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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a Nanny & would advise either 1 or 3.

Definitely not 2.

[b]Because to expect her to have the playroom completely cleaned up would be an unfair responsibility for her.[/b]

Yes, the kids MAY help - but that is unlikely especially due to their ages.
It would be likely that the Nanny would be doing the majority of the straightening up here.[/quote]

I know some of you either don't understand or just don't care, but this a job and they aren't always "fair". You don't always get to stick your your special preferred list of chores as if you're working in a vacuum with nothing going on around you.

OP, 2 is fine given the circumstances, and a good employee wouldn't have even needed to be told or asked. Just something to keep in your pocket when bonus time comes, nanny asks for for special allowances for herself, etc.

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Exactly.  If you are a nanny, you should make yourself indispensable or at least make your employer's life easier.  f the employer feels they have to answer to you when they have a special need due to a medical emergency, you don't deserve a raise or a bonus.  I agree that both parents and nanny should stick to the one activity/toy at a time per child though.[/quote]

[b]A nanny's job is to take care of children. [/b] It is not her job to make your life easier by cleaning up messes that you are too lazy to clean
  Obviously, her medical problem was not an emergency or she would not have come home.  OP should have gone to Urgent Care where she would not have waited all day.[/quote]

Right, and the playroom is the children's space, so the nanny should be willing to help tidy it, especially given the circumstances.  If not, she doesn't have the flexibility to be a team player at all? I might not fire her if she is otherwise a good nanny, but I would be less generous with raises, bonuses, and special requests. For example, we occasionally let our nanny leave early on Fridays (no PTO involved).  If she can't be bothered to help when we need it, then that practice might end.

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Ah, yes.  The old "we are a team" and there is no 'I" in team meaning "I, The OP"  is not in team unless OP starts with job creep because they are so special and, anyway, it is a child related job to clean up all children's messes, no matter when they occur.

Nannies should not be expected to clean up children's messes made on parent's watch![/quote]

Sure, then don't expect any extras from your employer.  No bonuses, no extra days off, early outs before holidays, or any help with transportation when your car breaks down.  Stick to the minimums.   When circumstances allow, you will be replaced you with someone who tries to be an asset to her employers. [/quote]

So Mommy, unless YOU cleans YOUR boss’s house/office, you should expect no extras and no bonuses. Sounds good.[/quote]

I'm sure the nannies out there who have been paying attention know that their employers (moms [u]and[/u] dads) do sometimes go above and beyond their job descriptions in order to keep their jobs and advance in their careers. That includes some of the responsibilities already mentioned in this thread above like working extra hours, covering for other employees, traveling for work on their own time and working after hours in their hotel rooms to respond to emails and other requests, taking on other projects or responsibilities without it being expressly in their job descriptions. It's not going to be about cleaning because the office has a cleaning crew after hours and the boss's house is generally not our work venue.  I doubt any of the nannies out there are surprised about that, so you can stop with the fixation on cleaning.  As noted, you may not get fired for not doing it, but you won't get any bonus points and it will "stick" in your employers minds that you chose not to help when you could easily have done so, especially since it was a one-off thing when the family was having a tough time.[/quote]

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