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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had a nanny of mine once let my kids play with slime outdoors and that stuff sticks like crazy to the sidewalk.
But it eventually goes away.
Playdoh is less innocuous.
I think your boss is a rich snob who thinks getting clay on his precious Audi tires will devalue his expensive ride.
So he thinks it is perfectly acceptable to tell the “help” to scrub his driveway for him to protect it.[/quote]

She should have put something down or cleaned it up.[/quote]

Most Nannies would not automatically think to put newspaper or wax paper down first.
The kids probably opened up the playdough and began playing with it like all kids will do.[/quote]

Then they are at best babysitters as any high paid nanny should have the common sense to protect a surface.[/quote]

So just because a nanny allows her charges to play with Playdoh on their driveway means she is not deserving of the moniker of her profession??????
This is outlandish!
I see young children all the time playing on their driveways — whether they be playing ball, Playdoh, Barbies, hopscotch, sidewalk chalk, etc.
Most families do not care if there is Playdoh on the driveway.
Only a snooty parent who values their vehicle tires over their children’s recreational bliss would agree with you.[/quote]

The issue isn't playdoh, its about taking precautions not to destroy belongings.  She sounds like a bad nanny.  She is there to supervise.  I would be pissed if my car got ruined because of it.  You teach kids to respect things by setting a good example.[/quote]

Your car will not get ruined by playdough on the driveway. :lol: [/quote]

No one wants play dough on their driveway and yes, it can if it gets into the seats and rugs.  [/quote]

What…..?

Color me confused but how can children playing Playdoh on the driveway get the Playdoh inside the car, thus getting it into the car’s interior where the seats/rugs are??!

I once was a Nanny for a little boy, I went to the bathroom (1.5 minutes tops!) and while I was in there the boy spilled red jello on a light-colored area rug.
The Mother didn’t get angry at me nor did she expect me to scrub the rug until the stain came out.

To answer your question OP, No this wasn’t fair.
A Nanny should not be expected to scrape her employer’s cement driveway.
That does not fall under a Nanny’s light housekeeping duties sorry.

I would have given this family my walking papers immediately.
Hopefully you already did.[/quote]

As a responsible adult, I would have tried my best to clean the carpet but why is the kid eating red jello in that spot?  You have a responsibility to respect and care for the property and belongings and yes, light housekeeping is part of it.  You clean up after the kids and the kids areas.[/quote]

Sure us Nannie’s should pick up and clean up after our charges……it is only common sense.
However to expect a nanny to clean up her boss’s driveway is a little much don’t ya think?[/quote]

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