Anonymous
05/10/2015 07:37
Subject: Re:nanny and personal phone calls
I never talk or text when I am working. I have an hour at lunch to take care of personal business and that is enough. Once, I looked at a text telling me that my car was ready (from the repair shop) but it was something I didn't have to respond to.
Seriously, it can be done and is being done by me.
However, if you don't work with charges who nap anymore then obviously a few things would have to be handled while you are working -- but I would choose a time when the kids are playing inside the house and I know they are safe before I divert my attention away from them. And this would never be in when we are outside - so it still doesn't explain the countless nannies I see texting and talking in parks and spray parks.
Seriously, it can be done and is being done by me.
However, if you don't work with charges who nap anymore then obviously a few things would have to be handled while you are working -- but I would choose a time when the kids are playing inside the house and I know they are safe before I divert my attention away from them. And this would never be in when we are outside - so it still doesn't explain the countless nannies I see texting and talking in parks and spray parks.
Anonymous
05/10/2015 07:32
Subject: nanny and personal phone calls
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Hard to find anyone who wants to completely focus on a child for 10-12 hours a day.
One may even wonder how healthy that is for the child, or the adult, for the matter.
...Especially during the summer, when older children don't need to nap.
For God sake, then do something PRODUCTIVE and JOB RELATED. You are presenting a false choice in saying it is either focusing on the child or talking/texting on your phone.
So you're posting at 9:16 on a Tuesday morning.
Why aren't YOU doing YOUR job?
I am the PP you are asking about and I live and work in California - three hours ahead of you in DC. You will never find any post from me during work hours PST. Never - not one.
I always thought California was three hours behind DC hmmm....
Obviously, PP meant behind -- or else her explanation wouldn't make any sense.
Anonymous
05/09/2015 22:43
Subject: Re:nanny and personal phone calls
If a nanny works during business hours, she has no recourse. If she's being asked to be the household manager (and you don't know whether she is or not), she has no recourse. If she works 24/7, she definitely has no recourse. Do not judge another nanny simply because you have never had the need.
I don't work with infants, and most toddlers aren't napping by the time I start working with them. I've homeschooled children, I've been the household manager. I've also been the nanny at the park on the phone while the kids played. Three different moms came up to me to tell me that I was doing a horrible job. Guess what? I wasn't. I knew where every one of my charges was, and I pointed out to one mom that her daughter was eating sand. I was also trying to schedule someone to check the furnace, get the plumber to come get the earrings out of the drain that MB dropped, find out why the mower hadn't shown up and find someone to come spray the fire ants. I knew what I was doing, I was talking to the children as needed, I stopped two for a break when they were overheating and needed water, and I still managed to also call my bank and inquire as to why there was a charge that I hadn't made.
OP has an issue with her nannies' usage, that doesn't mean that others need to jump on the bandwagon and judge all nannies, especially when you don't know why someone else is doing something.
I don't work with infants, and most toddlers aren't napping by the time I start working with them. I've homeschooled children, I've been the household manager. I've also been the nanny at the park on the phone while the kids played. Three different moms came up to me to tell me that I was doing a horrible job. Guess what? I wasn't. I knew where every one of my charges was, and I pointed out to one mom that her daughter was eating sand. I was also trying to schedule someone to check the furnace, get the plumber to come get the earrings out of the drain that MB dropped, find out why the mower hadn't shown up and find someone to come spray the fire ants. I knew what I was doing, I was talking to the children as needed, I stopped two for a break when they were overheating and needed water, and I still managed to also call my bank and inquire as to why there was a charge that I hadn't made.
OP has an issue with her nannies' usage, that doesn't mean that others need to jump on the bandwagon and judge all nannies, especially when you don't know why someone else is doing something.
Anonymous
05/09/2015 21:31
Subject: nanny and personal phone calls
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Hard to find anyone who wants to completely focus on a child for 10-12 hours a day.
One may even wonder how healthy that is for the child, or the adult, for the matter.
...Especially during the summer, when older children don't need to nap.
For God sake, then do something PRODUCTIVE and JOB RELATED. You are presenting a false choice in saying it is either focusing on the child or talking/texting on your phone.
So you're posting at 9:16 on a Tuesday morning.
Why aren't YOU doing YOUR job?
I am the PP you are asking about and I live and work in California - three hours ahead of you in DC. You will never find any post from me during work hours PST. Never - not one.
I always thought California was three hours behind DC hmmm....
Anonymous
05/09/2015 20:22
Subject: nanny and personal phone calls
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Hard to find anyone who wants to completely focus on a child for 10-12 hours a day.
One may even wonder how healthy that is for the child, or the adult, for the matter.
...Especially during the summer, when older children don't need to nap.
For God sake, then do something PRODUCTIVE and JOB RELATED. You are presenting a false choice in saying it is either focusing on the child or talking/texting on your phone.
So you're posting at 9:16 on a Tuesday morning.
Why aren't YOU doing YOUR job?
I am the PP you are asking about and I live and work in California - three hours ahead of you in DC. You will never find any post from me during work hours PST. Never - not one.
Anonymous
05/05/2015 15:48
Subject: Re:nanny and personal phone calls
I've answered my phone while working 1 time and it was less than 1 minute... So I agree, she shouldn't be talking on the phone at all unless the kids are napping... My point of view of a nanny as a nanny.
Anonymous
05/05/2015 09:25
Subject: nanny and personal phone calls
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Hard to find anyone who wants to completely focus on a child for 10-12 hours a day.
One may even wonder how healthy that is for the child, or the adult, for the matter.
...Especially during the summer, when older children don't need to nap.
For God sake, then do something PRODUCTIVE and JOB RELATED. You are presenting a false choice in saying it is either focusing on the child or talking/texting on your phone.
So you're posting at 9:16 on a Tuesday morning.
Why aren't YOU doing YOUR job?