Have you considered that she got an iPad with service and wasn't using your wifi at all? That's what I have.

Op, there is a great chance she is not even connected to your wifi.

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Anonymous wrote:Hmm office to dining room table. Okaay

Oh my goodness, crazy person. I speculated she found it in the office. I was only guessing. I've since seen the paper on the dining room table, so I'm fairly certain that's where she found it. You are a weird one.

Maybe she thought you left it there for her to use. I have had parents do that for me before. There is also the chance that she is using her own wifi. I have Comcast Xfinity and I get free access to any of their wifi hotspots, which are all over the place, even residential neighborhoods.

Slow down, ladies. We don't know why the MB is concerned about this. It could be a security concern, particularly if someone in the family works from home in a field like banking, law, or medicine where she handles confidential client information. Apparently it is very easy for people sharing a WIFI connection to hack into each others' email and possibly other files on a home network. Also, particularly if someone in the house runs a home-based business, it is entirely possible that they have an Internet plan where charges are based on the amount of data transferred. This is more common with small business plans than with residential plans, and it doesn't mean that the family is cheap or skimping.

The nanny absolutely should have asked permission to use the WIFI connection, but the MB shouldn't have left the password out in plain view. Depending on where it was left, it may have been reasonable for the nanny to infer from the posted password that she had permission to use the connection.

Anonymous wrote:Maybe op has a crappy plan (because she's cheap) and only is allowed so many gb's a month

No chance a woman who employs a nanny would skimp on fast internet, even if only for streaming television.

Maybe op has a crappy plan (because she's cheap) and only is allowed so many gb's a month

Anonymous wrote:If she saw it written on a piece of paper in plain view, its safe to assume she thought you were being a concientious employer and leaving the password out for her to use...which is what you should have done in the first place.

This. I would assume you had left it there so I would see it. Maybe your husband did just that -- did you ask him?

The password was in plain view. Why would she feel the need to ask permission? It's not like it costs anything to connect to your WiFi. I am so glad I don't work for some of you people.

Anonymous wrote:It's weird she knew the password without asking. But I don't think it's weird that she's using your wifi without asking. That is such a weird thing to notice and think about.

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Really? This is a concern worthy of posting here?

I have always used wifi at my employers' houses. In my current position of almost 4 years DB had to add all my devices to their network. It was a bit more involved than just giving me a password.

The only thing that would be weird is tapping into it without mentioning it, but the paper was left in plain sight. Would you be as bothered if she had mentioned seeing the password on the paper your husband left in plain sight to let you know she now had access to the wifi?

What is the drawback in using the wifi? This slows your speed while working at home? If so that is an issue. If you woh though then why would you care?

It was rude of you not to offer the password on her first day, OP. 21st century etiquette. Does your nanny need permission to use your toilet paper and tap water too?

Signed,
I posted this from MB's iPad, using her wifi :O

Are you my old boss? She got crazy when she found out we were using the Wifi too. I worked 24 hour shifts and one of the other nannies shared the password with me. I didn't think it was a big deal, but apparently some of you do.

If she's in your house you should expect her to use your wifi. It's simple.

If she saw it written on a piece of paper in plain view, its safe to assume she thought you were being a concientious employer and leaving the password out for her to use...which is what you should have done in the first place.