Neither of my new bosses ever introduces me by my name.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Let me make it clear that it is not about what they call me. They call me by my name. It's about the fact that they don't introduce me WITH my name! They just say, "This is our nanny". Period. And example: I went with my boss to take the baby to the doctor. The doctor came out and said, "Hi, I'm Dr. Jones" and my boss said, "I'm Mary Smith and this is our nanny."
I'm sorry if that wasn't clear.

That's really horrible. Are these supposed to be "educated" people?

[Anonymous]

The mom of one of my son's friends does this. Honestly she kind of brags and talks about money a lot. I see this as an extension of that and her insecurity.
She gets something out of saying, "our nanny", "my nanny" etc. like she is more important because she has one. It's weird and the dad never does it.

So it isn't about you, but more about the mom not being secure in herself. I would just chime in and say "hi, my name is" after she does it.

I don't think the other mom does it on purpose per say, it just comes out that way to her.

[Anonymous]

My MB does the same to me. It's as if I have no name but am only important as a job. She is a generally thoughtless woman in many areas so I'm not surprised.

But I love the kids and feel proud that I am an excellent nanny so I let all her thoughtlessness roll off my back. I truly love being a nanny and am happy I get paid to do something that I love.

[Anonymous]

I got you all beat - my current MB doesn't introduce me at all. She acts like I am invisible when someone comes over to the house to see the baby. The visitor usually seems embarrassed and smiles at me or introduces himself and then I do the same. I've been dealing with her rudeness (on this and other things) for five months now and have started looking for another job.
You cannot teach adults decency. Once you realize that your employers do not have common decency your working situation can only get worse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I got you all beat - my current MB doesn't introduce me at all. She acts like I am invisible when someone comes over to the house to see the baby. The visitor usually seems embarrassed and smiles at me or introduces himself and then I do the same. I've been dealing with her rudeness (on this and other things) for five months now and have started looking for another job.
You cannot teach adults decency. Once you realize that your employers do not have common decency your working situation can only get worse.

All the best to you PP - your MB sounds horrid. I agree that any situation like that will only get worse.