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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=mfs525]In my search for a nanny I requested she be responsible for "light housework". When I hired her I did not define what this was. She is willing to do the laundry for my daughter and clean my daughters bottles, clean her dishes and put away her toys.

However, I have asked her to empty the dishwasher (1x a week) and fold 1 load of laundry (1x a week). She refuses to do these tasks stating this is not included in "light housework".

She watches one child, my daughter who generally takes two 1.5 hour naps a day.  I pay her the going rate and she works for me 20 hours a week.

Have any others experienced this? Is my request for light housework reasonable? Or do other nannies ONLY do stuff for the baby?[/quote]

I requested that my nanny do everything in relation to the children.  This includes their laundry, and washing bottles when they were nursing.

However, she has started to do dishes because DH and I are slobs and I think the pile irritates her no end.

I never asked her to do them.  If I did, I would pay her more.

That's the way in works in other jobs--promotion and more duties, more pay.  Otherwise, you end up with disgruntled people.  Why would you want someone crabby watching your mini-me now?

If you start out defining those tasks in exchange for the pay, that's different.

Just think whether what you are about to do is acceptable in your own line of work.[/quote]

This is PP.  In case anyone accuses me of exploiting my nanny by leaving piles but not explicitly telling her to do them, she has been with us for many years, and we have a very good rhythm now.  She does some dishes when she wants, and I appreciate it.

I don't spring new tasks onto her.  When I had another baby, she got a substantial pay raise, with the same hours.  [/quote]

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