Anonymous
Post 12/16/2021 06:18     Subject: Ok to ask nanny to help wrap Xmas gift?
I bought a set of bags from Amazon and Olán to use that. I’m thinking it will be much easier and shorter.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2021 05:52     Subject: Ok to ask nanny to help wrap Xmas gift?
Anonymous wrote:Feels like asking your plumber who is working on a pipe under the sink to just do the dishes piled in the sink while he's there


lolol this
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2021 18:51     Subject: Ok to ask nanny to help wrap Xmas gift?
Anonymous wrote:Just ask her if she is willing to wrap the gifts. Then ask her how much she will charge for wrapping 20 gifts.

I would totally give her $100 for wrapping 20 gifts. 15 minutes per gift, $16 an hour, it is minimum wage. And several hours of work.


Are you saying her regular wage isn’t enough?!!
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2021 17:25     Subject: Ok to ask nanny to help wrap Xmas gift?
I was a nanny for 5 years and I loved wrapping gifts. I think I offered to wrap gifts the first year and then she knew if she needed help, I was happy to do it. I had down time during naps and preschool.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2021 11:14     Subject: Ok to ask nanny to help wrap Xmas gift?
DCUM in threads I start: why do you do all this household management stuff when you have a FULL TIME NANNY

DCUM in this thread: omg how dare you ask for help for anything other than direct childcare don’t you have two hands
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2021 10:32     Subject: Ok to ask nanny to help wrap Xmas gift?
Anonymous wrote:Just ask her if she is willing to wrap the gifts. Then ask her how much she will charge for wrapping 20 gifts.

I would totally give her $100 for wrapping 20 gifts. 15 minutes per gift, $16 an hour, it is minimum wage. And several hours of work.


Waah..my math...5 bucks per gift. More than minimum wage but in keeping with nanny wage.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2021 10:25     Subject: Ok to ask nanny to help wrap Xmas gift?
Just ask her if she is willing to wrap the gifts. Then ask her how much she will charge for wrapping 20 gifts.

I would totally give her $100 for wrapping 20 gifts. 15 minutes per gift, $16 an hour, it is minimum wage. And several hours of work.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2021 10:21     Subject: Ok to ask nanny to help wrap Xmas gift?
Just tell her to take the gifts home and wrap it there. You give her the wrapping material and pay her $100 for her work. It will take her several hours.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2021 10:18     Subject: Ok to ask nanny to help wrap Xmas gift?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Ok, got it, thanks. Glad I asked, she gets gifts For kids’ bday parties and wraps them often, but see this is different. Yes, giving an excellent holiday bonus, as ever. Nanny has worked for us for 6 years and is phenomenal and it is ever so much appreciated.
For those we said I can wrap gifts myself, yes I can but first,I am left handed and very uncoordinated so it never looks good and second, doesn’t it take you a few hours or so to wrap ~20 gifts and make them look nice? I can do most things but not everything so I try to ask for help. And with 2 kids and a time intensive job as a medical researcher I am always so grateful when something is taken off my plate.


If you’re that wrap-challenged, why don’t you buy things at places that have wrapping services? All department stores do this.


Or use gift bags!! Go to the dollar store and get gift bags.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2021 10:16     Subject: Re:Ok to ask nanny to help wrap Xmas gift?
I wouldn't force her, but it seems reasonable to ask her if it's something she'd be willing to take on.