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[quote=Anonymous]OP, to be blunt here your first mistake is thinking that as a nanny it is okay to do the baby's weekend laundry as well as wash her used bottles from over the weekend as well. Once you started being okay with doing all of that, you basically sealed the deal.

Doing the baby's laundry is not a given as a nanny, it is a perk for the family, but it is not something that you should just be expected to do. I have nannied for numerous families of infants and toddlers and many of them have not requested that I wash their laundry, yet I am still considered a professional nanny in my field.

Also, while I do believe that it is common sense as a nanny to wash whatever bottles you use during your shift with the baby, you are not responsible to wash any bottles used when you were not there. For you to do so and be okay with it as you stated was also an oversight on your part as well and also was another nail in your coffin so to speak. :(

Now the family is assuming that you are willing to do anything for them that they want because you have demonstrated to them that you are able and willing to do things that are not typical nanny duties.

It is obvious that this job is pretty much not going to last much longer.

In your next  position, remember that being a nanny is providing childcare for a child. Keeping the play areas tidy and washing up any dishes/bottles used during YOUR stay ONLY is the only cleaning up that should be expected. Any laundry or add'l cleaning duties should not be expected, they should be negotiated separately as these are extra perks for the family.

Good luck.[/quote]

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