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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't see why you think your base pay includes hours of downtime and you should be paid extra to not sit on a couch. Parents set rates based on the market, affordability, and financial planning. We had no problem finding great candidates that didn't object to light housekeeping and had done it in previous jobs.

Parents and nannies need to be upfront on what is being required and what is being accepted. However, the job needs do change. Nannies know very well that some tasks go away and others will replace those tasks. Nannies also know how much kids nap which many first time parents don't realize. [/quote]

I have already posted how I spend nap time, and I assure you that beyond my lunch break, it isn't on the couch. There are ways to fill the time with tasks that actually have to do with childcare. I prepare and freeze meals, I do baby laundry, I straighten the play room, I sanitize toys, I plan outings and activities, I spend time prepping for our afternoon activities, I read child development books and journals relating to current development stages of my charges and present well researched answers to the questions parents bring me and a well thought out plan for going forward. I'm upfront with parents about what I will and will not do, and they are also aware of how I spend nap times. I'm not running some scam on first time parents.

I'm not sitting on the couch eating Bon bons, but I strongly disagree that because my charge naps, I should be doing things unrelated to childcare in order to make your life easier. An employee's job is to make their employer's life easier by doing the job they were hired to do well and without a lot of oversight. It doesn't mean doing any and everything for them so they don't have to do anything. [/quote]

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