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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. I'm not asking to be " family" but I am asking to be respected and appreciated. My charge is in my care more than she is with both parents, alone and together. I'm not going to let anyone insult me with little jabs - boss or not. I think I'm going to stick to what the responses said. Be aloof and only give feedback when asked. We wroe everything down so she sees her daily routine.[/quote]

You know, OP, I employ a nanny, and I am crazed with work things, and juggling a million thoughts in my head. Often I come home from work to see my children before they have to go to bed, but I have a conference call coming up in a couple of hours, or something else going on at work. In those cases I honestly just want to hustle the nanny out the door so that A. I can concentrate on my kids and B. I don't have to worry about remembering to pay overtime to the nanny for standing around trying to chat with me. It's not personal, I'm just busy and distracted. Also, please keep in mind that we're very possibly on opposite ends of the human interaction spectrum. You may have spent all day (at home?) talking to a baby and are now happy to see an adult you can talk with, but I spent all day trying to get solitude to get work done only to be constantly interrupted by employees coming into my office who need things. When I get home I only have patience for talking with my kids and husband. [/quote]

Everyone has a million thoughts in their head and is exhausted/overwhelmed at the end of most days. It's no excuse for being rude to the person who has just spent the day caring for your children. Say hello (pleasantly), get a rundown of the day, and say good evening/thank you. It takes 5 minutes and goes a long way in the building of goodwill.

We spend our days putting our personal feelings aside to be polite to those around us all of the time, why isn't the nanny worthy of this too?[/quote]

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