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[quote=Anonymous]The fact that you're aware that some nannies might not like a work from home mom already tells me that you will avoid creating problems or solve them as they arise.

I was in the same position working from home, and I interviewed 15 nannies. I posted in the ad that I would be home, to try to exclude the ones who want to avoid having a MB home (for whatever reason, but probably the ones that want to intermingle personal time with caring for a child time).

The only thing I would add is to seek the nanny's feedback many times early on, instead of waiting the few weeks. Ask her after 2 days, but it short and casual. Then after establishing some trust on both sides and giving the nanny signals that you're a good MC, ask her more seriously either at the 7th time or the 10th time. I mean, from her viewpoint, she just got a new job, she doesn't know if you're going to be a reasonable employer or not, she won't really tell you the first few days, or even the first 2 weeks. She has to feel comfortable enough. After she interacts with you enough and trusts you, then she might say something and you guys can adjust.

Or once in a while, you get these nannies that are very expressive and demanding. They already tell you at the interview the stuff they will NOT do, they tell you on the first or second day that they want this particular Nespresso coffee capsule stocked, and they are bossy even towards me, not only the child. 
I've also had ones that will not voice any demands and are the salesman(?) type, super accommodating to your needs as if the sale has not been made yet and they just try to continue to please you. Getting long term nanny has a lot to do with having a good fit in terms of personality between you and her, and being able to communicate well.

I tried various styles and learned that I can't stay in the same house with the bossy super expressive opinionated type. She would have comments on everything, how I kept the kitchen, what I ate, when I ate, etc. She was smart and very experienced caring for the child, she did her job efficiently. But she rubbed me the wrong way and I took the tradeoff of getting someone way less experienced who was quiet and let me go about doing my job at home comfortably, not being conscious about the nanny so often.

Finding a long term nanny is a journey. Best of luck.

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