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[quote=Anonymous]Ladies.  No clue that I would find this thread now;  believe it or not.. I just went for almost same situation a couple a months ago. Thankfully since  day #1 I new I should had to move on, as long as I would find my right fit.  It was the worse scenario which in the interview I was never told. They were not honest with me in the interview;  since when I asked,  they said they will have their own spaces or set office to work and never said I will have the 2 parents working in the dinning table-kitchen and grandmother living permanently with them;  sitting all day in the living room;  micromanaging every single move I was doing with their toddler.  Can you imagine?  No playroom, no basement, no toys in toddler room.  Four adults plus a toddler share same open space.

So I have three people on my back those 8 hours;  sharing the same open space.  They never were nice and kind,  the grandmother always yelling at me and asking me to do housekeeping chores; treating me like their maid.  I was there only for 1 week and preferred keep looking my right fit and happily moved on.  But let me tell you a big and nice lesson that I learned bcs of my own experience.  I will never ever work for a foreign family again.  Please sorry if I say that;  since I don't want to offend anyone. Bcs this was the worst experience that I had overall;  due to the way they treat a nanny, the way they micromanage and the way they raise their kids; and mainly the lack of trust and lack of respect that I got from them, during those days.

It's a huge difference with the wonderfull experiences that I have always had working for American Families;  who always have been nice and kind.  To nannies whom had same experiences like me;  I won't say where this family was from;  but for nannies who read this, I'm sure they already know what I'm talking about.

I just wanted to share my experience with you guys; and everytime when I think back I feel so happy and so grateful that I found a great American Family;  whom always treat me with respect, are nice and kind and mainly give me my own space to work with my charges;  even though one of the parents works from home.

Believe me ladies,  I have always nanny friends who used to tell their bad and sad stories working with these kind of foreign families;  but I had never experienced in my own skin this.  And sadly my friends were not lying.  So now I can breathe very happy and my eyes lights up everyday at work to see my adorable charges and the great Family that I found.  I feel like a won the lottery and feel so lucky to work for them.

So to OP.  A little advice that I can give you guys;  talk with your wife openly and very honest to each other;  and if you have the chance to get a new nanny;  be grateful to have her; let her do her job and don't micronage her. And mainly work in set offices-room with doors closed. Set clearly expectations and set nice boundaries and everything will be great. If your wife it's not open to do that;  sorry to tell you but this will never work out if you want to keep a great nanny with you.  Good luck.

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