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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]New nanny has nine hours of her 40 hour work week without kids (three hours three days a week). During her first week, she was proactive and rearranged some toys and straightened up a bookshelf. Before she started, we discussed that she would use the time for family meal prep, errands as needed, and helping with light housekeeping: vacuuming and dusting of main level and kids rooms (no bathrooms, no scrubbing floors - just vacuum, help dust). Like I said, week one was fine. By week two, she was using her "free" time to run her own errands and apparently accomplish little no nothing at our house - not even keeping up with kids' laundry, something that has never been a problem in the nine years we've employed nannies, despite there being at least one child home all the time. This is the first year when there are hours with no children at all.

Help me hit the reset button with this nanny, without coming down on her like a ton of bricks. If I had nine hours of kid free time during the week, holy smokes would I be organized, clean, and on top of the short list of tasks she has. I think part of the problem is that we are a mismatch on what we consider "clean". For her, chunks of bread on the floor and carrot sticks under the counter (literally) aren't a big deal. I sweep after every meal. She thinks our house is immaculate when it is apparent to even my husband - someone who will NEVER be accused of being a clean freak - that the house needed a good cleaning (we have been cleaning ourselves but I skipped the last weekend knowing we'd have someone coming on Friday).

I would appreciate any advice from BTDT parents. This is honestly the first nanny I've had that seems to have a significantly lower housekeeping standard than I do, and a much lower work ethic as well. She seems to think she is a hard worker, yet is not completing the same work that other nannies have managed just fine with kids around, never mind the tasks she's supposed to be doing during her "free" hours.

To be clear, we don't leave a disaster to be cleaned up. We've done kids laundry this weekend, our kitchen is scrubbed, our fridge is stocked. Help me politely light a fire under this woman so she figures out that part of her job is DOING HER JOB. [/quote]

I would never work with this OP.[/quote]

9.37 here.  You may not, but there are plenty of us (myself included) who would be happy to work with this family, depending on rate and benefits of course.  Given that OP has never had this issue in 9 years of employing nannies, I think that speaks well of her as an employer.[/quote]

So next time don't complain your MB is making you do all house work and how do you know her previous nannies not having any issues.  This is a one sided story and we know nothing about the nanny , stop judging. You must be the OP.[/quote]

Nope, not OP.  Feel free to verify that with Jeff if you like.  I don't have an issue with light housework, but that's with the understanding that kids come first.  As long as MB realizes that I'm not doing those things when the child is sick or there's no preschool, I don't have an issue with it.  Personally, I make it clear what I am willing to do for housework (laundry, vacuuming, sweeping, mopping, full kitchen, toilets, etc.) and what I won't do (ironing, dusting, shower/tub, windows, baseboards, polishing silver, etc.).[/quote]

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