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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Based on what you’ve written here, I’d let her go. Assuming you’re paying her well, her being on the phone instead of engaging the kids or completing her work is unacceptable. Some people are oblivious to the signals that you don’t want to chat with her. If so, there’s nothing wrong with telling her (gently) that you don’t want to engage with her on social stuff. You hired a babysitter, not someone to be your friend.

If letting her go isn’t feasible (no backup, no other Nannie’s interested in the job), then I’d change your behavior. Why are you around when she is?  Can you chill in your room / try to separate yourself from her while she’s there?

All of this is on the assumption that you simply told her that you don’t want to chat about social things and she needs to focus on the kids. There’s nothing wrong with that. But you should examine your behavior. Were you rude to her?  Was her email /text calling you out fair?  If so maybe you do owe her an apology. Otherwise she sounds like a loser who doesn’t understand appropriate boundaries between employer and employee and doesn’t understand the job requires her to be off her phone. [/quote]

OP - LOL chill in my room!!! When I get home I'm making dinner in the kitchen, and often with one airpod listening to a work call or something I need to finish up. She's supposed to be with the kids in another room but she gravitates to the kitchen. I feel like there are too issues, one that she is too chatty, the second that she's not getting the job done. I told her firmly to engage with the kids and let me focus on what I'm trying to finish. Often one of us has to get and get my oldest son from tennis or something so there's plenty of work for both of us. We had a long term nanny for years and her energy was always directed to the kids, I feel like I'm on a cruise ship when I get home every day with all the HELLOs[/quote]

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