I am livid. Nanny watched TV all day and ignored baby.

[Anonymous]

I hired a nanny recently who seemed GREAT. Previous experience, education, great references. She did well on two trial shifts but today I asked her repeatedly to not watch TV except during naps. I checked our cameras and watched her multiple times while my child sat alone while she was eating, sitting on the couch with her feet up watching TV, and just stayed in one room the entire day. I texted her asking her to turn the tv off and she didn’t respond.

I’m so annoyed. I’m paying her $20/hr and no housekeeping. The weather was great today and she could have done anything, ANYTHING but watch TV and that’s all she did.

I checked on her every hour and every hour she was in the same spot, watching TV either holding the baby or sitting with him on the floor on her phone.

[Anonymous]

You hired a bad nanny. Start interviewing again. Fire this one.

- signed, a nanny.

[Anonymous]

Yep, let her go. She doesn’t respect you as the employer and doesn’t care about stimulating your child. From what you’re saying, she is truly a nanny who wants the money but doesn’t want to do the work and that is caring for the child.

[Anonymous]

You literally hired a sitter, not a nanny. A professional will cost more than $20.

[Anonymous]

$20 an hour is low but that is the wage the nanny agreed to. She is terrible! I can’t imagine our nanny ever turning on the TV much less sit and watch it! Yes, start the search for a new nanny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hired a nanny recently who seemed GREAT. Previous experience, education, great references. She did well on two trial shifts but today I asked her repeatedly to not watch TV except during naps. I checked our cameras and watched her multiple times while my child sat alone while she was eating, sitting on the couch with her feet up watching TV, and just stayed in one room the entire day. I texted her asking her to turn the tv off and she didn’t respond.

I’m so annoyed. I’m paying her $20/hr and no housekeeping. The weather was great today and she could have done anything, ANYTHING but watch TV and that’s all she did.

I checked on her every hour and every hour she was in the same spot, watching TV either holding the baby or sitting with him on the floor on her phone.

If you hired a nanny so stupid as to watch TV all day, when she knows there are cameras (you did tell her?), Then fire her. However, I do not believe you and think you are a bored troll.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hired a nanny recently who seemed GREAT. Previous experience, education, great references. She did well on two trial shifts but today I asked her repeatedly to not watch TV except during naps. I checked our cameras and watched her multiple times while my child sat alone while she was eating, sitting on the couch with her feet up watching TV, and just stayed in one room the entire day. I texted her asking her to turn the tv off and she didn’t respond.

I’m so annoyed. I’m paying her $20/hr and no housekeeping. The weather was great today and she could have done anything, ANYTHING but watch TV and that’s all she did.

I checked on her every hour and every hour she was in the same spot, watching TV either holding the baby or sitting with him on the floor on her phone.

If you hired a nanny so stupid as to watch TV all day, when she knows there are cameras (you did tell her?), Then fire her. However, I do not believe you and think you are a bored troll.

+1. I agree - troll.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You literally hired a sitter, not a nanny. A professional will cost more than $20.

You are assuming this person lives in or close-in to DC. $20/hr is perfectly reasonable/high the further out you get from DC. Many people who live in the DC area use this site. Please stop trying to inflate salaries.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You literally hired a sitter, not a nanny. A professional will cost more than $20.

Untrue. MB here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hired a nanny recently who seemed GREAT. Previous experience, education, great references. She did well on two trial shifts but today I asked her repeatedly to not watch TV except during naps. I checked our cameras and watched her multiple times while my child sat alone while she was eating, sitting on the couch with her feet up watching TV, and just stayed in one room the entire day. I texted her asking her to turn the tv off and she didn’t respond.

I’m so annoyed. I’m paying her $20/hr and no housekeeping. The weather was great today and she could have done anything, ANYTHING but watch TV and that’s all she did.

I checked on her every hour and every hour she was in the same spot, watching TV either holding the baby or sitting with him on the floor on her phone.

If you hired a nanny so stupid as to watch TV all day, when she knows there are cameras (you did tell her?), Then fire her. However, I do not believe you and think you are a bored troll.

+1. I agree - troll.

+1 Ditto

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hired a nanny recently who seemed GREAT. Previous experience, education, great references. She did well on two trial shifts but today I asked her repeatedly to not watch TV except during naps. I checked our cameras and watched her multiple times while my child sat alone while she was eating, sitting on the couch with her feet up watching TV, and just stayed in one room the entire day. I texted her asking her to turn the tv off and she didn’t respond.

I’m so annoyed. I’m paying her $20/hr and no housekeeping. The weather was great today and she could have done anything, ANYTHING but watch TV and that’s all she did.

I checked on her every hour and every hour she was in the same spot, watching TV either holding the baby or sitting with him on the floor on her phone.

If you hired a nanny so stupid as to watch TV all day, when she knows there are cameras (you did tell her?), Then fire her. However, I do not believe you and think you are a bored troll.

+1. I agree - troll.

+1 Ditto

+1 bc most families in the DMV are too cheap to pay $20/hr.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You literally hired a sitter, not a nanny. A professional will cost more than $20.

You are assuming this person lives in or close-in to DC. $20/hr is perfectly reasonable/high the further out you get from DC. Many people who live in the DC area use this site. Please stop trying to inflate salaries.

And this is what you get for $20 an hour - just a warm body.

[Anonymous]

I’d shes doing this when she knows you have cameras, imagine what she would do without cameras!!!

Get rid of her

- nanny

[Anonymous]

Obviously fire her
I’m a nanny for over 12 years and I’m non stop on top of my charges and love to make them
Laugh
We are outside all the time getting fresh air and excercise

I was wondering how/what she did during the trial that you liked about her
And
What will you end up doing? Keep us posted please!

[Anonymous]

In the summer i pay a HS kid who is 14 and now 16 $30 for 2.5 hours. So just over $10 an hour. My kid was 4 when she started and is now 7. This sitter has never been or had to cancel. She engages my kid constantly, doeh playdoh, plays games, goes to parks. Reads to her and plays board games. She is fabulous. We only pay low because she lives in our immediate neighborhood so not driving to get to me, i only have one kid and shes easy and in bed by 8. You don't get what u pay for and great peoole come along and price gouge tou.