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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think of light housework in the context of there is "heavy housework" - the standard clean you'd get if you hired a cleaning service, which usually includes things like mopping floors, cleaning bathrooms, dusting, cleaning mirrors & windows, vacuuming, etc - and then there is "light housework" that encompasses the little stuff done everyday to keep the house in order, like loading & unloading the dishwasher, laundry, wiping down counters after cooking, taking out the trash, etc.

I would never expect a nanny to do all, or even most, of our daily housework, but if the job description lists light housework, 1-2 tasks a day related to the household are part of the job. We're upfront about that, but to claim that "light housework" can only relate to the child is pretty ridiculous. Childcare is restricted to children. Housework, by definition, relates to the house and many, probably most, nanny jobs do include some housework. [/quote]
In all my nanny jobs, not one included housekeeping. Many of the families had FT housekeepers.[/quote]

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