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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'd tell them I cannot work in these conditions and if they do not improve in X weeks, I will have to resign. Assuming you truly cannot work for slobs (I cannot!).  There are occasional messes (or when new baby is in the house and no one is sleeping) and total slobs, know the different. [/quote]

+1.  MB here.  It sounds very unreasonable for that family to be so messy.  We have two kids under 3.5 (youngest is a tornado), but DH and I put away everything every night (weekends we may wait until Sunday).  I also stress to DH that we need to tidy up our kitchen (main place where family hangs out including our nanny when youngest goes down for a nap), which includes emptying trash cans and recyclables and making sure absolutely no breakfast dishes are waiting for her in the morning before she arrives.  Sometimes when things get crazy those rooms may not look as tidy as they should, but most of the time we try to keep them neat.  She's really great about helping with those things during the week while she's there (e.g., emptying recyclables as the bin gets full from empty milk bottles and cardboard boxes (diapers)).

This is our nanny's place of work and we don't want her to be unhappy/stressed out having to tidy up after us.  Believe me, the kids make plenty of mess during the time they are with her, and she always leaves things very neat (few times she forgot to put away cups that she used, etc.) but we understand that she was busy running around after our two young kids and forgot, just like we may have a few times run out w/o putting everything away.

To the other nanny who worked for people with roaches, UGH.  I can't believe you lasted as long as you did.  I don't care if I liked my bosses, I would never be able to feel comfortable/safe in a house that unsanitary.[/quote]

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