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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I would never hire a student nanny for just this reason.  And if I hired a nanny who later went back to school, I would tell her up front that I am not comfortable with schoolwork being done on the job.  Look at it this way:  Being a student at night is like having a second job at night.  Would you be okay with your nanny suddenly bringing her nighttime charges to work at your house during the day, so she could squeeze in some extra hours of moonlighting while your kids don't need her full attention?  Then why should you put up with her doing schoolwork on your time?  Of course it is a distraction.

There should be no such thing as being "done" with nanny duties during her work hours.  Like anyone else who is paid hourly or weekly rather than by the task, if she's done with any specific chores you left for her, she should either look around to see what else needs to be done (i.e., organize a child's closet or toys) or look for ways to improve her performance of basic duties (i.e. research new activities for the kids, read up on child development theories, look for new kid-friendly recipes and get cooking, ask if you need help with camp research or applications).

I told my nanny when we hired her that we want her to take up to a one hour lunch break each day but beyond that, if the kids are napping or otherwise not in need of direct interaction, we expect her to be helping out in ways that help the household run smoothly as opposed to reading or using her phone or taking care of personal business.  We gave her a list of duties that we consider part of her basic job and a second list of things that we would like done on a time-permitting basis.  Re the latter list, we worked with her to identify things that we want done and she doesn't mind doing.  For example, she hates to clean but loves to cook, so she spends what would otherwise be downtime preparing family meals.  She's stayed with us for years because the expectations are clear and she is mature enough to understand that work is supposed to demand your full attention while you are on the job.[/quote]
No, I don't think you're being completely honest here. Sorry.[/quote]

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