Agree. I think every nanny on this thread - myself included - would spray down the clothes!

As a sidenote, I find myself disagreeing with nannydeb more and more and her advice is beginning to get ridiculous

(I am not a PP)

nannydebsays wrote:Is helping with your dc's laundry in your nanny work agreement? If not, then as lazy and entitled as she sounds, your nanny has every right to say no.

If the above is the case, I would guess she might have had a job where "please spray spot remover on clothes evolved into "Wash all the laundry in the house every week." - job creep burns nannies to the poi t that they become unwilling to go outside of their work agreement at all.

OTOH, if she is expected to do laundry, then she's being lazy.

Either way, it's time for a sit down talk to resolve this issue. Either add a little pay and add laundry for DC to nanny's responsibilities, or remind nanny that laundry IS her job and give her a specific time period to shape up or be let go.

Or just fire her. It's much easier. The market is flooded with excellent nannies who not only spray stains, but do thr kids laundry. No need to waste time when the job market is firmly on the side of the employer.

You have a really shitty nanny and I'd boot her ass right on out the door.

That's all I care to contribute to this discussion.

Do you understand that it's not adding duties?! It's taking a step to prevent property damage that you caused! Do you treat all others property with such a lack of respect or just your employer's?

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nannydebsays wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ps: asking her to spray down a stained shirt is not job creep. it's asking her to be considerate of your belongings

Absolutely this. Nannydebsays, you are so wrong and disrespectful of others property that I cannot believe it.

Ok then...Please tell me what I said that has you so riled up, so that I can help you with your comprehension.

You're pretty rude, but here you go.

"your nanny has every right to say no."

So, she can destroy every piece of clothing I have, and I'm in the wrong for asking her to clean up a mess she made?

I think I will start docking the cost of replacement clothes from her pay.

Yes, your Nanny has the right to decline additional duties. And you have the right to fire her for being stupid and shortsighted enough to refuse to help with child's laundry.

You: Nanny, I need you to take the time to spot treat and soak stained clothes.

Nanny: I don't want to do that.

You: (as soon as you have alternate care) Nanny, I am letting you go
a) because you are not fulfilling the terms of our work agreement that states you help with child laundry.
OR
b) because you are unwilling to add minor help with child's laundry to your duties.
Today is your last day.

No one is forcing anyone to retain the services of a Nanny too lazy to assist with laundry or anything else. YOU define the job parameters, and YOU are responsible for hiring someone willing to fulfill those duties.

nannydebsays wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ps: asking her to spray down a stained shirt is not job creep. it's asking her to be considerate of your belongings

Absolutely this. Nannydebsays, you are so wrong and disrespectful of others property that I cannot believe it.

Ok then...Please tell me what I said that has you so riled up, so that I can help you with your comprehension.

You're pretty rude, but here you go.

"your nanny has every right to say no."

So, she can destroy every piece of clothing I have, and I'm in the wrong for asking her to clean up a mess she made?

I think I will start docking the cost of replacement clothes from her pay.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ps: asking her to spray down a stained shirt is not job creep. it's asking her to be considerate of your belongings

Absolutely this. Nannydebsays, you are so wrong and disrespectful of others property that I cannot believe it.

Ok then...Please tell me what I said that has you so riled up, so that I can help you with your comprehension.

nannydebsays wrote:Is helping with your dc's laundry in your nanny work agreement? If not, then as lazy and entitled as she sounds, your nanny has every right to say no.

If the above is the case, I would guess she might have had a job where "please spray spot remover on clothes evolved into "Wash all the laundry in the house every week." - job creep burns nannies to the poi t that they become unwilling to go outside of their work agreement at all.

OTOH, if she is expected to do laundry, then she's being lazy.

Either way, it's time for a sit down talk to resolve this issue. Either add a little pay and add laundry for DC to nanny's responsibilities, or remind nanny that laundry IS her job and give her a specific time period to shape up or be let go.

You are 100% WRONG on this. If a child spills lunch on the floor when in your care, would you just leave the food there since cleaning is not part of your job?!

Anonymous wrote:ps: asking her to spray down a stained shirt is not job creep. it's asking her to be considerate of your belongings

Absolutely this. Nannydebsays, you are so wrong and disrespectful of others property that I cannot believe it.

I am a nanny that does not do laundry.

I of my own free will pre-treat stains.

It takes barely any time at all.

Personally, I just let my kids eat in diapers and wipe them down after.

ps: asking her to spray down a stained shirt is not job creep. it's asking her to be considerate of your belongings

absolutely disagree with nannydeb here and the other OPs saying she doesn't need to do this.

you aren't asking her to do laundry, you're asking her to be considerate and spray down a mess. just like she would (presumably) clean an area that got spit up on. or a counter that got spilled on. etc.

I am a nanny and my duties at my current job are strictly childcare -- no cleaning or laundry whatsoever -- yet I ALWAYS spray clothes I think will stain, spray down the counter with cleaner after lunch, run the swiffer over the kitchen floor if we track in mud, etc. I think its just common courtesy and I would have a real conversation with her in which you tell her it's not acceptable to just ignore your reasonable request

No, you are not asking too much. As a nanny, I feel that the child's laundry IS my job. Even if it weren't a part of my job, treating a stain is not too much to ask. My employers leave the baby's clothes stained without treating them on weekends and it drives me crazy.

BTW Oxiclean powder is amazing - soak any clothing overnight and the stains come out.

Agree that OP is not asking her nanny to "do laundry". I posted earlier that he nanny is being ridiculous and would add that the issue is not so much that it is vitally important for OP's nanny to do this specific thing. The problem is that if she will refuse to do something as simple and non time consuming as spraying a dirty shirt before tossing in the laundry then there is simply no way in the world that she is going to be being helpful in other areas either. She will be a nanny who in many areas is doing the minimum to get by. Not a great attribute in an unsupervised employee.

Spraying a stain isn't doing laundry. If she can't do that then make it clear that the baby is to eat in their diaper.. or buy some of those big bibs that's more like an oversized shirt.

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