nanny wants to workout in our gym
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Anonymous
| Our nanny of a couple of months requested to use our home gym during her lunch break to workout. I told her I’ll think about it, but I’m not entirely comfortable with the idea. It seems weird to me and I’m surprised she asked. She has a pretty easy schedule and there’s plenty of other times in the week she can workout but I guess she wants to use our gym. WWYD? |
Anonymous
| Why is that weird? What’s the issue with not letting her?! |
Anonymous
| As a nanny myself; I prefer pay for my membership at my Gym to workout after work. I would feel weird ask my employers to use theirs; it doesn't matters if it's in my lunch break. As a nanny I don't have a set lunch break. I eat anytime. Since I always busy with my charges. I wouldn't feel comfortable at all and also obviously I would ended up all wet. So how and when take a shower after that? Or ask my employers let me take a shower in their house too? I wouldn't ask. Maybe if depends of the level of comfort of every family. |
Anonymous
Why is it not weird? She’s an employee. Would you go to your boss’ house and ask if you can use their gym/spa bathroom/whatever? |
Anonymous
| I had one employer offer me the use of her gym and another offer me the use of her fancy exercise bike. I don’t find it weird at all as long as she can hear the baby. |
Anonymous
| I also had an employer that offered me to use their gym but I declined. It is just a matter of work ethic for me. |
Anonymous
| As long as she tends to the baby and can hear her when she wakes why is this weird. Nannie’s don’t get a lunch break where they can leave. She asked to use your gym not sleep with your husband. |
Anonymous
| I can’t with some parents these days. We work in an intimate setting. Being inside someone’s home. Not an office. Hmmm let me think about it haha what a weirdo she is. Wipe my child’s ass but how dare you ask to use my elliptical. |
Anonymous
Trashy and entitled response. You work in an intimate setting so it’s even more important to establish strong boundaries. Their home is your office. Why can’t nanny get a gym membership and exercise on her own time? And what’s next? Asking if she can borrow her boss’s handbag for a night out? |
Anonymous
| I think it’s fine she asked. Now you can say yes or no. If no though I would be prepared to give a reason. |
Anonymous
| This is very very common |
Anonymous
| I am a nanny and my boss offered for me to use the gym equipment and help myself to food etc especially after I have finished babies laundry. I didn’t know this was weird:/ all my former families I’ve worked with have always treated me like family. I usually don’t . Occasional I’ll use the bike . |
Anonymous
| I am a nanny of over ten years and plenty of nanny friends, i don’t think there is a right or wrong answer to this . To each their own . If my boss offered which some have in the past I would think it was very nice of her considering I don’t get to leave the house for a break and work 7:30-6:30. But if she didn’t offer that is ok as well. Every relationship is different and that’s ok. |
Anonymous
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Last Friday bm was cooking fries and asked if I will like some?
I said yes please! While kids were napping, I ate some and it was delicious. While I was getting ready to leave, I overheard the grandparents asking if I liked the fries and Bm replied, in Chinese that I finished the whole plate. I ate exactly ten pieces of fries! My husband is Chinese. I will never eat or drink if they offer anything. |
Anonymous
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How is this weird?
Do you know how many high earners work out in their office gyms? Is she too poor to touch your equipment? |