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[quote=Anonymous]I think if it is mainly for the kids comfort, that's fine. And you shouldn't have to work in an uncomfortable environment. Unfortunately, if the parents are home or have strong feelings about the temperature the thermostat is at (perhaps due to financial considerations), you will need to find a compromise. As a MB, I don't mind our nanny adjusting the thermostat, and I will often ask her if she is comfortable if I sense the house may be too hot or cold.

However, this reminds me of an experience where things did not go so smoothly: We had a trial live-in nanny a couple of years ago who kept on turning the a/c to full blast, and the rest of us including the kids were absolutely freezing. After asking her not to adjust it from the reasonable setting it we had it at, we had to put a sticky note directly over it with a message to that effect as she still kept on changing it, and even then she still kept on adjusting it. She was in the basement apartment, the coolest area of the house. We decided after one week that she was not a keeper, and she left another week later. When we went to the basement after she left, it turned out she had put the heaviest winter duvet plus a couple of heavy blankets on her bed - no wonder she was too warm at night! And during the day, I think she just couldn't cope with the warm weather as she was not physically fit enough to do summer activities and run around with the kids - she would come home complaining how hot and exhausted she was and would jack up the a/c when she came through the door, and the kids would soon start to complain they were too cold.

So my point is, if you are all reasonable human beings, you should be able to work out a compromise, but if not, good luck![/quote]

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