MB just told me not to drink my kombucha tea at work

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I would say nothing and stop bringing it to work. It does have trace amounts and she is your boss with apparently a zero tolerance policy. Her child, her house, her money, her rules

So you allow your boss to dictate what you eat and drink?

I don't get this mentality some employers have in regards to nannies. Employers never own their employees, and nannies aren't an exception.

I ask the employers on here, would you allow your boss to tell you what you can and cannot eat or drink during your lunch hour?

To me, it's thinly veiled classism, you are wealthy, we are not. What you says go, you hold all the cards. I think it's a power trip for many parents.

If you don't like the thought of working for someone who lets you in their home and care for their child and has certain rules you need to follow then by all means get a degree and a "real" job where you have those protections to eat and drink whatever you want.

Taking care of your children isn't a real job? It is a job that you are incapable of doing.

[Anonymous]

All you nannies should see on the Expectant Moms forum how many mothers think it's "fine" to drink during pregnancy. It's unbelievable!!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would say nothing and stop bringing it to work. It does have trace amounts and she is your boss with apparently a zero tolerance policy. Her child, her house, her money, her rules

So you allow your boss to dictate what you eat and drink?

I don't get this mentality some employers have in regards to nannies. Employers never own their employees, and nannies aren't an exception.

I ask the employers on here, would you allow your boss to tell you what you can and cannot eat or drink during your lunch hour?

To me, it's thinly veiled classism, you are wealthy, we are not. What you says go, you hold all the cards. I think it's a power trip for many parents.

If you don't like the thought of working for someone who lets you in their home and care for their child and has certain rules you need to follow then by all means get a degree and a "real" job where you have those protections to eat and drink whatever you want.

Taking care of your children isn't a real job? It is a job that you are incapable of doing.

Wait, what? Is this a common sentiment amongst nannies? That working moms are "incapable" of taking care of their children?

[Anonymous]

Having a beer at lunch is a violation of various policies at my employer. I once worked in a small company that didn't allow seafood to be microwaved - a high level client had complained once.

So, yeah - no alcohol on the job, including kombucha. Probably no tiramisu either.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would say nothing and stop bringing it to work. It does have trace amounts and she is your boss with apparently a zero tolerance policy. Her child, her house, her money, her rules

So you allow your boss to dictate what you eat and drink?

I don't get this mentality some employers have in regards to nannies. Employers never own their employees, and nannies aren't an exception.

I ask the employers on here, would you allow your boss to tell you what you can and cannot eat or drink during your lunch hour?

To me, it's thinly veiled classism, you are wealthy, we are not. What you says go, you hold all the cards. I think it's a power trip for many parents.

If you don't like the thought of working for someone who lets you in their home and care for their child and has certain rules you need to follow then by all means get a degree and a "real" job where you have those protections to eat and drink whatever you want.

Taking care of your children isn't a real job? It is a job that you are incapable of doing.

Wait, what? Is this a common sentiment amongst nannies? That working moms are "incapable" of taking care of their children?

Yup. Anyone that pays for anything is completely incapable of doing it themselves. Thats why moms get nannies, because they are scared of their own kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would say nothing and stop bringing it to work. It does have trace amounts and she is your boss with apparently a zero tolerance policy. Her child, her house, her money, her rules

So you allow your boss to dictate what you eat and drink?

I don't get this mentality some employers have in regards to nannies. Employers never own their employees, and nannies aren't an exception.

I ask the employers on here, would you allow your boss to tell you what you can and cannot eat or drink during your lunch hour?

To me, it's thinly veiled classism, you are wealthy, we are not. What you says go, you hold all the cards. I think it's a power trip for many parents.

If you don't like the thought of working for someone who lets you in their home and care for their child and has certain rules you need to follow then by all means get a degree and a "real" job where you have those protections to eat and drink whatever you want.

Taking care of your children isn't a real job? It is a job that you are incapable of doing.

Wait, what? Is this a common sentiment amongst nannies? That working moms are "incapable" of taking care of their children?

Yup. Anyone that pays for anything is completely incapable of doing it themselves. Thats why moms get nannies, because they are scared of their own kids.

I've heard them say they'd be "wasting" their education if they did the fulltime care of their little children.

Just check out the Mommy Wars in the parents forum. It's all there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because it has traces of alcohol, and I shouldn't be "drinking on the job".

We are two weeks in, otherwise we have had no problems. Should I explain to her that the tiny tiny traces of alcohol that could potentially be in kombucha tea couldn't not possibly be even close to impairing me?

I don't like th idea of her dictating what I eat and drink, and I don't like that she thinks I'd dare drink alcohol on the job.

Just stop drinking it and bringing it to work. No big deal. This is NOT the hill on which I would choose to die if everything else about the job were good.

[Anonymous]

Wow, you nannies have a real problem with both staying on topic and reading comprehension.

MB is being perfectly reasonable. She doesn't want you drinking alcohol on the job. Any amount of alcohol. This is a very reasonable request and you should be fired for violating that request.

Most jobs, if not all, do not allow an employee to drink any alcohol while on duty, lest they be fired. Because, and this should be a surprise to exactly no one, it is unprofessional to drink alcohol on the job. Any alcohol.

Why you nannies are trying to make this into something it isn't is a great mystery to me.