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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Helping out with household chores doesn't mean the child is any less well cared for. Not being willing to unload a dishwasher is completely independent of the quality of child care you provide. In fact, I think it's better for a child not to ways be the focus of adult attention and to learn independent play. If my choice is a nanny who strictly limits her work vs a sitter who is generally helpful and hardworking, I'll hire the sitter any day. (And Id definitely pay her more!)[/quote]

So when you go to work, MB, do you wash your boss's car during your lunch hour?  Do you vacuum your office while thinking about your project or empty the waste-baskets when talking to a client?  Why not?!  I'd definitely hire someone who is generally helpful and hardworking!

And, no - you know very well you would not pay a sitter any more - who are we kidding here?!  [/quote]

Of course id pay more for someone who will do a wider range of work.  I'm just not going to get hung up on what you call yourself. Look, if you honestly feel you are working hard, outside of breaks, for the time you are being paid, and you are doing an excellent job at what you do. Great, more power to you. I happen to know the needs of my one child, and know what can be accomplished in a day at home. I work part time shift work, so I'm doing the same job myself 5 out of 7 days. And no, for my household, someone who strictly limited themselves to childcare wouldn't work well for us.

I just think it's silly to try to justify the work you want to do by defining the title "nanny" by what you won't do and then pretending that adds some sort of value!

(And, yes, I empty the wastebaskets at work if they are full, I wash dishes in the break room, I load the copier, and I don't whine that an MD doesn't do those things!)[/quote]

LOL[/quote]

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