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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree with the MB and the previous poster-- a nanny that can keep a great job has an attitude of helpfulness. No- I don't usually leave a big mess for her to clean on Monday morning but I also appreciate that she understands that the weekend is for ALL of us to take a break. I am not going to skip the park or pool with my kids on a Sunday afternoon to stay home and clean up for Monday. My nanny of 4 years has never once complained about this and that is part of the reason she keeps getting raises, gets 4 weeks of paid vacation and will continue to be appreciated. MBs just remember that there are wonderful, helpful, happy nannies out there-- look for them and you will have a happy long relationship. Someone who interviewed and told me she only wanted to assist with messes made during her hours had a list of things she refused to do would never get a call back!!![/quote]

It goes both ways, that's what a lot of MBs don't get. They want to pay the lowest rates, not pay the nanny during THEIR vacation, throw a fit about the industry norms of yearly raises and bonuses, come home as late as they want as often as they want while giving her hell if she's 5 minutes late or calls out sick, yet at the very same time expect an enthusiastic eternally grateful nanny who goes above and beyond her duties and will bust her ass to keep MB happy. I have been that nanny, always on time usually early, going above and beyond, busting my hump to please my employers and I get flack for the 2 sick days I took this year, have never gotten a bonus or raise, and they never say thank you for the little extras I do. I've just started a new job and until my new MB shows herself to be respectful and appreciative, I will be very wary of being taken advantaged of/unappreciated. [/quote]

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