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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=D-ATX]I think you should always expect to work until the end of your shift, even when your boss is home - unless they dismiss you. However, if they come home unexpectedly and give you the rest of the day off, they should still pay you for the hours you were prepared to work since it wasn't discussed before hand. I also think that if you're ever unsure about what you can do when one or both parents are home, ask them directly what they expect of you. If the children are not paying attention to you because the parent is home, you can clean up their toys, their bath toys, fold laundry, load/unload the dishwasher, sweep, vacuum, wipe off tables and counters, etc. [/quote]

Excuse me, no.  I do the child-related tasks before MB or DB get home, like during naps?  They're never home that early, ever.  And the rest is not my job, I'm been explicitly told that taking on too much would be grounds for a warning.  My job is to love, nurture and guide their children, not clean their home.[/quote]

MB here. While I respect your position but life isn't white and black. Last year my brother and sister in law were visiting from overseas for 15 days. My preschoolers were at home to spend time with their uncle and aunt and technically I didn't need our nanny for 15 days, which meant 2 weeks off for our nanny in addition to 2 week vacation, which was perfectly fine with me. She graciously offered that she can come in everyday for 2-3 hrs to help me with straightening out the house, meal prep etc while have the guests. it was very nice of her, she did come in for 3 hrs on 8 days, 7 days we were out of town and she got some downtime. [/quote]

You sound like a great MB.  I was simply responding to the person that said that a nanny should always expect to finish a shift, and that's simply not the case.  Over-generalizations don't work in this field, there are too many extremes about what families want/need and what nannies are willing to do.[/quote]

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