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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I see nothing wrong with a quick text message here and there as long as it does not distract from the kids.[/quote]

If your employer agrees with you then you're fine.  As an employer, I do not want my child's nanny texting or talking to her friends at any time during her work hours except her lunch break - and it makes no difference to me what my nanny sees as right or wrong with this.  We agreed to no texting/calling and I expect her to live up to our agreement.  [/quote]

Can she answer a call from her doctor? Or her landlord? Or her parents?

I send/receive fewer than five non-work-related texts every day because I'm just not that into texting, but I will absolutely answer important phone calls. Friday I had to speak with the hospital billing department while holding the baby and chatting to the toddler at the same time...unfortunately those calls can't wait until I finish work at 6pm and I don't ever have more than 20 minutes of calm during the day - I sure as heck don't want to spend it on hold trying to reach someone.

Of course the employer has the right to set expectations and guidelines but I do think being reasonable about them goes a long way toward building goodwill and having a happy nanny.[/quote]

No calls during working hours!  NONE.  Not from her doctor, her parents, her landlord unless there is an emergency.  I do not make any personal calls nor receive any personal calls when I'm working!  This is not unusual in the working world!  [/quote]

Hahahahahahahahaha. Sure. Ok.

I can tell you I worked in "the working world" for ten years before becoming a nanny two years ago and everyone took personal calls. You're nuts if you think people don't answer repeated calls from their landlord or don't schedule doctors appointments during working hours. Even my DB, who is a doctor, scheduled an inspection for a house they'd like to buy while he was at work. So please, tell me again about your outrageous expectations. I work 8am-6pm five days a week...when exactly am I supposed to conduct official calls? (And yes, Comcast is open late so I do [i]those[/i] types of calls on the weekends.)[/quote]

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