Vent: MB and DB told me not to touch there food

[Anonymous]

First, to the person who said OP was "invited" into the home. Nannies are not guests- they are employees. When it suits you, you think everything should be a business relationship. When it doesn't work in your favor, then suddenly you are someone in the home on "invitation." If you were working in a office and you ate your supervisor's lunch out of the break room fridge- he/she would be pissed off and rightfully so. So you can't be a guest when it suits you and an employee when it doesn't. The problem I would have with OP is that she didn't follow a specific, simple request. She was generously offered several options and yet took a soda and made a sandwich instead. I wouldn't fire OP over it, but I would definitely be on the look out for additional signs that she was just taking liberties to do whatever she wants rather than following the rules of the job and workplace.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:First, to the person who said OP was "invited" into the home. Nannies are not guests- they are employees. When it suits you, you think everything should be a business relationship. When it doesn't work in your favor, then suddenly you are someone in the home on "invitation." If you were working in a office and you ate your supervisor's lunch out of the break room fridge- he/she would be pissed off and rightfully so. So you can't be a guest when it suits you and an employee when it doesn't. The problem I would have with OP is that she didn't follow a specific, simple request. She was generously offered several options and yet took a soda and made a sandwich instead. I wouldn't fire OP over it, but I would definitely be on the look out for additional signs that she was just taking liberties to do whatever she wants rather than following the rules of the job and workplace.

What? You didn't get the memo that nannies are queens of the castles and can do no wrong?

[Anonymous]

If you think the nanny is following your stupid "rules", think again. You're the DCUM nut job of the week.

[Anonymous]

It sounds like the dad has a thing about his soda.

[Anonymous]

Some families are weird. I COULD never work for a family who would have a problem with me eating their stuff. For God's sakes I am taking care of your child. Yout rust me with that but do not let me eat yourf ood?! How much can one person eat a day anyway?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous
Some families are weird. I COULD never work for a family who would have a problem with me eating their stuff. For God's sakes I am taking care of your child. Yout rust me with that but do not let me eat yourf ood?! How much can one person eat a day anyway?!

I might agree that some families are weird, but you're missing the point. No matter how weird, they have decided what their house rules are. We don't know why they chose those rules and we can't assume it is about trusting a nanny with their food. It doesn't matter. They have their rules. The nanny knew about those rules. She broke them and lied to them by not telling them before they discovered it.

The issue is the lying nanny, who came back here, changing her story like a troll.

That said, if you could never work for a family who would have an issue with you eating their food...good for you. You will likely find a family who will provide that perk. It's pretty common.

[Anonymous]

I have always been welcomed to eat food but at one job there was a bag of chips from which I had a serving Next day MB asked if I enjoyed eating her chips. My goodness it was not like I had the whole bag. Here Is the kicker she use to be a Nanny

[Anonymous]

Usually I think some nannies who think the employers should pay for their meals on the job are ott but in this specific instance, employers are being petty.

[puppiD]

at my job they said i could eat anything but they peppered their food so much and it gives me gas so i bought my own stuff

[Anonymous]

I know parents who don't pay the nanny enough to afford her own food. She eats theirs or nothing. She's thin.

[Anonymous]

I would quit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know parents who don't pay the nanny enough to afford her own food. She eats theirs or nothing. She's thin.

I know snarky girls who passive aggressively dig up old posts to feel better about their issues.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know parents who don't pay the nanny enough to afford her own food. She eats theirs or nothing. She's thin.

I know snarky girls who passive aggressively dig up old posts to feel better about their issues.

[Anonymous]

The food thing seems to be a touchy issue for lots of people, like when only whites were allowed to eat in certain places, and other people had to keep their food separate. You know... contamination and all. Right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The food thing seems to be a touchy issue for lots of people, like when only whites were allowed to eat in certain places, and other people had to keep their food separate. You know... contamination and all. Right?

Not even f***ing close. Just stop Stop trying to compare nannying injustices (ridiculous first world problems here on DCUM) to actual civil and human rights abuses.