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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If your boss offered you extra money would you clean the bathrooms at your office,?  Oh. You're insulted.  Well. Your nanny is also insulted because NANNIES ARE NOT MAIDS!  Clean up your own filth.[/quote]

OP was talking about vacuuming and household laundry, not cleaning bathrooms. To me, there’s a difference.

I think any employee should be able to refuse doing tasks outside the scope of their employment. However, a nanny is much more aligned with a maid (I think the correct terminology is housekeeper??  I think “maid” is not acceptable anymore, fyi) in that they are both domestic helpers. The IRS even characterizes them as “household employees.”  So it’s not some crazy stretch to ask a nanny to vacuum.

FWIW my first job was as a receptionist making $7/hr and heck yeah I would’ve vacuumed / cleaned up the break room to make more money!  My boss’s boss was the CEO’s executive assistant so I had some interaction with the CEO. I certainly understood I wasn’t on the same level as the CEO and that no one was asking him to vacuum.

Anyways, my point is, it’s ok to say “no, that’s not within my scope of employment.”  But there’s no need for outrage or insult. I doubt OP is asking bc she disrespects her nanny. I think nannies should have respect and dignity but at the end of the day, you’re a nanny, not a CEO, ya know?!  It’s not crazy to ask a nanny to vacuum, but it would be crazy to ask a doctor or lawyer to do that. 
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You're right. Doctors & lawyers are too good to vacuum. Too menial. 
Those who raise your children because you want all the status & none of the work definitely should clean up after you too. [/quote]

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