This family is a doozy

[Anonymous]

Where are you, OP? You could not possibly be in DC area for that salary. Housekeepers make so much more than you are getting. If you want to clean houses rather than be a nanny, I can guarantee that you could earn 50 to 75% more than you are currently earning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Um, No. Many nannies are expected to cook, clean and do chores for their NF. Difference here is that OP is being exploited in terms of this and the childcare.

Never heard anything so stupid. Of course many nannies are expected to be part housekeeper. Are you telling me your MB never asks you to cook, clean or run an errand for her?

Yes, that is exactly what I am saying. I have never washed a dish for my employers (for my charge - yes, of course). No nanny that I know is expected to be part housekeeper, PP. That is the truth. While I assume that many foreign nannies are exploited that way, it is simply not the case in my circle of all college educated nannies.

My job is to care for and teach my charge.

I can assure you, your case is the minority. All nannies, even very part time ones that I know are expected to wash dishes, tidy and do some form of housework.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Um, No. Many nannies are expected to cook, clean and do chores for their NF. Difference here is that OP is being exploited in terms of this and the childcare.

Never heard anything so stupid. Of course many nannies are expected to be part housekeeper. Are you telling me your MB never asks you to cook, clean or run an errand for her?

Yes, that is exactly what I am saying. I have never washed a dish for my employers (for my charge - yes, of course). No nanny that I know is expected to be part housekeeper, PP. That is the truth. While I assume that many foreign nannies are exploited that way, it is simply not the case in my circle of all college educated nannies.

My job is to care for and teach my charge.

I can assure you, your case is the minority. All nannies, even very part time ones that I know are expected to wash dishes, tidy and do some form of housework.

NP here. Not the college educated nannies in Los Angeles either. No one I know does housework except for what is related directly to the children. I can't imagine being asked to make my boss' bed or wash his underwear!

[Anonymous]

You are the housekeeper, OP. You are the housekeeper with a baby in your arms but still the housekeeper. Nothing wrong with that - but you are underpaid as a housekeeper. You should be making double.

Start looking for another job right away. And then when you get one - either as a nanny or a housekeeper - quit without notice. You will never use her for a reference anyway.

[Anonymous]

So your MB's never ask you to prepare meals, wash dishes or tidy up?

I need another job clearly....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So your MB's never ask you to prepare meals, wash dishes or tidy up?

I need another job clearly....

I'm an mb. Never for me or dh. Meals, dishes and tidy after baby only. House and dishes are all tidy she she shows up. I feel bad if I leave a morning tea cup not in the dishwasher. Most baby meals are ready and frozen or in fridge. Nanny does make yogurt once a week because she's good at it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So your MB's never ask you to prepare meals, wash dishes or tidy up?

I need another job clearly....

I'm an mb. Never for me or dh. Meals, dishes and tidy after baby only. House and dishes are all tidy she she shows up. I feel bad if I leave a morning tea cup not in the dishwasher. Most baby meals are ready and frozen or in fridge. Nanny does make yogurt once a week because she's good at it.

+1 I told our nanny that I leave a coffee cup in the sink, I expect it to be there when I get home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So your MB's never ask you to prepare meals, wash dishes or tidy up?

I need another job clearly....

Never for the family - I do anything and everything for my charge. I do my charge's laundry, make her lunch and wash her dishes. I tidy up her playroom and room but don't do any deep cleaning of her room or playroom either.

[Anonymous]

Nanny here:
I wash whatever dishes/bottles used during my shift and of course pick up any toys that were played with during that time as well.

If the child spills or leaves crumbs, I always make sure to clean that up.

But the rest of the job is strictly childcare.

No loading/unloading the dishwasher, doing laundry or taking out the trash.

If I were ever asked to do any of that, I would charge more for it.

Being a Nanny means keeping a young child safe, engaged + happy.

Nothing less....Nothing more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nanny here:
I wash whatever dishes/bottles used during my shift and of course pick up any toys that were played with during that time as well.

If the child spills or leaves crumbs, I always make sure to clean that up.

But the rest of the job is strictly childcare.

No loading/unloading the dishwasher, doing laundry or taking out the trash.

If I were ever asked to do any of that, I would charge more for it.

Being a Nanny means keeping a young child safe, engaged + happy.


+ 1
Nothing less....Nothing more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So your MB's never ask you to prepare meals, wash dishes or tidy up?

I need another job clearly....

I'm an mb. Never for me or dh. Meals, dishes and tidy after baby only. House and dishes are all tidy she she shows up. I feel bad if I leave a morning tea cup not in the dishwasher. Most baby meals are ready and frozen or in fridge. Nanny does make yogurt once a week because she's good at it.

+1 I told our nanny that I leave a coffee cup in the sink, I expect it to be there when I get home.

Wow. My MB always leaves washing up in the sink from the night before and yes, expects me to wash it alongside charges things.

[Anonymous]

Omg yes leave asap

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So your MB's never ask you to prepare meals, wash dishes or tidy up?

I need another job clearly....

I'm an mb. Never for me or dh. Meals, dishes and tidy after baby only. House and dishes are all tidy she she shows up. I feel bad if I leave a morning tea cup not in the dishwasher. Most baby meals are ready and frozen or in fridge. Nanny does make yogurt once a week because she's good at it.

+1 I told our nanny that I leave a coffee cup in the sink, I expect it to be there when I get home.

Wow. My MB always leaves washing up in the sink from the night before and yes, expects me to wash it alongside charges things.

Pp here. That's just rude.

[Anonymous]

Wow MB here I could never imagine asking my nanny to do our laundry, kids laundry yes, but that's just awkward. I don't need anyone seeing my unmentionables.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow MB here I could never imagine asking my nanny to do our laundry, kids laundry yes, but that's just awkward. I don't need anyone seeing my unmentionables.

I have a housekeeper. You can't imagine asking anyone to do those things? There's a whole category of domestic employee who does this, it's just not the nanny.