Does your nanny use your wifi?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And yes, when there is a little downtime I would very much like to be able to check my email or the news. Why would you think her data would be enough for that? I get like 150 MB a month...it is definitely not enough. If you seriously don't trust her to have wifi access on her phone you need to hire someone else.

150 MB a month is perfect for email and news, if that was truly all you were checking. Sounds like you want to watch youtube and more though.

[Anonymous]

I'm an employer and would not be keen on giving out our WiFi password. If you need that much data, you're distracted from your job. We have iPads available for Pinterest or whatever. No need for nanny to be on our WiFi on her phone.

[Anonymous]

I've always been given the wifi password even though I have unlimited data the connection is faster with wifi. My bosses and I have apple products so with the wifi we can send messages and do FaceTime when they are out of town with a much better connection. If you're worried she will be on her phone all day just because she asked for your wifi then you need a new nanny since you don't trust her

[Anonymous]

In my last position I asked for the WiFi password because the family wanted me to send them pictures and videos throughout the day and it would have used a lot of my data. I think if you have some kind of tablet or computer she can use to stream music and look up ideas for the job there is no reason for her to have the password.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here. Thanks for the responses. I live in a pretty clear area and we happen to share the same provider. We get good reception in our house everywhere except in my garage. There is a iMac set up at a nook in our kitchen that I showed her how to use during orientation. I actually encouraged her to use it for ideas and research etc or if she wants to make a certain mix cd for the kids playroom. Also we have the music channels on our cable plan and I showed her those because I tend to listen to the kids channels for music when they are up and about and classical for myself.

Guess I should've said all of this in the op. We also have a home phone. These are the reasons I'm wondering if she just wants it to fool around all day? Shouldn't her data be enough for downtime? I don't really mind the wifi at all just wondering if her seeming to be annoyed at this situation means I left out something standard to hiring a nanny or something!? Lol. If we didn't have the same mobile company I wouldn't even wonder lol

That sounds acceptable to me, for a live-out nanny. If you know she has reception, she has access to a shared computer to look up things for the kids, and has the ability to provide appropriate music for the kids, I don't see what the issue is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do live-in, and I've only had one family who thought that it shouldn't be provided, but since they listed it in the contract as part of the reason for docking me $4/hour, they were required to give it. I don't abuse the privilege, but really, there are plenty of times when a child wants to see something and we don't have a picture in the house, and it only takes me 15 seconds to find one on the computer.

Um, what the hell? How did you feel about that? These seems crazy irrational to me. And you stayed?

Once I pointed out that it was in the contract and offered to provide my own hotspot if they were willing to take the rate up, they handed over the password. It was my first position, so I only had tutoring references, and while I knew that I was living in for their convenience, it was worth it to have the pay docked $4/hour. It still put me at just over minimum wage, and I was able to pay off a slew of college debts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm an employer and would not be keen on giving out our WiFi password. If you need that much data, you're distracted from your job. We have iPads available for Pinterest or whatever. No need for nanny to be on our WiFi on her phone.

+1. With toddler twins plus housekeeping duties related to them, there's no need for her to be on the internet enough to justify needing the wifi.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm an employer and would not be keen on giving out our WiFi password. If you need that much data, you're distracted from your job. We have iPads available for Pinterest or whatever. No need for nanny to be on our WiFi on her phone.

How many hours a week is she isolated like that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm an employer and would not be keen on giving out our WiFi password. If you need that much data, you're distracted from your job. We have iPads available for Pinterest or whatever. No need for nanny to be on our WiFi on her phone.

How many hours a week is she isolated like that?

Not PP and I am a nanny who have NEVER needed wifi when I was working and I have been working as a nanny for over seven years. I am the opposite of isolated - out and about with my charge every single day and only alone and quiet when he naps.

Unless you are nannying for a bed-bound child who sleeps eight out of ten hours a day - there is no reason to be "isolated".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm an employer and would not be keen on giving out our WiFi password. If you need that much data, you're distracted from your job. We have iPads available for Pinterest or whatever. No need for nanny to be on our WiFi on her phone.

How many hours a week is she isolated like that?

Not PP and I am a nanny who have NEVER needed wifi when I was working and I have been working as a nanny for over seven years. I am the opposite of isolated - out and about with my charge every single day and only alone and quiet when he naps.

Unless you are nannying for a bed-bound child who sleeps eight out of ten hours a day - there is no reason to be "isolated".

Many nannies aren't as fortunate as you are.

[Anonymous]

All NFs give me their wifi even though I don't need it. We use a baby app and our nanny monitor is wifi based. I had other families where I used none of that but was still given the wifi password. I work with young infants and have a good amount of time after my duties are done. I normally use my phone or doing homework.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm an employer and would not be keen on giving out our WiFi password. If you need that much data, you're distracted from your job. We have iPads available for Pinterest or whatever. No need for nanny to be on our WiFi on her phone.

How many hours a week is she isolated like that?

Not PP and I am a nanny who have NEVER needed wifi when I was working and I have been working as a nanny for over seven years. I am the opposite of isolated - out and about with my charge every single day and only alone and quiet when he naps.

Unless you are nannying for a bed-bound child who sleeps eight out of ten hours a day - there is no reason to be "isolated".

I've interviewed for several families who wouldn't allow the nanny to take infants outside the house/yard until they were a year old. I'm currently interviewing with a family who has toddler twins, MB isn't comfortable with a new nanny driving for the first couple months, and nothing is closer than 4 miles each way, so it would mean isolation during working hours. I've already asked about playdates being hosted exclusively at the house for the first few months, and the mom is fine with that. It all depends on the family.

[Anonymous]

We have a guest wifi and she has access to that - DH doesn't like to give out our regular wifi pw to anyone, because apparently if you really know what you're doing, you can see the other devices and it's easier to hack? I don't know anything about that, but for practical purposes, we have a wifi we can give my family and babysitters when they're over.

I do make it clear that I expect personal phone to be limited to nap times, but we don't have a GPS in the car. I might send a text during the day. My parents may want to Skype with the kids while the nanny is on duty. I make my preferences known, I expect about 90% compliance on this issue, and as far as I can tell, that's what I'm getting and I'm happy with it. I think the practical considerations for us mean that she should have wifi access on the job, and I trust that it's not being abused.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have a guest wifi and she has access to that - DH doesn't like to give out our regular wifi pw to anyone, because apparently if you really know what you're doing, you can see the other devices and it's easier to hack? I don't know anything about that, but for practical purposes, we have a wifi we can give my family and babysitters when they're over.

I do make it clear that I expect personal phone to be limited to nap times, but we don't have a GPS in the car. I might send a text during the day. My parents may want to Skype with the kids while the nanny is on duty. I make my preferences known, I expect about 90% compliance on this issue, and as far as I can tell, that's what I'm getting and I'm happy with it. I think the practical considerations for us mean that she should have wifi access on the job, and I trust that it's not being abused.

Your husband thinks your nanny might use your wifi password to spy on you?
Wow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have a guest wifi and she has access to that - DH doesn't like to give out our regular wifi pw to anyone, because apparently if you really know what you're doing, you can see the other devices and it's easier to hack? I don't know anything about that, but for practical purposes, we have a wifi we can give my family and babysitters when they're over.

I do make it clear that I expect personal phone to be limited to nap times, but we don't have a GPS in the car. I might send a text during the day. My parents may want to Skype with the kids while the nanny is on duty. I make my preferences known, I expect about 90% compliance on this issue, and as far as I can tell, that's what I'm getting and I'm happy with it. I think the practical considerations for us mean that she should have wifi access on the job, and I trust that it's not being abused.

Your husband thinks your nanny might use your wifi password to spy on you?
Wow.

I've bolded the details you missed. It's no one specific that he's worried about. We don't give the wifi pw to anyone. He set up a guest wifi account that is given to all guests, nanny included. So even my mom doesn't have the regular wifi pw, she gets the guest account. Same with my ILs. Everyone who needs wifi, has functioning wifi access on the guest account, so it's all the same to them. It's more secure for some technical reasons I don't care to find out about.