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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]During workhours my nanny is surfing the internet on her phone.  I was wondering how many hours per day you find yourself surfing or chit-chatting if you add them all up?[/quote]

Plenty.

My day has included the following things for which I used WiFi/data:
Ordering cupcakes online, party and classroom, oldest child
Looking up pictures of otters eating sea urchins for middle child
Clipping coupons in store
Looking up distances to minimize time in the car
Looking up book order for four series, oldest child
Looking up hours for goodwill, food bank
Checking and responding to email from MB/other employee
Changing ongoing activity in kids’ schedule online
Looked up ingredients for experiments with kids
Looked up a few recipes
Looked up a few series to recommend to oldest
Texted mb, other employee
Checked kids’ devices
Called other employee
Called my relative during downtime at child’s activity
Looked up articles on child psychology
Looked up articles on parent dealing with various child issues
Looked up and purchased various household needs
Emailed food bank requests/monthly donation total to various people

I’m sure I forgot a few things.  My phone lives in my pocket, and for this position, I couldn’t do my job without it.

In other positions, it wasn’t necessary or was not allowed.  It’s one of the many things I negotiate in my contracts.[/quote]

You forgot the hours you spend responding to anonymous posts on DCUM![/quote]

The post you are responding to is marked 22.40.  That’s the middle of the night!  Even if my employer had been traveling (and I’d have to check the calendar to know), my charges are definitely all asleep before 10.

Yes, I occasionally post during the day.  My charges are in full day school, and in between doing the oodles of things I do, I surf through dcum.

I also sometimes post shortly after my oldest or middle charge sits down to do homework.  As I’ve previously stated (in this and other threads), my charges don’t like feeling watched.  So unless they need help with a specific problem, my job is to sit there and make sure they don’t move until the homework is complete and checked, without making them feel watched.  That’s easiest to do while looking at my phone, because I can flick my eyes at their papers or book without them realizing how often I look over.

Again, my nf knows what I do, and they approve, so why does it cause issues for you?  Why do you care so much?

I happen to hate generalizations.  “Nannies use phones too much” implies that it’s all nannies instead of a select few.  “Nannies are watching their phones instead of the kids” implies the same while also saying that every nanny is neglecting their charges.  Sure, there are a few without a clue.  But 1) you can’t tell who is nanny and who isn’t, 2) you don’t know what they’re doing on the phone, 3) you can’t tell how much they’re watching, and 4) you have no idea about what tasks the nanny needs to accomplish using her phone.  MYOB.[/quote]

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