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[quote=Anonymous]I am a nanny that lives in with a nice family, and I work with a few other families weekly as well. I have been doing babysitting work since I was 12 yrs old, which was almost 23 years ago. I have ALWAYS helped out when babysitting by picking up toys that they kids played with, washing the dishes that we had used for dinner, and sometimes even help with a bit of tidying up of stuff that was there before I showed up. I was always taught it was proper etiquette to clean up after yourself and anything that happened while you were with the kids.

My family had a babysitter last night because I had previous plans, and I got home before the mom did but stayed downstairs. I came upstairs soon after she got home and saw that there were toys everywhere and dishes on the counters and in the sink. I had just cleaned the whole living room and kitchen earlier that day myself, the kids got home with the mother and then the babysitter showed up 15 minutes later. So I know the house was in good condition and was like that when I left. I just couldn't believe that she didn't do anything to clean up and she had let the 2 yr old go and push boxes out of the way (which got knocked over) and things were all left open and scattered about. The youngest went to bed at least 2 hours before she left, the older one normally doesn't make much of a mess himself and went to sleep at least an hour before she left. She was paid the same babysitting rate that I am, which is $15/hr. Actually, she really wasn't needed last night after all since my original plans fell through, but I know what it is like to have someone cancel on you just 3-4 hours beforehand, so I didn't say anything to my family and decided to go out alone for a little bit.

Maybe babysitters just don't take the initiative to clean up themselves and the kids anymore? I just thought it was rude that she couldn't take a couple of minutes to do this and left it for someone else to deal with late at night (or the next morning). Maybe I am too close to the situation since I live with them and had hoped that my replacement for the evening would be someone they could count on like they do with me?[/quote]

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