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[quote=Anonymous]OP former nanny here. It took me years to develop a backbone and to stick up for myself. Legitimately YEARS. I’d be too scared they’d find a new nanny, or that they’d remember this come bonus time, or that they’d get mad and not let me take a personal day etc etc.....

Just as some life/ career nanny advice (if you end up doing this long term)..... always be in a position where you don’t ‘need’ that family. So, have a hefty savings cushion (I know that’s hard as a student), keep in touch with old nanny families/ babysitting families (for references in a pinch if you need them), have a good relationship with other nannies (for job leads) and always get everything in writing (for proof or ‘to have something to refer back to’ ).

There are always gonna be families that take advantage of you - some are good, kind people, and don’t necessarily mean to take advantage but they get complacent - sometimes they just need a friendly email reminder that it’s fine to ask some things of you but you’re just confused at their ‘expectation’ (aka entitlement) since you hadn’t discussed those expectations and it seemed more of an order than a request.  Sometimes a friendly reminder sets them back into place. 
But other families are just not going to give a sh*t and will order you around and just be asses. They’ll come off as nice but eventually make demands of you that are not in your job description.

My point is, ALWAYS stick up for yourself. Always ‘ask for clarification’ (my email suggestion above) which is the nice way of saying wtf.
But also be a good nanny. I always go above and beyond and I always go the extra mile... for families that treat me well. So I have no problem doing extra errands or tasks around the home when they ask nicely and are good to me.  [/quote]

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