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[quote=Anonymous]They "fussed" at you for not completing your "chores"? These are not chores, they are either jobs you are assigned to do or jobs you are not assigned to do.

Also it isn't enough to "feel" like you spend 50% of your time cleaning - keep track for two weeks. See how much time you're actually spending on tasks that aren't in your contract (like cleaning up messes made when you were off-duty). If it's a significant amount of time, then...

it sounds like you need to have a formal sit-down with them. Bring a copy of your contract. Ask them if they've been satisfied with your performance so far and what they would like you to improve upon. Take their feedback professionally, whether it is helpful or idiotic, and then tell them you have been enjoying working for them and with the kids but you have one small concern you wanted to address. Then tell them what you told us - you don't mind cleaning up after yourself and the kids during the day, nor completing the specific tasks outlined in your contract, but you've been spending Xhours per day/week cleaning up messes the kids made during your off hours/days. Give them two or three concrete examples. Tell them you feel like you're not giving the children as much enriching interaction as you could if you weren't so busy cleaning. Mention the time you didn't get everything done, apologize, then explain that it was your understanding that you'd been hired primarily for childcare and not housework, so on a day when something had to give you chose to let the cleaning slide. Ask them if that is what they want, or if their priority is cleaning. Give them the chance to clarify their position on all these issues and if you don't find that you're on the same page and they DO want you more for housekeeping, tell them you would consider continuing to perform these additional tasks that weren't included in your contract, but that your hourly cleaning rate is higher than your hourly nannying rate so you'd need to renegotiate compensation since you were renegotiating your responsibilities.

Basically just go in and advocate for yourself.[/quote]

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