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[Anonymous]

I’m a MB and I find this shit so creepy.

[Anonymous]

I don’t mind cameras. I wouldn’t judge an employer based on an error on the first paycheck. I would quit if there was a SAHP in the house.

[Anonymous]

Another nanny here who likes cameras at work but will not put up with a parent in the house. An undisclosed SAHD is ample reason to quit. Your referring family will understand, OP. Give your notice and start looking for another position for January 1st.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes but there is a H-U-G-E difference between being filmed out in a public area where there are others being filmed as well vs. being in a private home where the cameras are solely focused on you + you alone.

I think homes look kind of creepy w/cameras set up, facing everyone.

Your home is where one is supposed to relax & take it easy while not worrying about being so closely monitored.

There are two opinions to this issue -
I tend to find them intrusive.

Fixed it for you. "Your" home, not "a" home which is also where your employers children are.

[Anonymous]

So you look for another position OP, and you tell them that your reason for leaving is that this job didn't turn out the way it was framed (hours changing, variable compensation).

If/when you get another job you give a couple of weeks (or what you're contractually obligated to) of notice and tell your current employers that you realized you needed a position with fixed hours and compensation.

Re the cameras - I do think they're VERY common now so you could well be limiting your options by not wanting to work in a home w/ cameras. More specifically, if you tell prospective employers that you're uneasy w/ cameras you will make them uneasy about you. So try to make your peace with them if you can.

Good luck.

[Anonymous]

People are commenting that cameras are practically the norm now, but in my area I have never had a family who used them nor do I know of any Nannies who have them where they work.

If there are cameras, then they absolutely can record.
They by default play in real time, but ALL cameras record footage that can be looked at later on.
No camera only has the ability to do real time.

My (now estranged) sister had an old school Nanny cam for a babysitter about seven years ago & her husband thought the sitter was attractive.
He showed his friend the video footage to see what his friend thought.

And yes -
Cameras, even baby monitors get hacked ALL THE TINE.
It is unfair to expose your Nanny (+ child!) to the possibility that some creepy stranger can see/hear them in the comfort and confines of their own home.
Rare, but it does happen.
To be watched in the privacy of your own abode is just creepy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People are commenting that cameras are practically the norm now, but in my area I have never had a family who used them nor do I know of any Nannies who have them where they work.

If there are cameras, then they absolutely can record.
They by default play in real time, but ALL cameras record footage that can be looked at later on.
No camera only has the ability to do real time.

My (now estranged) sister had an old school Nanny cam for a babysitter about seven years ago & her husband thought the sitter was attractive.
He showed his friend the video footage to see what his friend thought.

And yes -
Cameras, even baby monitors get hacked ALL THE TINE.
It is unfair to expose your Nanny (+ child!) to the possibility that some creepy stranger can see/hear them in the comfort and confines of their own home.
Rare, but it does happen.
To be watched in the privacy of your own abode is just creepy.

But this isn’t your “abode”, PP. This is your place on employment. Most places of employment have cameras.

[Anonymous]

I’m in Los Angeles and all families have cameras. It sucks when you work 12-14hrs a day and feel like you can never sit down for just 5 minutes or check your phone briefly. I take looooong bathroom breaks while the kids nap just so I can sit on the floor and hide. We also leave the house often. Sometimes we spend an extra 5 mins waiting in the car before leaving the park because I just need a minute to breathe. 12-14hrs is a long dayZ plus when I babysit at night I never feel like I can relax on the couch or read a book when the kids are sleeping at 10pm.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m in Los Angeles and all families have cameras. It sucks when you work 12-14hrs a day and feel like you can never sit down for just 5 minutes or check your phone briefly. I take looooong bathroom breaks while the kids nap just so I can sit on the floor and hide. We also leave the house often. Sometimes we spend an extra 5 mins waiting in the car before leaving the park because I just need a minute to breathe. 12-14hrs is a long dayZ plus when I babysit at night I never feel like I can relax on the couch or read a book when the kids are sleeping at 10pm.

+1
I bet it’s such a HUGE relief being away from the cameras...
Even for a short time!

I am sometimes tempted to throw a towel on the lense since my bosses claim they “never” check them since they trust me so much.

But I don’t.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m in Los Angeles and all families have cameras. It sucks when you work 12-14hrs a day and feel like you can never sit down for just 5 minutes or check your phone briefly. I take looooong bathroom breaks while the kids nap just so I can sit on the floor and hide. We also leave the house often. Sometimes we spend an extra 5 mins waiting in the car before leaving the park because I just need a minute to breathe. 12-14hrs is a long dayZ plus when I babysit at night I never feel like I can relax on the couch or read a book when the kids are sleeping at 10pm.

Why can't you relax and read a book if the kids are asleep? This isn't your regular nanny family, is it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m in Los Angeles and all families have cameras. It sucks when you work 12-14hrs a day and feel like you can never sit down for just 5 minutes or check your phone briefly. I take looooong bathroom breaks while the kids nap just so I can sit on the floor and hide. We also leave the house often. Sometimes we spend an extra 5 mins waiting in the car before leaving the park because I just need a minute to breathe. 12-14hrs is a long dayZ plus when I babysit at night I never feel like I can relax on the couch or read a book when the kids are sleeping at 10pm.

Why can't you relax and read a book if the kids are asleep? This isn't your regular nanny family, is it?

Bc you have some families that believe since they are paying you should never take a break. They “aren’t paying” for you to relax and take a break.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m in Los Angeles and all families have cameras. It sucks when you work 12-14hrs a day and feel like you can never sit down for just 5 minutes or check your phone briefly. I take looooong bathroom breaks while the kids nap just so I can sit on the floor and hide. We also leave the house often. Sometimes we spend an extra 5 mins waiting in the car before leaving the park because I just need a minute to breathe. 12-14hrs is a long dayZ plus when I babysit at night I never feel like I can relax on the couch or read a book when the kids are sleeping at 10pm.

By California law, you are entitled to a 30 minute meal break after five hours. This is when you check your phone. Just do it, OP, and forget about the cameras! Of course you can sit and relax when you babysit! I think this is totally your issue and not your employers demands.

I am an LA nanny so used to cameras that I don’t give them a second thought. I’ve done plenty of overnights and slept just fine!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Start applying for new jobs, and at the same time address all of these issues with the parents. When they tell you the cameras aren't coming down and DB will continue to work in his own house, you will be able to quit.

And now you know to ask during the interview and not wait to be told.

I doubt they were trying to cheat you. $100 means, what, 3-5 hours miscalculated? OT forgotten? If this has never happened before, seems unlikely. $100 is a drop in the bucket of what it costs to hire a nanny. You hire a cheaper babysitter if you can't afford your nanny; you don't try to save $5K/yr by hoping she never notices you've shorted her check!

some families will nickle and dime you to death.one family paid me an ok salary, but would try and jip me here and there.