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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m so tired of being around micromanaging parents all day. I work for two families who are both at home in small CONDOS. They refuse to find a workspace outside the home, so they work in the living room/kitchen combo where I also have to play with the kids (unless we can hole up in one of their tiny bedrooms all day). That means there are THREE ADULTS and two crawling infants in a 900-1100sq ft apartment all day. Some days I sit on the floor while the kids are napping because there is no where else to sit when everyone is working. The parents take calls and meetings all day, so I have to hear everything and do my best to keep the kids quiet all day. As a result, they’re the most spoiled and over-held babies I’ve ever worked with. It’s really a shame because I’ve been doing this for 10 years and love my job. Now, every morning I cry as I walk out the door to head to this hell hole.

I have no freedom to discipline the children (I use reinforcement discipline), and whenever any of them cry their parents rush over to them or into the bedroom we’re stuck in to pick them up. This is TERRIBLE for their emotional development. They’ve never learned to self soothe and are both terrible ballers due to their parents backwards ways and thoughts on naps. Usually I would be able to correct these bad habits and then provide feedback to the parents on why my methods are most beneficial, but now I can’t do that because they are always around and seem dead set on their backwards thoughts. Tried discussing an alternate method with one of the dads once, and he shot me down (even though I have corrected sleeping issues before) so I left it alone. We spend at least 6 hours of my 9 hour shift outside wandering around aimlessly because there is nothing to do and no activities due to Covid. I just have to stay out of the house for my own stability. Even if it’s hot, we go sit outside.

I’m SO emotionally battered and I feel bad because I am a great nanny with solid references and have always excelled at my job. These parents are happy with me and praise me often, but I am MISERABLE.

Does anyone else feel this way? How have you gotten out of this funk? I think about quitting every day.[/quote]

Seriously, you need a new job in a different profession.  You don't just let babies cry.  Your job is to nurture and comfort them.  And, this is their home and they are working from home.  You are inappropriate to tell them they need to work elsewhere especially with the virus.  Please quit.  These kids deserve better care.[/quote]

As a Professional Nanny I am very happy and feel comfortable working with my employers working at Home now.  Even the house is not a huge one.  They have been pretty nice and supportive with me respecting always my space.  Dad set a small office in one room which they had as a storage and Mom set her office in the Guest room.  Just moved the bed to the corner and set a very nice desk a very comfortable chair. They love me and respect so much my job.  And they know I am always in charge with my charges and able to handle all situations during the day.  And I completely understand the Nanny point.  And that's right.  She also deserve a Better Family  with Better settings. 
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