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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Jane, I noticed a camera in the playroom.  I have no problem with cameras, but since you hadn't mentioned it to me I wanted to talk about it briefly.  Can you tell me whether you have any others in the home, and who has access to the feeds?  Obviously I have no problem with you and Dan watching, but in this day and age I'd feel a little more comfortable if I knew the parameters you've set on usage, watching, security, etc...  Thanks."

That opens the conversation in a completely appropriate, not  defensive way - and it also puts them in the position of having to disclose what they should have discussed with you when interviewing.[/quote]

NP here. I think this is a great way of handling it (unlike the juvenile suggestions that you flash the camera. I'd fire someone on the spot who did that to me). The above approach addresses the problem (of the employer not telling you about the camera) and opens up for discussion the very real issues to be concerned about. Best of all, it gives the employer the benefit of the doubt. I think in any healthy, long term professional relationship, giving each other the benefit of doubt is essential. It goes both ways. If I, as an MB, have an issue with you, I should give you the benefit of the doubt and talk to you about any problems. For all you know, the cameras could have been there for years and she actually forgot about them because they aren't used. Or maybe they have been there a shorter while and she thought she mentioned it in the training. Or, she may have made a conscious decision to not tell you. This last one wouldn't be an innocent reason, but giving her the benefit of the doubt and approaching it as suggested above, you establish the honest and open relationship everyone wants in a nanny relationship.[/quote]

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