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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For some reason many of the MB/DBs here forget that nannies don't have colleagues. We have days where, in a 10 hour span, you are literally the only adult we will interact with. For some, it is really hard not to want to share (or over-share as the case may be) at the end of our day.

Most of you go to your offices and have people who ask how your day is/cold is feeling/gripe about the broken whatever in the office to you...you know, normal, adult conversation. And yes, I am sure there is also an office busy body who is in everyone's business and over-sharing theirs. This does not make anyone involved bad at their job or significantly less professional, just a bit more annoying when it is in excess.

Nannies are human beings too, with ranges of personalities and needs for interaction. I fail to see why telling your employer/only colleague/parent of the children that you spend the entire day caring for that you have a headache or your that child has a cold is unacceptable and leads to being deemed "unprofessional". 
If you don't want to interact personally with another adult, do not invite one into your home 5 days a week. [/quote]

While I understand that being a nanny is a lonely job - there is still no reason to "overshare".  I may talk to hundreds of other adults at my work place during the course of the day but those conversations are NOT of a personal nature.  [/quote]

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