Nanny comes early, then sits

[Anonymous]

As a nanny it seems like people just get more awful everyday. We cant win if we are early we are wrong if we are on time on the dot we are late and then parents are constantly coming home late because of their own situations such as traffic or work obligations. We are human beings too not robots we are there to help you not be treated as the help. The OP in this post doesn't deserve a good nanny and for her sake I hope she is looking for a new job.

[Anonymous]

Some of these parents are simply angry that they aren't doing their own parenting, and take it out on the nanny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:(OP) Imagine if I arrived home 15-20 minutes early every day then sat in the living room watching the nanny work. Is that not the cause of several threads on DCUM? Employers who supposedly upset the daily routine by being around the house or are at home not doing anything but don't relieve the nanny early? This is similar. I want the nannies arrival to signal to my child that it is time to transition. Instead, the nanny has been sitting here for 20 minutes without taking over DD. I if the breakfast caught on fire the nanny would, quite possibly, keep reading, probably just swipe to the next page without asking if I needed help.

Plenty of parents do come home early. They go change their clothes or check email in the office. I don't stop working just because they come in. If the mom was 20 min early and came to join in whatever activity we were doing, I wouldn't just leave. I would keep doing the activity and tell you about the day. If you just sat on the couch for 20 min with your iPad I would assume you were busy and try to keep the kids out of your hair until quitting time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:(OP) Imagine if I arrived home 15-20 minutes early every day then sat in the living room watching the nanny work. Is that not the cause of several threads on DCUM? Employers who supposedly upset the daily routine by being around the house or are at home not doing anything but don't relieve the nanny early? This is similar. I want the nannies arrival to signal to my child that it is time to transition. Instead, the nanny has been sitting here for 20 minutes without taking over DD. I if the breakfast caught on fire the nanny would, quite possibly, keep reading, probably just swipe to the next page without asking if I needed help.

Plenty of parents do come home early. They go change their clothes or check email in the office. I don't stop working just because they come in. If the mom was 20 min early and came to join in whatever activity we were doing, I wouldn't just leave. I would keep doing the activity and tell you about the day. If you just sat on the couch for 20 min with your iPad I would assume you were busy and try to keep the kids out of your hair until quitting time.

You don't sound like a nanny. Age of your charge?

[Anonymous]

have her start work earlier

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:(OP) Imagine if I arrived home 15-20 minutes early every day then sat in the living room watching the nanny work. Is that not the cause of several threads on DCUM? Employers who supposedly upset the daily routine by being around the house or are at home not doing anything but don't relieve the nanny early? This is similar. I want the nannies arrival to signal to my child that it is time to transition. Instead, the nanny has been sitting here for 20 minutes without taking over DD. I if the breakfast caught on fire the nanny would, quite possibly, keep reading, probably just swipe to the next page without asking if I needed help.

Plenty of parents do come home early. They go change their clothes or check email in the office. I don't stop working just because they come in. If the mom was 20 min early and came to join in whatever activity we were doing, I wouldn't just leave. I would keep doing the activity and tell you about the day. If you just sat on the couch for 20 min with your iPad I would assume you were busy and try to keep the kids out of your hair until quitting time.

You don't sound like a nanny. Age of your charge?

What, why doesn't she sound like a nanny? I'm a NP but I do the same and only leave early if they tell me to. I have a baby and a toddler...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:(OP) Imagine if I arrived home 15-20 minutes early every day then sat in the living room watching the nanny work. Is that not the cause of several threads on DCUM? Employers who supposedly upset the daily routine by being around the house or are at home not doing anything but don't relieve the nanny early? This is similar. I want the nannies arrival to signal to my child that it is time to transition. Instead, the nanny has been sitting here for 20 minutes without taking over DD. I if the breakfast caught on fire the nanny would, quite possibly, keep reading, probably just swipe to the next page without asking if I needed help.

Plenty of parents do come home early. They go change their clothes or check email in the office. I don't stop working just because they come in. If the mom was 20 min early and came to join in whatever activity we were doing, I wouldn't just leave. I would keep doing the activity and tell you about the day. If you just sat on the couch for 20 min with your iPad I would assume you were busy and try to keep the kids out of your hair until quitting time.

You don't sound like a nanny. Age of your charge?

What, why doesn't she sound like a nanny? I'm a NP but I do the same and only leave early if they tell me to. I have a baby and a toddler...

Same. I don't leave early unless I am dismissed. I don't just assume my day is over the moment they walk in, and OP shouldn't expect her nanny's day to begin until she is paying her.