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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A good employee does their job. Many nannies are terrible employees. They focus first on entertaining themselves and putting forward weak rationalizations for their poor behavior. There is no benefit to a newborn tagging along on nanny play dates or running errands with a nanny. A good employee finds way to make their position valuable. They don't jealously their right to sit on a couch for half the day. A good nanny is a good employee that knows how to do her job. She understands that she is not the center of the universe. She offers valuable insight to parents but in the end follows their directions because she is the employee not the employer. She takes responsibility for her own actions. She is dependable. Most nannies are not good employees or good nannies. [/quote] Such an extraordinary amount of generalizing in this post! I would bet my life savings that if you have a nanny, you're a crappy employer. Back to OP's question... A good nanny is up to date on child development, continues to seek out additional information, knows from practice or intuition how to head off tantrums, hitting, or stealing toys, keeps young children on dependable schedules, and of course loves kids - as well as having qualities generally desired in all professions (organized, efficient, pati You are the worse one,please not judge others people. ent, good communicator). A good nanny employee respects healthy boundaries when it comes to sharing personal information or bringing drama to work, anticipates parents' anxieties and tries to preemptively address them, handles her day to day responsibilities without needing guidance from the parents but always consults them when it comes to issues of sleeping, eating, discipline, or other areas where parental philosophy might vary, does everything that is outlined in her job contract reliably, expects to get paid on time but never asks for an advance on a paycheck, and otherwise conducts herself as a professional.[/quote][/quote]
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