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[quote=Anonymous]I had yesterday off from my regular position so I took a one-day job with a family through my agency. They had one 3YO child and when I arrived they presented me with a list of about 20 chores to complete, including [b]washing their garbage cans[/b], scrubbing their microwave, swiffering rooms we never even went into (offices, formal dining room), and polishing all the fingerprints off their stainless steel appliances, all to be done during his single, one-hour nap. Needless to say I did none of it, because that nap was my chance to tidy up after his lunch, eat MY lunch, and read for 20 minutes to recharge for the afternoon.

I have to be honest, I have never encountered that sort of thing in person before, I've only ever heard stories from friends and on here, and I was shocked. Aside from that the parents were very nice, they were very impressed with the care I provided (mom worked from home all day and came out a few times to comment on how great I must be because normally the boy is whining at her office door or she hears him tantruming downstairs and yesterday she didn't hear a peep from him), and seemingly respectful during our interactions, so I tried to chalk it up to cluelessness and not rudeness... but I have to admit, I was still massively offended.

Thank goodness my agency was as appalled and outraged as I was.

So parents, this is (apparently!) the sort of thing some nannies get asked to do and THIS is where the outrage comes in. Those are not tasks for a nanny, those are tasks for a housekeeper/maid, and they get paid more (or you pay your nanny accordingly). I don't think anyone here is seriously complaining about loading a few dishes or running the kids' laundry, but rather these sorts of absurd and outrageous requests/demands.[/quote]

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