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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What do they pay you?[/quote]

That is completely irrelevant. Even if OP is paid 20+ it still doesn't make it right for the parents to leave the weekend mess for nanny to clean.[/quote]

If the OP is truly spending 50% of her work hours cleaning child-related messes, then something is wrong.  Beyond that, I don't think this is a clear cut as some of you think.  My nanny's job includes cleaning up after the children, managing their laundry and wardrobes, maintaining/sanitizing/assembling/otherwise caring for their toys and gear, stocking the changing areas and emptying diaper pails, etc.  I have never differentiated between messes made on my watch and messes made on the nanny's watch.  It's all her job, because I've hired her to assist me with all things child-related.  Does that mean I leave her dirty kid dishes and bottles from a weekend, or other unsanitary conditions?  Absolutely not.  But do I expect her to launder the clothes the kids wore on the weekend, and organize any toys that were left out during her off-work hours, and sanitize germs left on toys or gear over a weekend?  Absolutely.  She and I are not doing the same job on alternating shifts, and my focus when I am in my home needs to be much broader than hers.  I have never spelled this out by contract, but have never had a nanny who had a problem with this.  If I did, I would likely replace her because my life is simply too busy for that kind of pettiness.

By the way, most professional jobs, including my own, work the same way.  When I take time off, my boss deals with true emergencies, but most of the work that comes in during my absence simply piles up and waits for my return.

Bottom line is that nannies who only want to be responsible for cleaning messes made on their own watch need to make that explicit during the interview process.  Most moms expect that kind of arrangement with occasional babysitters, but not with full time professional nannies.

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Bet you burn the good nannies out by the first anniversary[/quote]

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