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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What do you do? Lately, I’ve been getting to work and the parents have been lingering taking extra long to eat (which is fine) and the child is also at the table with them. I go in the living room and may read or surf the web, but after I’ve said good morning and have asked about the night/morning. The parents haven’t said anything but I don’t come to work to sit at a table like one big family because we’re not. We have a cool relationship but I begin my duties when the child is in my care and parents have made it clear they are heading out or going upstairs to work.

What do you do? Do you sit at the table? Even if you’ve eaten breakfast? [/quote]

This perfectly describes my morning every single morning with my current NF (of 2 years). For the first 10-20 mins of my shift the whole family is in the kitchen eating breakfast.

I love to use this time to get settled in (put my lunch in the fridge, hang up my coat), and to get a head start on the days chores (gathering up the children's dirty clothes for the laundry, starting the dishwasher, prepping food for the children's lunch, making sure the changing table and diaper bag are stocked with diapers and wipes, etc), getting a head start on activities or outings (packing a snack, gathering library books, assembling a little craft for NK to work on after breakfast, etc). There's always plenty to do, and while I personally find it helpful to get a jump start on those things while my nanny kids are finishing breakfast, I also know that my mom and dad boss appreciate that I'm being proactive with my extra time!

So, maybe instead of focusing on feeling awkward, find something useful to do to keep yourself busy?[/quote]

+1 If the nanny is "on the clock" -- not just early for her shift, I would expect her to find something to do that is within her prescribed duties.  ALL of what the PP described is related to nanny duties.  If she can't/won't do that, I would make a mental note that she is not very proactive about things. It wouldn't be a firing offense --especially as she is there promptly which I really appreciate in a nanny--but I would be a little disappointed that she couldn't find something more productive to do than mess with her phone. [/quote]

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