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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I manage people all day at work and I do not want a household employee to also manage. I have enough drama with college educated professionals who know office norms and all the moms I know who have a nanny or au pair have situations I don’t want to deal with - constantly asking for raises, arriving late, calling during the work day and asking to leave early, au pairs smoking pot in the house, au pairs getting pregnant, car trouble, family drama, etc. 
I use a landscaping company that prefers to text me, I use a house cleaning company I schedule online, and I enjoy taking my kids to a preschool or camp where I don’t have to make small talk with the teachers. Some people love having a personal relationship with a nanny. Those are probably the moms who go on to be FB friends with their kids’ elementary teachers. I prefer having a business relationship with clear boundaries. My kids are still well cared for, but if the teacher’s car breaks down on the way to work, it’s not my issue. I will still get to work on time because the preschool director will call in a sub or cover the class herself. [/quote]

You sound like a judgemental pompous pill.  You do you. [/quote]

You sound like a nanny who doesn’t get that the boss is the person whose feelings matter.  Take a look at the job posts - dozens of candidates and no job postings.  You’re the help unless you prove useful enough to be considered otherwise.[/quote]

DP.  What does your last sentence mean:  you’re the help unless you prove yourself useful enough to be considered otherwise?[/quote]

A lot of nannies think they deserve perks that only a valued person would get.  Sorry, but you’re not a member of my family when I first hire you - you’re a random off the side of the road in a profession that requires no education.

If you are helpful and go out of your way, then at my discretion you’ll be rewarded.  If this doesn’t work for you, quit.  [/quote]
WOW, I would [i]not[/i] want to work for you.[/quote]

+1.  I never understood people who placed so little value on the people that they hire to help raise their children.  Sad.[/quote]

Reading comprehension, nannies.  You’re of zero value until you prove yourself.  I have cameras, and WFH in my own separate suite but pop up randomly.  I have plenty of options, including daycare!  If you want a job, deal with it.  Or is yours so good you spend your time on DCUM?[/quote]

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