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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm an MB and I think your employers are being obnoxious and overstepping.  You are not on duty when you're not at work and you shouldn't have to be responding to texts all the time.

I've contacted our nanny on occasion when I can't find the lovey and we're having a meltdown at bedtime, or if the kids are really sick and we're not sure she should come to work tomorrow.  Or if she left her phone at the house and might need it.

I think something like that happens perhaps once every other month.  Daily texts after hours are just obnoxious and uncalled for.

I'd try to train them out of expecting a response from you.  Things like "Good morning- I just saw your text from last night, I usually turn my phone off when I'm home w/ my family." or "I tend to have pretty busy evenings and have the ringer off when I'm with friends, at class, out to dinner, reading, watching a show, going to bed early, etc...

Do that enough times and maybe they'll stop.

I'm sorry.  It's obnoxious.[/quote]

This is good advice.  I have done this as a nanny.  Some take longer to train, if they are people with few boundaries.  Others get it more quickly.  Just keep doing it and saying it nicely like that.  It'll get through.[/quote]

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