Does anyone have a nanny, or is anyone a nanny who...

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I remember back in the third grade or so, you could get awarded a certificate for perfect attendance all year.
I don't know any adults who care about that sort of thing anymore. Except asinine OP. Good luck to her.

Seriously, stop. You are embarrassing yourself. Op asked three simple questions.


And trust me ALL ADULTS care that that nannies are not late, do not act like moody teenage girls and are not texting or talking on their phones all day.

Trust me. DCUM wouldn't much survive so well without much of downtown DC, taking a few moments of "personal time" every "now and then." You should really come down off your high horse. You're fooling no one.

I don;t have a "high horse" - I am simply on time for work, always present a professional facade and never text or talk on my phone when I'm working. No one is trying to fool you. Stop your silly paranoia and childish nonsense.

[Anonymous]

I'm three, OP - I have never been late for work (I'm always early), never let my mood show and do not even bring my cell with me to work (I carry one of the family phones when I take the kids out and they have a land line at home).

I'm you're third.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm three, OP - I have never been late for work (I'm always early), never let my mood show and do not even bring my cell with me to work (I carry one of the family phones when I take the kids out and they have a land line at home).

I'm you're third.

*Your third. Sorry!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I remember back in the third grade or so, you could get awarded a certificate for perfect attendance all year.
I don't know any adults who care about that sort of thing anymore. Except asinine OP. Good luck to her.

Seriously, stop. You are embarrassing yourself. Op asked three simple questions.


And trust me ALL ADULTS care that that nannies are not late, do not act like moody teenage girls and are not texting or talking on their phones all day.

Trust me. DCUM wouldn't much survive so well without much of downtown DC, taking a few moments of "personal time" every "now and then." You should really come down off your high horse. You're fooling no one.

I don;t have a "high horse" - I am simply on time for work, always present a professional facade and never text or talk on my phone when I'm working. No one is trying to fool you. Stop your silly paranoia and childish nonsense.

You're not saying you never have a personal call or text for a 10-12 hr. workday, five days a week? No one would believe you.

[Anonymous]

I have been late 4 times in the last 5 months. Every single time due to a major accident on the highway I drive. My commute is of 1 hour each way. Usually I leave home with 1:30 so with half an hour to spare. When there is a major accident or road work, I end up being 10-20 minutes late. When these events happened, I made a point to either stay late or rearrange the schedule to reflect my start time the actual time I got there so that my boss doesn't feel she is paying for time I'm not there. She was very understanding.

I don't use my phone during the day, usually I don't have time, with the exception if it beeps for txts, I check to see if it is anything I need to know, or my boss asking something when she is out. I can't be on the phone if I wanted to as I take care of 12 y.olds and they are mouthy and my boss is very particular and always around!

re mood, Im always very happy but i am also human and once in a blue moon I might be less happy or feeling shitty but it wont affect my performance as I will still do my job.

Bottom line is, in my opinion, you shouldn't be patting yourself on the back if you never done any of the 3. They are very silly parameters that lead to no conclusion of nanny patterns! Meaningless info to gather.

[Anonymous]

MB here. I now won't hire someone who lives too far away because of the potential for "unavoidable" lateness. I put it in quotation marks, because she could of course always leave an hour early to account for any possible backups on the beltway, but who would do that? Even backing up the start time with one nanny whose commute on a good day was 30 minutes still resulted way too often in her arriving later than I had to leave because traffic was slow due to an accident, or rain, or a road closure.

We parents are at your mercy when it comes to getting to work on time. We need you to make it a priority. At least, many of us do. I know some parents can be a little more flexible.

I also had a woman who quoted her rates at $25/hr respond to the question, "what are your plans if the commute takes longer than anticipated," with, "I will always call if I'm stuck in traffic." Wrong answer: I wanted her to say she would adjust her commute time and check traffic conditions in the morning. So, more money doesn't necessarily buy you punctuality.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I remember back in the third grade or so, you could get awarded a certificate for perfect attendance all year.
I don't know any adults who care about that sort of thing anymore. Except asinine OP. Good luck to her.

Seriously, stop. You are embarrassing yourself. Op asked three simple questions.


And trust me ALL ADULTS care that that nannies are not late, do not act like moody teenage girls and are not texting or talking on their phones all day.

Trust me. DCUM wouldn't much survive so well without much of downtown DC, taking a few moments of "personal time" every "now and then." You should really come down off your high horse. You're fooling no one.

I don;t have a "high horse" - I am simply on time for work, always present a professional facade and never text or talk on my phone when I'm working. No one is trying to fool you. Stop your silly paranoia and childish nonsense.

You're not saying you never have a personal call or text for a 10-12 hr. workday, five days a week? No one would believe you.

Yes, I work 10 hour days four days a week and have never once used my phone for a personal call or text when I was working. Not once. I find it terrifying that that is so impossible for you to believe! And there are apparently two other nannies on this board who feel as I do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:MB here. I now won't hire someone who lives too far away because of the potential for "unavoidable" lateness. I put it in quotation marks, because she could of course always leave an hour early to account for any possible backups on the beltway, but who would do that? Even backing up the start time with one nanny whose commute on a good day was 30 minutes still resulted way too often in her arriving later than I had to leave because traffic was slow due to an accident, or rain, or a road closure.

We parents are at your mercy when it comes to getting to work on time. We need you to make it a priority. At least, many of us do. I know some parents can be a little more flexible.

I also had a woman who quoted her rates at $25/hr respond to the question, "what are your plans if the commute takes longer than anticipated," with, "I will always call if I'm stuck in traffic." Wrong answer: I wanted her to say she would adjust her commute time and check traffic conditions in the morning. So, more money doesn't necessarily buy you punctuality.

Of course due dilegence is expected all around. With my high rates, I'm more than happy to hang 30-45min at Starbucks, and read the NYT, if I have light traffic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I remember back in the third grade or so, you could get awarded a certificate for perfect attendance all year.
I don't know any adults who care about that sort of thing anymore. Except asinine OP. Good luck to her.

Seriously, stop. You are embarrassing yourself. Op asked three simple questions.


And trust me ALL ADULTS care that that nannies are not late, do not act like moody teenage girls and are not texting or talking on their phones all day.

Trust me. DCUM wouldn't much survive so well without much of downtown DC, taking a few moments of "personal time" every "now and then." You should really come down off your high horse. You're fooling no one.

I don;t have a "high horse" - I am simply on time for work, always present a professional facade and never text or talk on my phone when I'm working. No one is trying to fool you. Stop your silly paranoia and childish nonsense.

You're not saying you never have a personal call or text for a 10-12 hr. workday, five days a week? No one would believe you.

Yes, I work 10 hour days four days a week and have never once used my phone for a personal call or text when I was working. Not once. I find it terrifying that that is so impossible for you to believe! And there are apparently two other nannies on this board who feel as I do.

Sorry, can't imagine any parent engaged in that kind of "absentee" parenting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have been late 4 times in the last 5 months. Every single time due to a major accident on the highway I drive. My commute is of 1 hour each way. Usually I leave home with 1:30 so with half an hour to spare. When there is a major accident or road work, I end up being 10-20 minutes late. When these events happened, I made a point to either stay late or rearrange the schedule to reflect my start time the actual time I got there so that my boss doesn't feel she is paying for time I'm not there. She was very understanding.

I don't use my phone during the day, usually I don't have time, with the exception if it beeps for txts, I check to see if it is anything I need to know, or my boss asking something when she is out. I can't be on the phone if I wanted to as I take care of 12 y.olds and they are mouthy and my boss is very particular and always around!

re mood, Im always very happy but i am also human and once in a blue moon I might be less happy or feeling shitty but it wont affect my performance as I will still do my job.

Bottom line is, in my opinion, you shouldn't be patting yourself on the back if you never done any of the 3. They are very silly parameters that lead to no conclusion of nanny patterns! Meaningless info to gather.

No actually they aren't silly parameters at all. A nanny being late makes me late and sets my entire schedule back for the rest of the day. It is a HUGE deal. I don't care too much about your moods but I would appreciate a smiling nanny in the morning. And the third point is also very important to me. You are not paying attention to my children if you are talking or texting on your phone and your job is to pay attention to my children! I don't care if you call or text on your lunch break however.

Honestly, Girls, this is pretty basic stuff in the working work. Be on time, be pleasant and keep your personal life (texts and calls) out of work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I remember back in the third grade or so, you could get awarded a certificate for perfect attendance all year.
I don't know any adults who care about that sort of thing anymore. Except asinine OP. Good luck to her.

Seriously, stop. You are embarrassing yourself. Op asked three simple questions.


And trust me ALL ADULTS care that that nannies are not late, do not act like moody teenage girls and are not texting or talking on their phones all day.

Trust me. DCUM wouldn't much survive so well without much of downtown DC, taking a few moments of "personal time" every "now and then." You should really come down off your high horse. You're fooling no one.

I don;t have a "high horse" - I am simply on time for work, always present a professional facade and never text or talk on my phone when I'm working. No one is trying to fool you. Stop your silly paranoia and childish nonsense.

You're not saying you never have a personal call or text for a 10-12 hr. workday, five days a week? No one would believe you.

Yes, I work 10 hour days four days a week and have never once used my phone for a personal call or text when I was working. Not once. I find it terrifying that that is so impossible for you to believe! And there are apparently two other nannies on this board who feel as I do.

Sorry, can't imagine any parent engaged in that kind of "absentee" parenting.

??? I'm not a parent. Who is absentee?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have been late 4 times in the last 5 months. Every single time due to a major accident on the highway I drive. My commute is of 1 hour each way. Usually I leave home with 1:30 so with half an hour to spare. When there is a major accident or road work, I end up being 10-20 minutes late. When these events happened, I made a point to either stay late or rearrange the schedule to reflect my start time the actual time I got there so that my boss doesn't feel she is paying for time I'm not there. She was very understanding.

I don't use my phone during the day, usually I don't have time, with the exception if it beeps for txts, I check to see if it is anything I need to know, or my boss asking something when she is out. I can't be on the phone if I wanted to as I take care of 12 y.olds and they are mouthy and my boss is very particular and always around!

re mood, Im always very happy but i am also human and once in a blue moon I might be less happy or feeling shitty but it wont affect my performance as I will still do my job.

Bottom line is, in my opinion, you shouldn't be patting yourself on the back if you never done any of the 3. They are very silly parameters that lead to no conclusion of nanny patterns! Meaningless info to gather.

No actually they aren't silly parameters at all. A nanny being late makes me late and sets my entire schedule back for the rest of the day. It is a HUGE deal. I don't care too much about your moods but I would appreciate a smiling nanny in the morning. And the third point is also very important to me. You are not paying attention to my children if you are talking or texting on your phone and your job is to pay attention to my children! I don't care if you call or text on your lunch break however.

Honestly, Girls, this is pretty basic stuff in the working work. Be on time, be pleasant and keep your personal life (texts and calls) out of work.

+1 Denying really is making the few nannies complaining about these simple questions look very bad.

[Anonymous]

Honestly, Girls, this is pretty basic stuff in the working world. Be on time, be pleasant and keep you personal life (calls and texts) out of work.


This deserves to be repeated. These three issues are baseline and expected in any job.

[Anonymous]

No one is disagreeing with you OP,although you are working hard to characterize their responses as disagreement. It is not about whether i agree so much as whether never making a single mistake in one of your three areas is the threshold for being a good employee and loving, attentive nanny. Can you see how a person could be imperfect and still be a great employee?

I would love my MB to be perfect, I would never have to scramble to the store because MB didn't make it to the grocery store and DC finished the formula in the middle of the night. Now, all the perfect parents out there who have never forgotten to stop at the store please raise your hands.

This thread hard to find value in. In a perfect world, sure I will take a perfect nanny/MB/charge/commute/etc. How has knowing that about me helped you today?

[Anonymous]

Op has kids or not?