Anonymous wrote:I find it odd that someone who is on their phone 24/7 can adequately care for much less supervise a young child.

Your last two statements do not add up.

Ill be honest. Im a nanny and have a slight addiction to checking certain websites and keeping up on news weather and traffic during the day. Its really strange. I didn't used to be this way until i was actually a nanny and think its because Im with kids all day and need the outlet? but I digress I am able to do this frequently during the day and I will. I take any opportunity to check my phone. yet I have always still been able to go above and beyond with my job. you'd be surprised. one mb that had an obsession with her phone in common with me actually told me she noticed but said she didn't care because i was on top of everything. we had the same symptoms. I mean if I'm waiting for them to use the bathroom before we leave, while they clean up, waiting in carpool lines, while I cook, sometimes while they are eating and if they start talking crazy i excuse myself to get on my phone. If we are playing barbies and legos I will once they take my toys and start to ignore me, when they wash hands, nap time after chores are done, just about anytime I can. It relaxes me

Anonymous wrote:My DH was home a few days last week. And it was so bad he noticed. And that was in front of him.

Then either he or you, or both of you together, needs to address that with her. Tell her what your husband saw and what you expect from her. I'm still struggling to understand why you didn't have a sit down talk with her.

My DH was home a few days last week. And it was so bad he noticed. And that was in front of him.

Does she let the kids watch tv most of the day? Or play on a tablet? It doesn't take that long to do a load of laundry, get dinner started, and do a little artwork. And if the kids aren't really getting out their stuff and playing, the house will stay how you left it. I can see how she could easily spend 4-5 hours of a 9 hour day on her phone and still do the things you mentioned.

Anonymous wrote:My kids love her. At the end of the day the house is spotless. Dinners made. All laundry has been done. My kids have art work on the walls and they have smiles on. They cry for her when she leaves. I have zero idea how she does with the amt of time she is glued to her phone. Our kids are 18 months, 3, and 5

We love her and never thought she would be doing this. Not sure if it's recent.

My job monitors all our websites used or has firewalls up or whatever to prevent usage.

How can she be on her phone all day and still doing all this? How do you know she's on her phone all day? If she's really that amazing, maybe your source is wrong.

I'm on my phone all the time at work, because my boss emails me 30000 times a day

OP, is it possible that your source is wrong? Who is telling you this? For example, if a neighbor sees your nanny on her phone while pushing the kids in the stroller, I don't really think that's a big deal. It could be her only moment of a long work day to deal with personal correspondence, so I would not begrudge her that.

So this really depends on your source.