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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wonder why the nannies here are so defensive about the idea that their employers want nannycams.  If you don't have anything to hide, you shouldn't care.[/quote]

I explained myself earlier. First of all, there are two separate issues. The first issue is being secretly videotaped. That's a complete violation of trust and I would quit if I found out I was being taped without my knowledge.

As far as an employee telling me in the interview that there will be cameras, that's not something I'm willing to do. I don't have anything to hide but, in my opinion, being videotaped opens the door to being micromanaged. People do things differently. If I don't do something exactly the same way as the parents it doesn't make it wrong. It's just different. I don't want every move I make or word I say to be scrutinized. Obviously I would not do things I have specifically been told not to do, nor would I ignore directions for what I'm supposed to do. Knowing someone is watching/listening to my every move would make me uncomfortable and if I'm constantly on edge I'm not bring the best nanny I can be. It's a matter of personal preference, just like the decision of whether of not to use cameras. I have no problem with parents who choose to use cameras (as long as the nanny knows) but I would not be a good fit for those families. [/quote]

OP here. I totally understand this. We are very open about the fact that we have cameras because I don't think it's ethical not to tell them. We've never had a nanny or potential nanny who had a problem with them but I understand why some wouldn't want them and you are right, they wouldn't be a good fit for our family then. I even had one nanny who would tell me to look at footage from the cameras every now and then because she was doin something funny she thought I'd get a kick out of.

I also will add that I can see that some parents would use the cameras to micromanage so I can see why you would be hesitant about that as well. I really make an effort not to micromanage. In fact, I specifically look for nannies that I don't have to micromanage. We had one nanny who was really wonderful but needed me to tell her every day what to feed the children and that drove me crazy. So not every family that has cameras use them to micromanage. [/quote]

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