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It doesn't matter what OP is already paying. It's bad form to add new duties that weren't agreed upon up front without increasing compensation. Like it or not, overpaid or not, doing that is a recipe for resentful nanny. OPs realistic choices here are to let the issue go, specify her expectations regarding cooking and offering more pay for more work, or advertise for a new nanny at the same rate clearly laying out her expectations up front.

I don't disagree that for the rate OP is paying that she should be able to have a nanny that cooks. It's simply not realistic to expect her current nanny to happily increase her workload for no extra pay. Do you want someone angry and frustrated with you caring for your kids everyday?[/quote]
That would work for a machine, but not a child.  Look, children grow. Don't nannies know that? Shouldn't they expect that the child will change? What else do you think the nanny should be able to refuse to do because she didn't have to do it before? Potty training? Putting shoes on? Giving purees? Helping the kid go down the slide? Reading? Playing with bigger toys? Taking to activities?  This is becoming ridiculous. [/quote]

All of those have to do with childcare.  Extra housekeeping is different.[/quote]
You don't think feeding a child has anything to do with childcare? Should nannies be paid less for mixing formula bottles too?

PS: Anything related to the child is childcare.  Housekeeping refers to things you do for the household and family members OTHER than the child.  Doing the child's laundry is not housekeeping, it's the nanny's job.  Doing the parents' laundry would be housekeeping. [/quote]

Sorry, thought it was a different thread.  Nope, I've already expressed that I can't understand why anyone would hire a nanny who refuses to cook.[/quote]

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