Horror stories?
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Anonymous
| Tell us about your absolute worst job experience as a nanny? |
Anonymous
| You go first, OP. |
Anonymous
....or are you trolling today? |
Anonymous
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Worked on a guest property in Montana with:
Horses An unfenced pond Wild forest behind property when a cougar was killed 2 miles from house while I lived there River through the middle where an adult man drowned while I lived there. Regularly saw foxes and coyotes Guests who had no background check. I made a rule that 5 yo girl could only be with me, with another ranch staff member, or in the main office area (where there were always staff). DB worked on the property and refused to back this rule. He thought 5 yo should have run of the property because she "is too smart to get close to______ "(fill in the blank with all the potential hazards on the property). He also said that the only consequence allowed was taking away candy and tv--which I don't allow on a daily basis anyhow. |
Anonymous
| How is op a troll? Some of you are clearly to old to know what a troll really is... |
Anonymous
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Live-in rent exchange ended with me homeless because my boss decided to increase my "rent" and demanded that I be available at any time with little to no notice.
Was threatened with a lawsuit when I gave notice to a family that had wanted me to stay for 2 years. They had treated me like crap, but denied that I had good cause for leaving, and truly believed that our contract meant they owned me for the next 2 years. |
Anonymous
| Mom didn't tell me she was going through a custody battle and Keptbthe baby longer than she was supposed to without telling the dad. He came over to the house enraged ready to break the door down and threatening me. |
Anonymous
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I was working for a SAHM. Cray cray I know...She was one of those rich woman who hubby worked all day while she went to the gym, got her nails done, played tennis, etc. I cared for her baby + toddler and she just ordered me around.
So....for lunch my toddler charge was eating cucumbers that I cut for him. His mother entered the kitchen fresh from a tanning session and exclaimed to me, "Why didn't you cut his cucumbers into animal shapes?? He ONLY will eat his veggies if they are shaped like zoo animals!!" Yet, there he was, happily munching away. I wanted to throw a cucumber in her face, but instead just walked out the door and never looked back. What a nut case! |
Anonymous
| A three year old who wrapped a balloon string several times around his 1 year old brother's neck. When I asked what might happen from doing that he replied "he might choke". I took the balloon away. Parent came home from work half an hour later and gave the balloon right back. Also the family who refused to fix the air conditioning during the summer when it was 90 degrees everyday. Of course, we had no car so we couldn't go anywhere. |
Anonymous
| Are you seriously stealing my idea AGAIN? |
Anonymous
Yup, I've been there too. Later called into court to testify. Another couple separated while I worked for them. I ended up being a witness in court in the family abuse and custody trials. I'm going to ask my next family to sign something similar to a privacy agreement. My goal is to only be called to court if a judge thinks I have valid testimony/evidence. |
Anonymous
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Wow, compared to some of these not too bad.
I worked for a very wealthy family temporarily, just a two week stint but the longest two weeks of my life. The house was huge, and the children (3 and 4) had complete rule and didn't listen at all. They bit, scratched, and threw objects at me and each other. It was physically and mentally draining, never any peace. I was told I was going to get $10 an hour, but come the end of the two weeks I get $100. Really, they told me they meant $10 a day. I would have sued, but I was about 19 and in college and just wanted to never see that family again. |
Anonymous
Wtf. Where do people get off thinking this is okay? $10/per day? It would have taken every ounce of my strength to get out of there without smacking whichever one of the parents had the gall to say that to my face. Do I look like an 8 year old who works for $10 and a candy bar? |
Anonymous
They were from a different culture, and we had some communication issues. They literally had just come to the country about 6 months ago, so I'm pretty sure they had no idea what was and wasn't acceptable. I should have said something to them..... Oh well, that was years ago. |
Anonymous
| Worked with a neurotic germophobic SAHM who was literally within eyesight for at least 6 hours of the 8 hour day. |