not coming across as a good human, you realize? Someone just said you seem like a slaveholder!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Wow! So much hair on fire! We have three candidates, all who know our conditions on phone use, interested in the position - all college graduates with teaching experience.

We have a full time housekeeper to guarantee nanny’s breaks when my child has stopped napping; a house landline to contact nanny with any emergencies and, of course, her phone connected to her new watch. If she must make a call, she will be able to ask our housekeeper to stay with our child and step away.

You people are truly insane. Millions of people don’t keep their phones in their hands when working.

Thanks for the few who actually addressed my concerns. We will mention it in the contract as part of our working agreement.

I had to take an "honesty" test when I was in high school for a retail job, and I answered the questions: "I think about stealing" with "no." But, they are designed to weed out people who are lying. I would be concerned with anyone willing to say that they are fine with not having a phone. I think it absolutely means they will sneak it, and are telling you what you want to hear. Ask me how I know: I have teens and young adults.

[Anonymous]

^^ And, I did NOT get the job. Apparently people do think about things, but do NOT act on them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Wow! So much hair on fire! We have three candidates, all who know our conditions on phone use, interested in the position - all college graduates with teaching experience.

We have a full time housekeeper to guarantee nanny’s breaks when my child has stopped napping; a house landline to contact nanny with any emergencies and, of course, her phone connected to her new watch. If she must make a call, she will be able to ask our housekeeper to stay with our child and step away.

You people are truly insane. Millions of people don’t keep their phones in their hands when working.

Thanks for the few who actually addressed my concerns. We will mention it in the contract as part of our working agreement.

I had to take an "honesty" test when I was in high school for a retail job, and I answered the questions: "I think about stealing" with "no." But, they are designed to weed out people who are lying. I would be concerned with anyone willing to say that they are fine with not having a phone. I think it absolutely means they will sneak it, and are telling you what you want to hear. Ask me how I know: I have teens and young adults.

Oh - you're right. That's a good point. Either that or someone who's desperate for a job, and you don't want desperate.

[Anonymous]

So you want a nanny to be the mommy that you choose not to be?

Good luck with that, OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Wow! So much hair on fire! We have three candidates, all who know our conditions on phone use, interested in the position - all college graduates with teaching experience.

We have a full time housekeeper to guarantee nanny’s breaks when my child has stopped napping; a house landline to contact nanny with any emergencies and, of course, her phone connected to her new watch. If she must make a call, she will be able to ask our housekeeper to stay with our child and step away.

You people are truly insane. Millions of people don’t keep their phones in their hands when working.

Thanks for the few who actually addressed my concerns. We will mention it in the contract as part of our working agreement.

This has to be fake now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So you want a nanny to be the mommy that you choose not to be?

Good luck with that, OP.

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[Anonymous]

The hysteria over asking someone not to use their phone for four hours at a time is emblematic of everything that is wrong with our generation. It’s actually embarrassing! Comparing no phone use until lunch break to slavery and idiot nannies claiming they use their phone to ask their grandma’s favorite poem.

This is so embarrassing for nannies and young parents alike.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s not even the phone use, it’s the insane way you’re approaching it that will scare off good nannies.

This.

[Anonymous]

If nanny and baby are out for a walk and baby stops breathing, is nanny not to call 911?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Wow! So much hair on fire! We have three candidates, all who know our conditions on phone use, interested in the position - all college graduates with teaching experience.

We have a full time housekeeper to guarantee nanny’s breaks when my child has stopped napping; a house landline to contact nanny with any emergencies and, of course, her phone connected to her new watch. If she must make a call, she will be able to ask our housekeeper to stay with our child and step away.

You people are truly insane. Millions of people don’t keep their phones in their hands when working.

Thanks for the few who actually addressed my concerns. We will mention it in the contract as part of our working agreement.

No dear, you are the insane one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The hysteria over asking someone not to use their phone for four hours at a time is emblematic of everything that is wrong with our generation. It’s actually embarrassing! Comparing no phone use until lunch break to slavery and idiot nannies claiming they use their phone to ask their grandma’s favorite poem.

This is so embarrassing for nannies and young parents alike.

This.

[Anonymous]

OP, can *you* make it through the day without picking up your phone while baby is awake?

Think of all the things the phone could be used for… checking the weather before taking baby on a walk, taking a picture to send to mom, googling how to cut/shred various foods by age, ordering delivery for lunch occasionally. None of these are bad things. Be reasonable here. The phone is a great resource if used responsibly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If nanny and baby are out for a walk and baby stops breathing, is nanny not to call 911?

Jesus, learn to read! OP is buying the nanny a new Apple watch for emergencies.

This thread has gone off the rails with truly insane nannies with major addiction issues! YOU DON’T NEED YOUR PHONE GLUED TO YOUR DAMN HAND! The nanny will have at least one lunch break to use her phone (like most of the working world).

[Anonymous]

She can’t even step away from the baby. She needs to call the housekeeper. This is mental.