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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So you’re upset that the nanny takes the baby out and gets a coffee. You’re upset that she doesn’t bring her lunch everyday and instead gets lunch from the store. You’re upset bc she arrives at 8am on the dot (I’ll give you that she shouldn’t be late, although it averages out to about 2.5 times a month and it’s 5 mins late which wouldn’t upset me unless it was every week.) She doesn’t need to walk in the door 5-10 mins early unless you are paying her for that time. 5-10 mins early is about 25-50 mins of time your nanny was giving you for free. Let me ask you this, do you give your nanny a 30 min uninterrupted lunch break and two 15min breaks if she is working 30-40 hrs a week? Did you pay your nanny for the extra 10 mins she arrived early? [/quote]

Actually, as a nanny, I think OP has a reason to be unhappy.  No nanny should make her personal daily errands part of her job and being on time matters.  And yes, she should be able to play and engage the children.

And no nanny can expect an uninterrupted rest period every day - it’s just not that kind of job.  When you’re alone with a sick baby, you don’t demand your uninterrupted lunch break.  [/quote]

Did you even read what you are replying too? Or even the original post? You can think OP has a reason to be unhappy. You can also think the sky is purple. So unless OP is following the law, then I don’t see the problem. The nanny’s “personal errand” is getting coffee and lunch. If OP has such an issue with that then she might need to stay home. Her nanny is entitled to eat and a break. No child needs to have attention on them every second of the day. If I ever had a family like OP I would quit on the spot. Luckily I’ve worked for normal and sane people. I don’t know where you martyr nannies come from bc I definitely haven’t met you in real life. [/quote]

Wow wow wow 
You are some disturbing self entitled person 
Yes, nannies have to eat, but doesn’t mean nanny has to go to the store every day for lunch
Or buy herself coffee at Starbucks
I feel bad for the families you work for, I hope you’re at least a decent human being for their kids because are very self entitled to make a comment like that 
You’re being paid to do a job, and the job is to play and watch the kids
A baby needs to be on the floor or the muscles will not become strong at the right age, I saw it with two jobs I worked for
The babies couldn’t even move their necks at 6 months old, after a while with me
On the floor they were able to move around [/quote]

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