Childcare providers should reconsider their career path if being filmed at work is a problem

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just don't want the parents to hear when I pass gas I am so tired of seeing post about cameras. You don't want to be recorded, then find another facility or family to work for. No one isn't going to take down there camera because you're uncomfortable- they will just find someone who is comfortable. I do believe that you should be informed about camera's and then, it is up to you to accept the position. Once you accept, you have given consent, so deal with it!

I agree.

[Anonymous]

Nannies should think of another profession if they don't want to be filmed. Period. It is stupid and pointless to fight it.

[Anonymous]

Thank goodness many parents aren't paranoid like OP is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know it is legal to video record in every single state, but recording audio needs both disclosure and written consent in thirteen states.

And if you secretly film your nanny and she finds out, she likely will feel betrayed and the relationship you have with her may be damaged beyond control.

What ever happened to innocent until proven guilty?

I do not secretly film our nanny and she has given consent (as I said, she likes the cameras). I installed them primarily to see my children - I trust our nanny with their lives. No one was ever presumed guilty of anything.

As an employer, I would fire you for using work time for checking on your children. You want to see your kids stay home.

[Anonymous]

Why on earth are there so many camera postings? This forum gets nuttier every day. I'm embarrassed that I visit this forum.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thank goodness many parents aren't paranoid like OP is.

OP is a nanny. She is clearly the opposite of paranoid!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know it is legal to video record in every single state, but recording audio needs both disclosure and written consent in thirteen states.

And if you secretly film your nanny and she finds out, she likely will feel betrayed and the relationship you have with her may be damaged beyond control.

What ever happened to innocent until proven guilty?

I do not secretly film our nanny and she has given consent (as I said, she likes the cameras). I installed them primarily to see my children - I trust our nanny with their lives. No one was ever presumed guilty of anything.

As an employer, I would fire you for using work time for checking on your children. You want to see your kids stay home.

Glad I don't work for you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know it is legal to video record in every single state, but recording audio needs both disclosure and written consent in thirteen states.

And if you secretly film your nanny and she finds out, she likely will feel betrayed and the relationship you have with her may be damaged beyond control.

What ever happened to innocent until proven guilty?

I do not secretly film our nanny and she has given consent (as I said, she likes the cameras). I installed them primarily to see my children - I trust our nanny with their lives. No one was ever presumed guilty of anything.

As an employer, I would fire you for using work time for checking on your children. You want to see your kids stay home.

Glad I don't work for you!

Yet you expect your nanny to never be on her phone AND to never take breaks! Unbelievable.

[Anonymous]

I am a nanny who actually was recommended by three of my previous families to a new family.

Since the family matriarch works with the mothers of the other families, she trusts their judgment on me.

They actually could have canned me for complaining on how uncomfortable the cameras (+ audio) made me feel.
I must have seemed like a PITA to them.
I told them (after our two week trial period) that I couldn’t return in good faith if they continued recording audio since I never formerly gave my consent.
(Yes, I am the OP of THAT thread!)
Lol.

And I totally expected to be terminated.
However they told me I came highly recommended & that they concurred that after 2wks, they felt that I was truly a responsible nanny and they wanted me to stay.

They told me directly that they didn’t want to be beating their heads against a wall if they lost a great nanny over a camera/audio.
They said in a nutshell that me being uncomfortable would definitely affect my relationship w/their child and that they would do anything to give their child a happy & content caregiver.

And they realized that any good working relationship takes compromise first + foremost.
They also said they admired me speaking up from the get-go vs. keeping my dissatisfaction inside, then quitting later on after their child + I formed a bond.

So all is well.
In spite of the stress and all, I learned a few life lessons from this situation.

A.)That any good employer will compromise if that is what it takes to have a happy child.
(Many families would have told me to leave if I wasn’t happy w/the status quo.)

B.)Always have open + honest communication.
Do not keep things inside thinking they will get better later on.
They won’t.
Trust me on this.
Things will only get progressively worse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am a nanny who actually was recommended by three of my previous families to a new family.

Since the family matriarch works with the mothers of the other families, she trusts their judgment on me.

They actually could have canned me for complaining on how uncomfortable the cameras (+ audio) made me feel.
I must have seemed like a PITA to them.
I told them (after our two week trial period) that I couldn’t return in good faith if they continued recording audio since I never formerly gave my consent.
(Yes, I am the OP of THAT thread!)
Lol.

And I totally expected to be terminated.
However they told me I came highly recommended & that they concurred that after 2wks, they felt that I was truly a responsible nanny and they wanted me to stay.

They told me directly that they didn’t want to be beating their heads against a wall if they lost a great nanny over a camera/audio.
They said in a nutshell that me being uncomfortable would definitely affect my relationship w/their child and that they would do anything to give their child a happy & content caregiver.

And they realized that any good working relationship takes compromise first + foremost.
They also said they admired me speaking up from the get-go vs. keeping my dissatisfaction inside, then quitting later on after their child + I formed a bond.

So all is well.
In spite of the stress and all, I learned a few life lessons from this situation.

A.)That any good employer will compromise if that is what it takes to have a happy child.
(Many families would have told me to leave if I wasn’t happy w/the status quo.)

B.)Always have open + honest communication.
Do not keep things inside thinking they will get better later on.
They won’t.
Trust me on this.
Things will only get progressively worse.

I am glad it worked out for you. I would have had to let you go.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am a nanny who actually was recommended by three of my previous families to a new family.

Since the family matriarch works with the mothers of the other families, she trusts their judgment on me.

They actually could have canned me for complaining on how uncomfortable the cameras (+ audio) made me feel.
I must have seemed like a PITA to them.
I told them (after our two week trial period) that I couldn’t return in good faith if they continued recording audio since I never formerly gave my consent.
(Yes, I am the OP of THAT thread!)
Lol.

And I totally expected to be terminated.
However they told me I came highly recommended & that they concurred that after 2wks, they felt that I was truly a responsible nanny and they wanted me to stay.

They told me directly that they didn’t want to be beating their heads against a wall if they lost a great nanny over a camera/audio.
They said in a nutshell that me being uncomfortable would definitely affect my relationship w/their child and that they would do anything to give their child a happy & content caregiver.

And they realized that any good working relationship takes compromise first + foremost.
They also said they admired me speaking up from the get-go vs. keeping my dissatisfaction inside, then quitting later on after their child + I formed a bond.

So all is well.
In spite of the stress and all, I learned a few life lessons from this situation.

A.)That any good employer will compromise if that is what it takes to have a happy child.
(Many families would have told me to leave if I wasn’t happy w/the status quo.)

B.)Always have open + honest communication.
Do not keep things inside thinking they will get better later on.
They won’t.
Trust me on this.
Things will only get progressively worse.

I would have had to fire you. You would have put me in the position of missing out on occasionally hearing my own child's sweet voice because you were uncomfortable with... what exactly? As much as I would not have wanted to if you were a great nanny, not getting to hear my child's voice a couple of times a day and not hearing the alarm go off would have been too hard for me to give up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know it is legal to video record in every single state, but recording audio needs both disclosure and written consent in thirteen states.

And if you secretly film your nanny and she finds out, she likely will feel betrayed and the relationship you have with her may be damaged beyond control.

What ever happened to innocent until proven guilty?

I do not secretly film our nanny and she has given consent (as I said, she likes the cameras). I installed them primarily to see my children - I trust our nanny with their lives. No one was ever presumed guilty of anything.

As an employer, I would fire you for using work time for checking on your children. You want to see your kids stay home.

Glad I don't work for you!

I don’t think anyone works for her. Pretty sure this is a spiteful nanny. Anyone who has employed or even managed anyone even semi-skilled would know better.

Nannies aren’t getting fired for checking their phone once during the day (except in extreme psycho families). They are getting fired for being on the phones ALL the time. 3 minutes every hour to scan for messages or missed calls while the child is awake is very different from 45 minutes every hour spent conducting ongoing non-urgent chats or posting online

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know it is legal to video record in every single state, but recording audio needs both disclosure and written consent in thirteen states.

And if you secretly film your nanny and she finds out, she likely will feel betrayed and the relationship you have with her may be damaged beyond control.

What ever happened to innocent until proven guilty?

I do not secretly film our nanny and she has given consent (as I said, she likes the cameras). I installed them primarily to see my children - I trust our nanny with their lives. No one was ever presumed guilty of anything.

As an employer, I would fire you for using work time for checking on your children. You want to see your kids stay home.

Glad I don't work for you!

Yet you expect your nanny to never be on her phone AND to never take breaks! Unbelievable.

Yes, I expect my nanny to never use her phone when my child is awake. I work for myself - my own company - and can check the camera whenever I want. See how that works? Work hard and start your own company or work for yourself and then you can check your phone whenever you want. But until then, you must follow the directions of your boss.

[Anonymous]

Thank you for your kind words.

This is PP & I also am glad my new NF decided to keep me on.

I have been a nanny going on twelve yrs. and this is the first family that has ever compromised w/me personally.
Most families tend to expect me to sacrifice things and they don’t want to move an inch.
It’s refreshing to know that I am not so easily replaceable and that this family appreciates my attributes enough to want to keep me with them.

Other families think they can just get another nanny if the current one is unhappy.
Instead of trying to work w/the good one that they already have.

Aren’t your children worth it.....???

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thank you for your kind words.

This is PP & I also am glad my new NF decided to keep me on.

I have been a nanny going on twelve yrs. and this is the first family that has ever compromised w/me personally.
Most families tend to expect me to sacrifice things and they don’t want to move an inch.
It’s refreshing to know that I am not so easily replaceable and that this family appreciates my attributes enough to want to keep me with them.

Other families think they can just get another nanny if the current one is unhappy.
Instead of trying to work w/the good one that they already have.

Aren’t your children worth it.....???

My children are worth me peeking in on during the day. We have an amazing, educated and experienced nanny who encourages cameras because she is proud of her work and mature enough to laugh at her bad singing voice.

You can't hold a candle to her. Now, please, get off your phone and work.