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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you want to stay in the nannying field?  Do you want a reference from this job, or something to cover whatever period of time you have worked for them?  Is there any chance of their paths (your current employers) crossing w/ any possible future employers?

If the answer to any of those questions is even a maybe then I would advise being professional - give your contractually agreed upon notice and stick that period out.  You do no long term service to yourself in burning the bridge or behaving in less than professional fashion.

I'm an MB, and I don't use cameras or tracking devices.  I have hired two nannies, both of whom I had reason to trust when I hired them and both of whom proved me right in that.  If you were to apply for a job with me and tell me the full truth of why you left your prior position it could go differently depending on how you handle your departure.

"I left my last position when my employers began installing cameras and tracking devices without telling me.  I felt that our mutual trust had been betrayed, without me ever having given them cause for suspicion (as is attested to in my reviews and letter of reference.)  So I decided to look for a position with a more comfortable fit and gave them X weeks of notice, as specified in my contract."

My reaction:  "I can totally understand.  That sounds like a rotten thing they did."

Versus:

Starting w/ the same details "I left because....  So I decided to find something with a better fit.  I told them on Friday that it was my last day and I left."

My reaction: "You gave them zero notice and just told them that was your last day?  What did your contract say?"

And you would be off my list for consideration.  I'd consider your behavior unprofessional, and that I couldn't trust that you would honor the terms of any contract you signed.  I'd also suspect that your former employers had reason to question you.

So I think you should think about the bigger picture here OP.[/quote]

Would you fire a nanny who lied to you, or mislead you, or generally behave in unethical ways? Would you keep around a nanny for 4 weeks that you felt was untrustworthy? Does your contract give you an out on this by specifying termination for cause? Why is it then unprofessional for a nanny to quit without notice if her trust and her person has been violated? Finding out you've been filmed without your knowledge is a terrible feeling, and you don't know her history. [/quote]

Her "person" has not been violated and she was aware of some level of monitoring already.  So there is an escalation in monitoring, and certainly I can understand a feeling of trust being violated.  No one wants to feel questioned or watched.

But I stand by my advice.  It does the nanny more good in the long run to be able to say she behaved with utmost professionalism, than to indulge her annoyance by quitting without notice.  She is not being asked to do anything illegal or unethical and she is not being harmed.  The level of scrutiny of her in the job is increasing to what is unpleasant for her.  So she is well within her rights to decide this is no longer a job she wants.  She can choose how she wishes to leave and I would suggest that being professional is smarter (and much more mature) than being emotional and vengeful.

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Let say you have web cams installed in your house for security and to use as nanny cams. Imagine they were hacked and you realized someone had been watching your family and your children going about private business. Are you saying you wouldn't feel violated? To someone with certain experiences, this can and DOES feel like a physical violation of their body. If I found hidden cameras, I would quit on the spot. And I don't mean at the end of the day, I mean you will come home this moment and face me. And I would be contractually justified in doing so. If you'd fire me for lying to you, you better believe that term is mutual. [/quote]

I did this.  I live-in, and I found a camera which pointed directly in my bathroom door.  I don't think it's my employer's business when I go in my private bathroom, whether I close the door or not, nor how long I spend in there.  When I called my boss to have him come home and retrieve his children so that I could pack and leave, he told me that I wasn't allowed to do so, and he wouldn't be home until 3 hours after shift end.  At that point, I had the kids play in the hall outside my bedroom while I packed, I loaded kids and luggage in the nanny car.  I dropped the children and keys off with his secretary and had a cab waiting with my luggage.  I want nanny cams, to protect myself and the parents in case there are any questions (there never are, but I'm paranoid), but once trust is broken, I'm gone, and that's exactly what my contract reflects.[/quote]

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