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[quote=nannydebsays][quote=Anonymous][b]I told my nanny we have a camera in the basement [/b]and for the rest of the year, she never ever went in there and brought all the toys and every single thing upstairs. We pay a lot of money for extra space that we never use. I would advise against it. I personally think a camera is to gain trust in your nanny that she would treat your charges when no one is around, since you can not have a camera watching every move 100% of the time. If you disclose, the behavior changes and you don't know what she is doing to the kid when there is no camera. [b]A lot of nannies will tell you that you must disclose but I think this is their way of "winning" in a power struggle. Many will threaten to quit but the same people also complain about living paycheck to paycheck and needing guaranteed hours and such and I highly doubt that they would quit with no notice on the spot if they found a camera. I think if they were so difficult that they could not work under a camera, they'd have a hard time finding a job too, and they'd take months to find a new job while you'd have a replacement in 2 weeks.[/b] I've worked for a handful of different companies, some very large. All of them had cameras. No one ever disclosed them to me, on HR orientation day or after. [/quote] Your mistake was in telling your nanny WHERE exactly the camera was located. Your second mistake was not following up and figuring out just what she was doing that she didn't want filmed. Do you still employ her? You also seem to have a very poor opinion of nannies in general. Perhaps that is why you had to hire (and retain?) a nanny who chose to not use the room you told her was cammed. Or maybe your pay rate is not up to par? [b]This is all parents have to say when interviewing nannies:[/b] "We do reserve the right to place cameras in our home and use them. You have our word we will not ever place a cam in a bathroom. We will also do everything in our power to make sure the cams are not easily hijacked via the internet, and we will follow the laws of this state, which say we <blah de blah> when cams are involved. We also promise that any video recorded is for our own viewing, and we will not ever share the video with others - the only other people who would see the footage is law enforcement if there was an issue that needed legal involvement." If a nanny refuses to be filmed ever she will say so, and you can eliminate her from your candidate list. Personally, I would not be thrilled about the chance I was being cammed, but I would understand why parents felt it was needed. I [b]would[/b] ask that after a period of time in which they have seen I can be trusted, that they limit or eliminate the use of any cams. And yes, I know some cams can be used to "peek in" during the day, but that would annoy me a bit, especially if the cam could also be used to talk to me/the child.[/quote]
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