How much cleaning/tidying does your nanny do?

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Anonymous wrote:When we hired our nanny several years ago, her duties were to care for the children, do their laundry, and prepare meals.

She has taken it upon herself to help with the whole family's laundry as she is able, wash/change the kids' bed linens, wash other bed linens/towels/bath mats as she sees fit, sweep our porch, vacuum the house, tidy up, cut fruits and veggies for the family, etc. We provide a car for her to use for driving the kids, and she even took it to the shop when she noticed the safety inspection was due (not at our request).

I am a former nanny, and I helped with the family's laundry as I could, loaded/unloaded the dishwasher, took out trash, grocery shopped for the family (with the kid in tow, she enjoyed it), etc. They were very good to me, and I was good to them in return.

Ah, but how good are you to your nanny? You should be paying her $30/hr minimum as well as giving her a $3,000 year end bonus. I am willing to bet that you do neither.

[Anonymous]

Our nanny stated up front that she could offer light housekeeping duties in addition to quality childcare. She has knocked it out of the part for us. Our baby is, admittedly, a champion napper, but our nanny goes above and beyond to the point where I'm at a loss about what to ask her to do next. She does the children's laundry, loads/unloads dishwasher, organizes closets, bookshelves, play areas, vaccums, polishes floors (her idea, not mine), washes baseboards (again, her idea...she asked me what I use on my baseboards and I laughed and said I've never touched my baseboards). She also makes baby food (her idea again! I'm good with jarred food). She is one of those people with an intense work ethic and a can-do attitude. If she ever left us, I would not hire another nanny, because I doubt there is anyone who could compare to this extraordinary person we have now.

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None beyond child’s tidying and laundry. She also does grocery shopping and prepares all his food.

I wouldn’t want her to ever do housework. She is an amazing and engaged teacher and a joy to be around.

OP, be clear with whomever you hire at the first interview on what is most important to you and make the job tasks clear. I don’t have an issue with the housekeeper/nanny model but it simply wasn’t what we wanted or needed.

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Anonymous wrote:When we hired our nanny several years ago, her duties were to care for the children, do their laundry, and prepare meals.

She has taken it upon herself to help with the whole family's laundry as she is able, wash/change the kids' bed linens, wash other bed linens/towels/bath mats as she sees fit, sweep our porch, vacuum the house, tidy up, cut fruits and veggies for the family, etc. We provide a car for her to use for driving the kids, and she even took it to the shop when she noticed the safety inspection was due (not at our request).

I am a former nanny, and I helped with the family's laundry as I could, loaded/unloaded the dishwasher, took out trash, grocery shopped for the family (with the kid in tow, she enjoyed it), etc. They were very good to me, and I was good to them in return.

Ah, but how good are you to your nanny? You should be paying her $30/hr minimum as well as giving her a $3,000 year end bonus. I am willing to bet that you do neither.

Actually, we pay our nanny very well including multiple bonuses throughout the year. But, she's not entitled to those bonuses. We choose to pay them because 1) we value her as party of our family's lives, and 2) we can afford it. Not everyone can.

But, I know that will never be good enough for you, because you are clearly desperate to find something to pick on me about.

I am actually a former nanny myself, and I never felt entitled to bonuses and crazy-high wages. I was a good employee with a strong work ethic and I went above and beyond for my employers, helping with things like the dishes, laundry, errands-- anything I could do to make their lives' easier. I did receive bonuses most of the time, but I was not owed them or entitled to them.

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Anonymous wrote:When we hired our nanny several years ago, her duties were to care for the children, do their laundry, and prepare meals.

She has taken it upon herself to help with the whole family's laundry as she is able, wash/change the kids' bed linens, wash other bed linens/towels/bath mats as she sees fit, sweep our porch, vacuum the house, tidy up, cut fruits and veggies for the family, etc. We provide a car for her to use for driving the kids, and she even took it to the shop when she noticed the safety inspection was due (not at our request).

I am a former nanny, and I helped with the family's laundry as I could, loaded/unloaded the dishwasher, took out trash, grocery shopped for the family (with the kid in tow, she enjoyed it), etc. They were very good to me, and I was good to them in return.

Ah, but how good are you to your nanny? You should be paying her $30/hr minimum as well as giving her a $3,000 year end bonus. I am willing to bet that you do neither.

Actually, we pay our nanny very well including multiple bonuses throughout the year. But, she's not entitled to those bonuses.[u] We choose to pay them because 1) we value her as party of our family's lives, and 2) we can afford it. Not everyone can.

But, I know that will never be good enough for you, because you are clearly desperate to find something to pick on me about.

I am actually a former nanny myself, and I never felt entitled to bonuses and crazy-high wages. I was a good employee with a strong work ethic and I went above and beyond for my employers, helping with things like the dishes, laundry, errands-- anything I could do to make their lives' easier. I did receive bonuses most of the time, but I was not owed them or entitled to them.

“But, she’s not entitled to those bonuses.”?!? Wow! You’re terrible. I hope she realizes how little you value her and finds a new NF that will appreciate her.

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Anonymous wrote:When we hired our nanny several years ago, her duties were to care for the children, do their laundry, and prepare meals.

She has taken it upon herself to help with the whole family's laundry as she is able, wash/change the kids' bed linens, wash other bed linens/towels/bath mats as she sees fit, sweep our porch, vacuum the house, tidy up, cut fruits and veggies for the family, etc. We provide a car for her to use for driving the kids, and she even took it to the shop when she noticed the safety inspection was due (not at our request).

I am a former nanny, and I helped with the family's laundry as I could, loaded/unloaded the dishwasher, took out trash, grocery shopped for the family (with the kid in tow, she enjoyed it), etc. They were very good to me, and I was good to them in return.

Ah, but how good are you to your nanny? You should be paying her $30/hr minimum as well as giving her a $3,000 year end bonus. I am willing to bet that you do neither.

Actually, we pay our nanny very well including multiple bonuses throughout the year. But, she's not entitled to those bonuses.[u] We choose to pay them because 1) we value her as party of our family's lives, and 2) we can afford it. Not everyone can.

But, I know that will never be good enough for you, because you are clearly desperate to find something to pick on me about.

I am actually a former nanny myself, and I never felt entitled to bonuses and crazy-high wages. I was a good employee with a strong work ethic and I went above and beyond for my employers, helping with things like the dishes, laundry, errands-- anything I could do to make their lives' easier. I did receive bonuses most of the time, but I was not owed them or entitled to them.

“But, she’s not entitled to those bonuses.”?!? Wow! You’re terrible. I hope she realizes how little you value her and finds a new NF that will appreciate her.

Why is that terrible? When I was a nanny, I wasn't entitled to bonuses. In my current job, I'm not entitled to bonuses, it is at my employer's discretion whether to give me one or not.

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Anonymous wrote:When we hired our nanny several years ago, her duties were to care for the children, do their laundry, and prepare meals.

She has taken it upon herself to help with the whole family's laundry as she is able, wash/change the kids' bed linens, wash other bed linens/towels/bath mats as she sees fit, sweep our porch, vacuum the house, tidy up, cut fruits and veggies for the family, etc. We provide a car for her to use for driving the kids, and she even took it to the shop when she noticed the safety inspection was due (not at our request).

I am a former nanny, and I helped with the family's laundry as I could, loaded/unloaded the dishwasher, took out trash, grocery shopped for the family (with the kid in tow, she enjoyed it), etc. They were very good to me, and I was good to them in return.

Ah, but how good are you to your nanny? You should be paying her $30/hr minimum as well as giving her a $3,000 year end bonus. I am willing to bet that you do neither.

Actually, we pay our nanny very well including multiple bonuses throughout the year. But, she's not entitled to those bonuses.[u] We choose to pay them because 1) we value her as party of our family's lives, and 2) we can afford it. Not everyone can.



But, I know that will never be good enough for you, because you are clearly desperate to find something to pick on me about.

I am actually a former nanny myself, and I never felt entitled to bonuses and crazy-high wages. I was a good employee with a strong work ethic and I went above and beyond for my employers, helping with things like the dishes, laundry, errands-- anything I could do to make their lives' easier. I did receive bonuses most of the time, but I was not owed them or entitled to them.

“But, she’s not entitled to those bonuses.”?!? Wow! You’re terrible. I hope she realizes how little you value her and finds a new NF that will appreciate her.

NP. You are crazy. I have been with the same job for 10 years and I go above and beyond and I have never received a bonus! I wish I would get one but I don't. My husband get a bonus every year. You are not entitled to one! You give nannies a bad name.

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Anonymous wrote:When we hired our nanny several years ago, her duties were to care for the children, do their laundry, and prepare meals.

She has taken it upon herself to help with the whole family's laundry as she is able, wash/change the kids' bed linens, wash other bed linens/towels/bath mats as she sees fit, sweep our porch, vacuum the house, tidy up, cut fruits and veggies for the family, etc. We provide a car for her to use for driving the kids, and she even took it to the shop when she noticed the safety inspection was due (not at our request).

I am a former nanny, and I helped with the family's laundry as I could, loaded/unloaded the dishwasher, took out trash, grocery shopped for the family (with the kid in tow, she enjoyed it), etc. They were very good to me, and I was good to them in return.

Ah, but how good are you to your nanny? You should be paying her $30/hr minimum as well as giving her a $3,000 year end bonus. I am willing to bet that you do neither.

Actually, we pay our nanny very well including multiple bonuses throughout the year. But, she's not entitled to those bonuses.[u] We choose to pay them because 1) we value her as party of our family's lives, and 2) we can afford it. Not everyone can.



But, I know that will never be good enough for you, because you are clearly desperate to find something to pick on me about.

I am actually a former nanny myself, and I never felt entitled to bonuses and crazy-high wages. I was a good employee with a strong work ethic and I went above and beyond for my employers, helping with things like the dishes, laundry, errands-- anything I could do to make their lives' easier. I did receive bonuses most of the time, but I was not owed them or entitled to them.

“But, she’s not entitled to those bonuses.”?!? Wow! You’re terrible. I hope she realizes how little you value her and finds a new NF that will appreciate her.

NP. You are crazy. I have been with the same job for 10 years and I go above and beyond and I have never received a bonus! I wish I would get one but I don't. My husband get a bonus every year. You are not entitled to one! You give nannies a bad name.

Are you a nanny? If so you are the one giving nannies a bad name. Not to mention you are a fool.

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Anonymous wrote:When we hired our nanny several years ago, her duties were to care for the children, do their laundry, and prepare meals.

She has taken it upon herself to help with the whole family's laundry as she is able, wash/change the kids' bed linens, wash other bed linens/towels/bath mats as she sees fit, sweep our porch, vacuum the house, tidy up, cut fruits and veggies for the family, etc. We provide a car for her to use for driving the kids, and she even took it to the shop when she noticed the safety inspection was due (not at our request).

I am a former nanny, and I helped with the family's laundry as I could, loaded/unloaded the dishwasher, took out trash, grocery shopped for the family (with the kid in tow, she enjoyed it), etc. They were very good to me, and I was good to them in return.

Ah, but how good are you to your nanny? You should be paying her $30/hr minimum as well as giving her a $3,000 year end bonus. I am willing to bet that you do neither.

Actually, we pay our nanny very well including multiple bonuses throughout the year. But, she's not entitled to those bonuses.[u] We choose to pay them because 1) we value her as party of our family's lives, and 2) we can afford it. Not everyone can.



But, I know that will never be good enough for you, because you are clearly desperate to find something to pick on me about.

I am actually a former nanny myself, and I never felt entitled to bonuses and crazy-high wages. I was a good employee with a strong work ethic and I went above and beyond for my employers, helping with things like the dishes, laundry, errands-- anything I could do to make their lives' easier. I did receive bonuses most of the time, but I was not owed them or entitled to them.

“But, she’s not entitled to those bonuses.”?!? Wow! You’re terrible. I hope she realizes how little you value her and finds a new NF that will appreciate her.

NP. You are crazy. I have been with the same job for 10 years and I go above and beyond and I have never received a bonus! I wish I would get one but I don't. My husband get a bonus every year. You are not entitled to one! You give nannies a bad name.

Are you a nanny? If so you are the one giving nannies a bad name. Not to mention you are a fool.

I am not a nanny but please tell me why nannies are so special and entitled to bonus when other hard workers are not?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:When we hired our nanny several years ago, her duties were to care for the children, do their laundry, and prepare meals.

She has taken it upon herself to help with the whole family's laundry as she is able, wash/change the kids' bed linens, wash other bed linens/towels/bath mats as she sees fit, sweep our porch, vacuum the house, tidy up, cut fruits and veggies for the family, etc. We provide a car for her to use for driving the kids, and she even took it to the shop when she noticed the safety inspection was due (not at our request).

I am a former nanny, and I helped with the family's laundry as I could, loaded/unloaded the dishwasher, took out trash, grocery shopped for the family (with the kid in tow, she enjoyed it), etc. They were very good to me, and I was good to them in return.

Ah, but how good are you to your nanny? You should be paying her $30/hr minimum as well as giving her a $3,000 year end bonus. I am willing to bet that you do neither.

Actually, we pay our nanny very well including multiple bonuses throughout the year. But, she's not entitled to those bonuses.[u] We choose to pay them because 1) we value her as party of our family's lives, and 2) we can afford it. Not everyone can.



But, I know that will never be good enough for you, because you are clearly desperate to find something to pick on me about.

I am actually a former nanny myself, and I never felt entitled to bonuses and crazy-high wages. I was a good employee with a strong work ethic and I went above and beyond for my employers, helping with things like the dishes, laundry, errands-- anything I could do to make their lives' easier. I did receive bonuses most of the time, but I was not owed them or entitled to them.

“But, she’s not entitled to those bonuses.”?!? Wow! You’re terrible. I hope she realizes how little you value her and finds a new NF that will appreciate her.

NP. You are crazy. I have been with the same job for 10 years and I go above and beyond and I have never received a bonus! I wish I would get one but I don't. My husband get a bonus every year. You are not entitled to one! You give nannies a bad name.

Are you a nanny? If so you are the one giving nannies a bad name. Not to mention you are a fool.

I am not a nanny but please tell me why nannies are so special and entitled to bonus when other hard workers are not?

Well first thing, you aren’t working with kids all day bc if you were then you would know the answer. Second, are children special? Do you want someone subpar, doing the bare minimum taking care of your children? Do you want someone keeping your child safe, alive and loved?

Also, why would you go above and beyond for a job without being appreciated? And appreciation for an employee is usually a bonus. A card and hug wouldn’t make me stay at a job for 10 years.

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Anonymous wrote:When we hired our nanny several years ago, her duties were to care for the children, do their laundry, and prepare meals.

She has taken it upon herself to help with the whole family's laundry as she is able, wash/change the kids' bed linens, wash other bed linens/towels/bath mats as she sees fit, sweep our porch, vacuum the house, tidy up, cut fruits and veggies for the family, etc. We provide a car for her to use for driving the kids, and she even took it to the shop when she noticed the safety inspection was due (not at our request).

I am a former nanny, and I helped with the family's laundry as I could, loaded/unloaded the dishwasher, took out trash, grocery shopped for the family (with the kid in tow, she enjoyed it), etc. They were very good to me, and I was good to them in return.

Ah, but how good are you to your nanny? You should be paying her $30/hr minimum as well as giving her a $3,000 year end bonus. I am willing to bet that you do neither.

Actually, we pay our nanny very well including multiple bonuses throughout the year. But, she's not entitled to those bonuses.[u] We choose to pay them because 1) we value her as party of our family's lives, and 2) we can afford it. Not everyone can.



But, I know that will never be good enough for you, because you are clearly desperate to find something to pick on me about.

I am actually a former nanny myself, and I never felt entitled to bonuses and crazy-high wages. I was a good employee with a strong work ethic and I went above and beyond for my employers, helping with things like the dishes, laundry, errands-- anything I could do to make their lives' easier. I did receive bonuses most of the time, but I was not owed them or entitled to them.

“But, she’s not entitled to those bonuses.”?!? Wow! You’re terrible. I hope she realizes how little you value her and finds a new NF that will appreciate her.

NP. You are crazy. I have been with the same job for 10 years and I go above and beyond and I have never received a bonus! I wish I would get one but I don't. My husband get a bonus every year. You are not entitled to one! You give nannies a bad name.

Are you a nanny? If so you are the one giving nannies a bad name. Not to mention you are a fool.

I am not a nanny but please tell me why nannies are so special and entitled to bonus when other hard workers are not?

Well first thing, you aren’t working with kids all day bc if you were then you would know the answer. Second, are children special? Do you want someone subpar, doing the bare minimum taking care of your children? Do you want someone keeping your child safe, alive and loved?

Also, why would you go above and beyond for a job without being appreciated? And appreciation for an employee is usually a bonus. A card and hug wouldn’t make me stay at a job for 10 years.

Get over yourself! You are not the only options, there are daycare, even au pair can do a decent job. You are not that special. The culture of making parents feel guilty because of their kids don't work on everyone!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When we hired our nanny several years ago, her duties were to care for the children, do their laundry, and prepare meals.

She has taken it upon herself to help with the whole family's laundry as she is able, wash/change the kids' bed linens, wash other bed linens/towels/bath mats as she sees fit, sweep our porch, vacuum the house, tidy up, cut fruits and veggies for the family, etc. We provide a car for her to use for driving the kids, and she even took it to the shop when she noticed the safety inspection was due (not at our request).

I am a former nanny, and I helped with the family's laundry as I could, loaded/unloaded the dishwasher, took out trash, grocery shopped for the family (with the kid in tow, she enjoyed it), etc. They were very good to me, and I was good to them in return.

Ah, but how good are you to your nanny? You should be paying her $30/hr minimum as well as giving her a $3,000 year end bonus. I am willing to bet that you do neither.

Actually, we pay our nanny very well including multiple bonuses throughout the year. But, she's not entitled to those bonuses.[u] We choose to pay them because 1) we value her as party of our family's lives, and 2) we can afford it. Not everyone can.



But, I know that will never be good enough for you, because you are clearly desperate to find something to pick on me about.

I am actually a former nanny myself, and I never felt entitled to bonuses and crazy-high wages. I was a good employee with a strong work ethic and I went above and beyond for my employers, helping with things like the dishes, laundry, errands-- anything I could do to make their lives' easier. I did receive bonuses most of the time, but I was not owed them or entitled to them.

“But, she’s not entitled to those bonuses.”?!? Wow! You’re terrible. I hope she realizes how little you value her and finds a new NF that will appreciate her.

NP. You are crazy. I have been with the same job for 10 years and I go above and beyond and I have never received a bonus! I wish I would get one but I don't. My husband get a bonus every year. You are not entitled to one! You give nannies a bad name.

Are you a nanny? If so you are the one giving nannies a bad name. Not to mention you are a fool.

I am not a nanny but please tell me why nannies are so special and entitled to bonus when other hard workers are not?

Well first thing, you aren’t working with kids all day bc if you were then you would know the answer. Second, are children special? Do you want someone subpar, doing the bare minimum taking care of your children? Do you want someone keeping your child safe, alive and loved?

Also, why would you go above and beyond for a job without being appreciated? And appreciation for an employee is usually a bonus. A card and hug wouldn’t make me stay at a job for 10 years.

Get over yourself! You are not the only options, there are daycare, even au pair can do a decent job. You are not that special. The culture of making parents feel guilty because of their kids don't work on everyone!

Someone’s feelings are hurt. So sad. Don’t ask a question you don’t want an answer. I’m sorry, do you think the response to the question you posed was to make you feel guilty? If so, that’s on you. Anyone working with children should be paid well and appreciated for what they are doing. You asked about nannies, I responded. You want someone to do a decent job with your kids. So that right there explains everything.

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I want a bonus

[Anonymous]

Our nanny does TONS of cleaning and tidying, especially now that our youngest is in preschool for a few mornings per week. We LOVE IT!

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Anonymous wrote:When we hired our nanny several years ago, her duties were to care for the children, do their laundry, and prepare meals.

She has taken it upon herself to help with the whole family's laundry as she is able, wash/change the kids' bed linens, wash other bed linens/towels/bath mats as she sees fit, sweep our porch, vacuum the house, tidy up, cut fruits and veggies for the family, etc. We provide a car for her to use for driving the kids, and she even took it to the shop when she noticed the safety inspection was due (not at our request).

I am a former nanny, and I helped with the family's laundry as I could, loaded/unloaded the dishwasher, took out trash, grocery shopped for the family (with the kid in tow, she enjoyed it), etc. They were very good to me, and I was good to them in return.

Ah, but how good are you to your nanny? You should be paying her $30/hr minimum as well as giving her a $3,000 year end bonus. I am willing to bet that you do neither.

Actually, we pay our nanny very well including multiple bonuses throughout the year. But, she's not entitled to those bonuses.[u] We choose to pay them because 1) we value her as party of our family's lives, and 2) we can afford it. Not everyone can.



But, I know that will never be good enough for you, because you are clearly desperate to find something to pick on me about.

I am actually a former nanny myself, and I never felt entitled to bonuses and crazy-high wages. I was a good employee with a strong work ethic and I went above and beyond for my employers, helping with things like the dishes, laundry, errands-- anything I could do to make their lives' easier. I did receive bonuses most of the time, but I was not owed them or entitled to them.

“But, she’s not entitled to those bonuses.”?!? Wow! You’re terrible. I hope she realizes how little you value her and finds a new NF that will appreciate her.

NP. You are crazy. I have been with the same job for 10 years and I go above and beyond and I have never received a bonus! I wish I would get one but I don't. My husband get a bonus every year. You are not entitled to one! You give nannies a bad name.

Are you a nanny? If so you are the one giving nannies a bad name. Not to mention you are a fool.

I am not a nanny but please tell me why nannies are so special and entitled to bonus when other hard workers are not?

Well first thing, you aren’t working with kids all day bc if you were then you would know the answer. Second, are children special? Do you want someone subpar, doing the bare minimum taking care of your children? Do you want someone keeping your child safe, alive and loved?

Also, why would you go above and beyond for a job without being appreciated? And appreciation for an employee is usually a bonus. A card and hug wouldn’t make me stay at a job for 10 years.

Get over yourself! You are not the only options, there are daycare, even au pair can do a decent job. You are not that special. The culture of making parents feel guilty because of their kids don't work on everyone!

Doesn't not don't!