Do you take/need a break in an eight hour day?

[Anonymous]

In my past positions, I worked ten hour days and a long commute. Now that I’m working an eight hour day with no commute (lovely walk to work), I thought I’d be able to work straight through afternoon naps (do baby’s cooking and laundry) but I feel like I need a break. I am a nanny to a very active 10 month old and his parents follow RIE so there is lots of engagement (narration and talking) and reading. And he is able to crawl wherever he chooses with me in tow. He takes his morning nap in the stroller on the way to a daily activity generally two miles round trip.

Should I need a break? TIA

[Anonymous]

If you feel you need a break, then take a break. Doesnt matter what everyone else does. Split his nap time into 2 if it makes you feel better. If he sleeps for 2 hours take an hour for yourself and an hour to do stuff.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In my past positions, I worked ten hour days and a long commute. Now that I’m working an eight hour day with no commute (lovely walk to work), I thought I’d be able to work straight through afternoon naps (do baby’s cooking and laundry) but I feel like I need a break. I am a nanny to a very active 10 month old and his parents follow RIE so there is lots of engagement (narration and talking) and reading. And he is able to crawl wherever he chooses with me in tow. He takes his morning nap in the stroller on the way to a daily activity generally two miles round trip.

Should I need a break? TIA

Bathroom break, lunch break, snack break?

Seems like you all are getting lazier and lazier.

[Anonymous]

Depends on the family. Most of the time, I don’t have a break, and I only eat while I’m cooking for kids while they sleep. A few times, i e let the parents know that kids will eat with help then have nap/rest, and that I will take at least 30 minutes then to eat and rest.

But I’m also a live-in nanny who frequently is with my charges from when they get up to when they go to bed, and I do other things like laundry before they get up or after they’re asleep.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In my past positions, I worked ten hour days and a long commute. Now that I’m working an eight hour day with no commute (lovely walk to work), I thought I’d be able to work straight through afternoon naps (do baby’s cooking and laundry) but I feel like I need a break. I am a nanny to a very active 10 month old and his parents follow RIE so there is lots of engagement (narration and talking) and reading. And he is able to crawl wherever he chooses with me in tow. He takes his morning nap in the stroller on the way to a daily activity generally two miles round trip.

Should I need a break? TIA

Bathroom break, lunch break, snack break?

Seems like you all are getting lazier and lazier.

Is this a joke? Are you a troll?

[Anonymous]

Yes, I would feel like I need a break in an eight-hour workday, but unfortunately for us Nannies breaks are impossible.

Do you work every day?
Perhaps it would be easier if you could work part-time if you can afford to do so.

Your job does sound exhausting to me.
Engaging/interacting constantly w/a ten-month old sounds absolutely ludicrous to me.
And since the baby naps during your two-mile round trip walk, you do not get any down time.

In all honesty, my opinion is that the parents are putting a lot of demands on you.
Sounds like they are trying to stretch their dollar as far as they can.

I would look for an easier position, if possible.
Perhaps a more laid-back family would be easier.

Good luck.

[Anonymous]

By law, you are guaranteed a 20 minute break after five hours. Take it, OP.

[Anonymous]

Yes. I wouldn’t work for a family where I couldn’t take a break.

[Anonymous]

Take it. My past charge slept for about 2 hours every and I worked 8.5 hours per day and I would sit down and eat lunch and rest for an hour. Other hour I used to clean up, load dishwasher, laundry etc

[Anonymous]

I do. I only work an eight hour day and I always take a break when my charge is napping. I never use my phone when my charge is awake so I do take at least 30 minutes to respond to texts, email, appointments, ordering, etc. And I just need the time to recharge.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In my past positions, I worked ten hour days and a long commute. Now that I’m working an eight hour day with no commute (lovely walk to work), I thought I’d be able to work straight through afternoon naps (do baby’s cooking and laundry) but I feel like I need a break. I am a nanny to a very active 10 month old and his parents follow RIE so there is lots of engagement (narration and talking) and reading. And he is able to crawl wherever he chooses with me in tow. He takes his morning nap in the stroller on the way to a daily activity generally two miles round trip.

Should I need a break? TIA

Bathroom break, lunch break, snack break?

Seems like you all are getting lazier and lazier.

You new PP. You know what you can do, don't you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:By law, you are guaranteed a 20 minute break after five hours. Take it, OP.

This. Take the break when you can.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In my past positions, I worked ten hour days and a long commute. Now that I’m working an eight hour day with no commute (lovely walk to work), I thought I’d be able to work straight through afternoon naps (do baby’s cooking and laundry) but I feel like I need a break. I am a nanny to a very active 10 month old and his parents follow RIE so there is lots of engagement (narration and talking) and reading. And he is able to crawl wherever he chooses with me in tow. He takes his morning nap in the stroller on the way to a daily activity generally two miles round trip.

Should I need a break? TIA

Bathroom break, lunch break, snack break?

Seems like you all are getting lazier and lazier.

I agree, if you don’t want to be viewed as a lazy, entitled nanny, then you need to wear a depends and take zero breaks all day. Who cares about laws anyway, they really don’t apply to nannies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:By law, you are guaranteed a 20 minute break after five hours. Take it, OP.

What law?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:By law, you are guaranteed a 20 minute break after five hours. Take it, OP.

What law?

Labor laws.