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[quote=Anonymous]Organize toys/clothes?
-Our nanny always leaves the playroom clean (i.e., no toys laying out on the floor, etc.).  But she throws toys haphazardly into various bins/baskets.  For example, if I organize the book bin over the weekend, by Wed it will be a disaster- books thrown in, facing different directions, so it's hard to see what books are where.  Or a set of four puzzles will have all the pieces mixed up.  Or a basket of balls will have balls, plus five other random toys thrown in.  Am I being way too nitpicky, or can I ask nanny to keep the toys a bit neater?
-Our nanny does DD's laundry, but will place a pile of folded laundry in DD's dresser drawers, not really organized.  I have one drawer for shirts, but nanny will put rompers and dresses in there too.  Again, all folded, so not messy looking per se, but still disorganized.

Cook for your kid(s)?
-Our nanny will do very simple meal prep- cereal with milk and sliced strawberries for breakfast, frozen Mac and cheese for lunch, a cheese stick for snack, etc.  On maybe 5 occasions in a year she has used the stove (at our request) to make rice/pasta or scrambled eggs.  I feel like I shouldn't need to micromanage what she prepares for lunch, but is it unreasonable to expect her to cook more?

FWIW, our contract is not specific about any of these things, but she is paid at the high end of the market ($20/hr for one child, plus 10 hours of overtime per week, guaranteed hours, a transportation stipend, health insurance stipend, 3 weeks PTO, and we pay her cell phone bill).  She also does the family laundry and keeps the kitchen tidy and vacuums the kitchen/playroom, takes out trash, and does dishes.  So, I want to be fair about our expectations here.[/quote]

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