Anonymous wrote:OP, maybe you could bring this up to your MB since this is what I do with my nanny and it works wonderfully.

I gave the nanny our wifi code, but since shes only here on days we are not I set up some rules on the router to block certain sites and such but most importantly the wifi only work for 1 hour right in the middle of nap. I didn't want the nanny rushing our son to sleep or letting him oversleep because she was playing on the phone, so I set it to kick on 30 minutes after nap usually starts and runs for 1 hour, which is about 30 minutes before he generally wakes up since he is napping for 2 hours.

That is a win win, maybe you can bring it up.

You're a nut.

Anonymous wrote:OP, maybe you could bring this up to your MB since this is what I do with my nanny and it works wonderfully.

I gave the nanny our wifi code, but since shes only here on days we are not I set up some rules on the router to block certain sites and such but most importantly the wifi only work for 1 hour right in the middle of nap. I didn't want the nanny rushing our son to sleep or letting him oversleep because she was playing on the phone, so I set it to kick on 30 minutes after nap usually starts and runs for 1 hour, which is about 30 minutes before he generally wakes up since he is napping for 2 hours.

That is a win win, maybe you can bring it up.

You are treating her with less respect than you would your teen... Wow, I'm surprised you keep the nanny if you treat her like this in other ways too.

OP, maybe you could bring this up to your MB since this is what I do with my nanny and it works wonderfully.

I gave the nanny our wifi code, but since shes only here on days we are not I set up some rules on the router to block certain sites and such but most importantly the wifi only work for 1 hour right in the middle of nap. I didn't want the nanny rushing our son to sleep or letting him oversleep because she was playing on the phone, so I set it to kick on 30 minutes after nap usually starts and runs for 1 hour, which is about 30 minutes before he generally wakes up since he is napping for 2 hours.

That is a win win, maybe you can bring it up.

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Anonymous wrote:If they quickly changed the subject when you reminded them about it, my guess is they are uncomfortable with giving you the wifi code. They might be worried that you'll not only listen to music, but start browsing the internet from your phone. And maybe just during naps at first, but who's to stop you from looking at your phone while he's awake? I know a lot of parents are okay with nannies surfing the web during naps, but it depends on their trust level. In general, I wouldn't mind a nanny listening to music during my kid's naps, but our current nanny sometimes takes a while to hear her wake up (hearing problems??) and I really don't want to make this any worse. That's a special case, though.

Were you off of work before 2pm today? Oh wait....it's ok for you to be online at work but not your nanny, got it. I always forget about that pesky double standard.

Mm what double standard? I said that in general I'm okay with a nanny listening to music during naps. Oh, and I'm self-employed and my boss says it's okay for me to be online at 2pm.

This cannot be for real ... who wouldn't give their nanny their WiFi password? They trust her every day with their children, sounds like she is an adult since she has a child old enough to "consult" on the phone's data plan.

Craziness!

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am constantly listening to music and using the Internet for projects for the kids. I am also an adult and may have an email to read or a task to complete during the workday, just like all the MBs out there. I would never work for a family that didn't have respect for me and an understanding of how life works for all adults. [/quote]

How life works for ACTUAL adults is that we don't expect everyone's WiFi to be available to us. Use data on your phone for your occasional email or task. You only need WiFi if you're on your phone too much. [/quote]

I use pandora everyday with my charges. I use Overdrive Audio and ebooks with my charges everyday. I won't take a position for a family who withholds their wifi password, and I think that's reasonable. I'm using major data hogs for the children's benefit, not mine.[/quote]

+1. I am the person pp was responding to. I listen to music all day, which uses Internet or data. I could not afford to use my data plan for that purpose. Majority of my Pandora stations are children's stations.

It seems that some people relish in authority and have a need to show their power over their employees in the most ridiculous ways. I would never work with a family that didn't respect me. [/quote]

Another +1 here. We have Pandora playing in the background through much of the day, and frankly, I'm an adult and sometimes I have things that I need to take care of and life doesn't revolve around nap time. I'm not interested in working for a family that views our relationship as some kind of power trip where they get to treat me like one of their children. I've never had a family like OP's, but if I ended up with one they'd be getting my 2 weeks notice as soon as I lined up a new job. [/quote]

9.31 here. When it comes to music and Overdrive, I use them with my charges. HOWEVER, I don't use email or any other apps while kids are awake and with me. Yes, it involves trust. But I've never had a problem, especially because I emphasize that I"m not in favor of using lots of technology with young children.

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am constantly listening to music and using the Internet for projects for the kids. I am also an adult and may have an email to read or a task to complete during the workday, just like all the MBs out there. I would never work for a family that didn't have respect for me and an understanding of how life works for all adults. [/quote]

How life works for ACTUAL adults is that we don't expect everyone's WiFi to be available to us. Use data on your phone for your occasional email or task. You only need WiFi if you're on your phone too much. [/quote]

I use pandora everyday with my charges. I use Overdrive Audio and ebooks with my charges everyday. I won't take a position for a family who withholds their wifi password, and I think that's reasonable. I'm using major data hogs for the children's benefit, not mine.[/quote]

+1. I am the person pp was responding to. I listen to music all day, which uses Internet or data. I could not afford to use my data plan for that purpose. Majority of my Pandora stations are children's stations.

It seems that some people relish in authority and have a need to show their power over their employees in the most ridiculous ways. I would never work with a family that didn't respect me. [/quote]

Another +1 here. We have Pandora playing in the background through much of the day, and frankly, I'm an adult and sometimes I have things that I need to take care of and life doesn't revolve around nap time. I'm not interested in working for a family that views our relationship as some kind of power trip where they get to treat me like one of their children. I've never had a family like OP's, but if I ended up with one they'd be getting my 2 weeks notice as soon as I lined up a new job.

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am constantly listening to music and using the Internet for projects for the kids. I am also an adult and may have an email to read or a task to complete during the workday, just like all the MBs out there. I would never work for a family that didn't have respect for me and an understanding of how life works for all adults. [/quote]

How life works for ACTUAL adults is that we don't expect everyone's WiFi to be available to us. Use data on your phone for your occasional email or task. You only need WiFi if you're on your phone too much. [/quote]

I use pandora everyday with my charges. I use Overdrive Audio and ebooks with my charges everyday. I won't take a position for a family who withholds their wifi password, and I think that's reasonable. I'm using major data hogs for the children's benefit, not mine.[/quote]

+1. I am the person pp was responding to. I listen to music all day, which uses Internet or data. I could not afford to use my data plan for that purpose. Majority of my Pandora stations are children's stations.

It seems that some people relish in authority and have a need to show their power over their employees in the most ridiculous ways. I would never work with a family that didn't respect me.

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Anonymous wrote:I am constantly listening to music and using the Internet for projects for the kids. I am also an adult and may have an email to read or a task to complete during the workday, just like all the MBs out there. I would never work for a family that didn't have respect for me and an understanding of how life works for all adults.

How life works for ACTUAL adults is that we don't expect everyone's WiFi to be available to us. Use data on your phone for your occasional email or task. You only need WiFi if you're on your phone too much.

I use pandora everyday with my charges. I use Overdrive Audio and ebooks with my charges everyday. I won't take a position for a family who withholds their wifi password, and I think that's reasonable. I'm using major data hogs for the children's benefit, not mine.

Anonymous wrote:I recently purchased a brand-new iPhone to replace my old-school flip phone.

(Don't laugh...!!)


Anyway I currently care for a 2 1/2 yr. old who naps during my 10HR. shift for usually two hours.

I am not required to perform any household duties during my down time, I usually eat my lunch, pick up/organize toys, books & puzzles plus wash any dishes used or sweep up the kitchen floor.

My new phone has a Spotify app which allows me to listen to music during nap time. I always am near the baby monitor and make sure my music is at a volume where I can hear the volume of the monitor. Also I NEVER use earbuds while listening to my songs.

Anyway my daughter told me that listening to my Spotify uses up data from my phone plan & that it would be better if I used the family's WiFi instead.

So I asked my bosses if that would be okay and they told me they would look up the password and get back to me. When I remind them again, they say they will "get on it," then quickly change the subject.

What is the big deal.....??!

Sounds to me like they think they already pay you enough to pay for your own. Do they? Usually not.

Anonymous wrote:I am constantly listening to music and using the Internet for projects for the kids. I am also an adult and may have an email to read or a task to complete during the workday, just like all the MBs out there. I would never work for a family that didn't have respect for me and an understanding of how life works for all adults.

How life works for ACTUAL adults is that we don't expect everyone's WiFi to be available to us. Use data on your phone for your occasional email or task. You only need WiFi if you're on your phone too much.

I am constantly listening to music and using the Internet for projects for the kids. I am also an adult and may have an email to read or a task to complete during the workday, just like all the MBs out there. I would never work for a family that didn't have respect for me and an understanding of how life works for all adults.

What's the big deal about??

I have a ton of nanny friends who simply just get it off the cable box.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ours is a 50 character randomized lower case / upper case/ numbers code. Not on the back of our router. Huge pain to share.

Well that was a dumb decision.

Why? How many people do you think have guessed our PW?

HAHA Mines "password" ... how many people do you think have guessed mine? 0.

Anonymous wrote:If they quickly changed the subject when you reminded them about it, my guess is they are uncomfortable with giving you the wifi code. They might be worried that you'll not only listen to music, but start browsing the internet from your phone. And maybe just during naps at first, but who's to stop you from looking at your phone while he's awake? I know a lot of parents are okay with nannies surfing the web during naps, but it depends on their trust level. In general, I wouldn't mind a nanny listening to music during my kid's naps, but our current nanny sometimes takes a while to hear her wake up (hearing problems??) and I really don't want to make this any worse. That's a special case, though.

Were you off of work before 2pm today? Oh wait....it's ok for you to be online at work but not your nanny, got it. I always forget about that pesky double standard.