I am a nanny and think yours is terrible.
You should fire her. Sorry.

How old is your Nanny OP??

Typically the younger they are, the more attached to their phones they are, in my personal experience.

Anyway, your Nanny is sub-par overall.
Being consistently tardy is a huge deal breaker in this profession.
As is cooking meals for herself during baby's awake time.

Also not cleaning up after herself in truly unacceptable.
You should not be coming home from work and cleaning up after her at all.

I wouldn't waste any time talking to her about all of these issues since these are basic common sense no brainers.

Issue her her walking papers and look for someone who will take their job more seriously.

Good luck!

You definitely need to look for a new nanny and can this one. I write this as a nanny. Honestly, the whole food making and eating ordeal while the baby is awake is among the worst things I have ever heard a nanny do. She is NOT a nanny - she is a bad babysitter.

Your nanny only works 35hrs a week? If this is true and you're really paying $20/hr you can do better. If it's 37-39k for 40-60 hrs well then that's what you get for that price.

Anonymous wrote:If you are paying 37,000 gross then lady this is what you get.

This poster probably assumed normal full time hours (40-50). $20 is a very good starting rate.

You need a new nanny.

Get a new nanny. You can do so much better. I would fire someone for being consistently late. OR for being on the phone in front of the baby. OR for being dirty. OR for ignoring the baby to spend close to an hour cooking their own meal.

You have a terrible nanny. Like I wonder if you are a troll because this is such a no-brainer.

Why is she still employed by you?

You need a new nanny. She should be making your life easier, not harder. You can do better, I promise.

Anonymous wrote:get a new nanny. I pay about that for my baby and have since she was 5 months. She's now 14 months. Nanny doesn't use her phone, cooks for the baby, feeds the baby and cleans all bottles and baby dishes. Does all baby laundry, mops/cleans the floors in play space and living space every other day. Lots of activities like tummy time, walking with baby, outside walks twice a day, reading books to her and playing songs etc. Definitely look for w new nanny. There are plenty of good ones out there. Just loving the kid is not enough, these signs of laziness do not bode well for when your baby is moving more and needs more interaction.

Pp again. And nanny is never late. Always 15 min early so she can wash hands and change into her work clothes.

get a new nanny. I pay about that for my baby and have since she was 5 months. She's now 14 months. Nanny doesn't use her phone, cooks for the baby, feeds the baby and cleans all bottles and baby dishes. Does all baby laundry, mops/cleans the floors in play space and living space every other day. Lots of activities like tummy time, walking with baby, outside walks twice a day, reading books to her and playing songs etc. Definitely look for w new nanny. There are plenty of good ones out there. Just loving the kid is not enough, these signs of laziness do not bode well for when your baby is moving more and needs more interaction.

I think you should get a new nanny. Most of those individually would get her fired in my house.

That is the going rate in my city. I had many applicants who wanted even less, but we stuck with $20 an hour.

If you are paying 37,000 gross then lady this is what you get.

Hi All

I need some advice before I do something drastic.

We have had our nanny since I was on maternity leave. In the beginning, she was very good at her job and we were happy with her. However, her performance has not been up to par lately. I have had a few conversations with her, but nothing formal. I am getting stressed out over this situation. The following are my complaints:

- She is always late. No matter what, she is always 10-15 minutes late. I work from home and have both a baby and an older school-age child. We decided to change her hours to very early in the morning to avoid her lateness affect our daily lives.
Today, one of my kids had a dr's appt. She came in 15 minutes later than our previously agreed time (we talked about her coming later so she would not be affected by the ice while driving to our place). She lives only 10 minutes away from our house, so this is a behavioral issue, not a commuting issue.

Since she was late, it made me late and yes guess what, I arrived 10-15 minutes late to our appointment. So unacceptable. No matter what I tell her, it does not phase her.
She is beyond inconsiderate. and yes she does leave on time.

- Spends too much time on her phone
She spends time on her phone when holding the baby. We have told her to limit her time on her cell... she was good for a few months, but she slipped. I have been observing her and not saying anything because I want to see how far she will go. Granted, she does not spend all her time on the phone, but it is excessive. By excessive I mean, she takes pictures, she checks her phone when she is resting (with baby) ... etc etc

- She does not clean up after herself.
This was a HUGE issue which has been resolved (we hope). She was leaving a big mess wherever she went. I meant bottles all over the place, dirty clothes, etc. and she would just leave for the day and leave the mess for me to cleanup

- She cooks (for herself)
So she cooks for herself during the middle of the day. She uses our pots and pans, etc. while our baby is awake. She will leave our baby in her swing while she cooks. I don't mind of course if she makes herself a small meal, but it looks like I am paying for my baby to watch her cook! It;s not just the cooking, she cooks, and then has to eat, and then has to clean up after herself ... so that takes time. I don't even cook from scratch often because I have too much going on! So we are talking a time span of 45 mins.

- Does not work on developmental tasks with baby on a consistent basis
I have told her repeatedly that the baby needs floor time, tummy time, etc. but she does not listen. She does it when I ask her to, but she just doesn't like to do it on a consistent basis. Our baby can barely sit and she is 7.5 months old.

- I have told her to feed the baby in her high chair, she was feeding the baby in her little play chair (really?) ... and I had to clean up the play chair because it was so nasty. I told her to keep things clean. Now that she is feeding the baby in the high chair she does not wipe it, I am at my wit's end. Do I have to supervise her and tell her to wipe the high chair now? She stresses me out!

She is only responsible for our little baby and occasionally watches our older daughter.

I know she loves our baby, but I just don't think she is good for her. I am better off quitting my job, putting the baby in part-time day care, or finding somebody else.

Also, every time I am upstairs, I can hear her on the phone ... every single time.

Should I sit down with her? Or should I just fire her? I think she is a nice warm person, who is disorganized, messy, and not consistent. She is sweet to my daughter, I know she would never harm her. That I am very thankful for. But I am paying her 2 weeks paid vacation and nearly 37-39k a year.

In the meantime, I am lining up backup care. I want to make a decision while I am not angry, though, right now I am very angry.