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Anonymous wrote:How long is her workday OP?

If 9-10 hours or so, then I think as long as your daughter is asleep, a little rest is good for her nanny. Reason being is that I would rather my child be in the company of a well-rested caregiver vs. a worn out one. Just my opinion.

Is she close enough to your child that she will hear when your child wakes up? Or at least have a baby monitor next to her??

The weird thing here is that she is requesting you not to go into the kitchen because she may wake up. That is kinda pushing the boundary in my opinion. But then again...Working for a parent who is in the home is pretty challenging.

Your posting is a good illustration for this.

Her workday is 8 hours, sometimes 7 depending on DH's schedule. Never longer, even on days I'm in the office, never overtime.

She's young, so I do wonder if she's out too late at night. Certainly I didn't need a nap in the middle of the day at her age. Obviously it's not my business what she does at night, but it makes me wonder.

Anonymous wrote:How long is her workday OP?

If 9-10 hours or so, then I think as long as your daughter is asleep, a little rest is good for her nanny. Reason being is that I would rather my child be in the company of a well-rested caregiver vs. a worn out one. Just my opinion.

Is she close enough to your child that she will hear when your child wakes up? Or at least have a baby monitor next to her??

The weird thing here is that she is requesting you not to go into the kitchen because she may wake up. That is kinda pushing the boundary in my opinion. But then again...Working for a parent who is in the home is pretty challenging.

Your posting is a good illustration for this.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How long is her workday OP?

If 9-10 hours or so, then I think as long as your daughter is asleep, a little rest is good for her nanny. Reason being is that I would rather my child be in the company of a well-rested caregiver vs. a worn out one. Just my opinion.

Is she close enough to your child that she will hear when your child wakes up? Or at least have a baby monitor next to her??

The weird thing here is that she is requesting you not to go into the kitchen because she may wake up. That is kinda pushing the boundary in my opinion. But then again...Working for a parent who is in the home is pretty challenging.

Your posting is a good illustration for this.

If the adult you hired to care for your child can't function for 9-10 hours awake without needing a nap, and isn't 70+ years old, then I think there are other issues and it would be best to replace them.

Anonymous wrote:I work 12-13 hour days as a nurse, on my feet constantly being incredibly physical (way more active than I ever was with twin toddler charges), with no scheduled break and often only enough time to shovel food into my mouth while standing. I also have a 45 minute commute. Were I to nap on the job, I would be fired immediately.

Long, active days are no excuse to sleep on the job.

I would honestly be worried about my nanny's health and ability to preform their job if they constantly required a nap in the middle of their day. This is beyond unprofessional and flat out weird.

Anonymous wrote:How long is her workday OP?

If 9-10 hours or so, then I think as long as your daughter is asleep, a little rest is good for her nanny. Reason being is that I would rather my child be in the company of a well-rested caregiver vs. a worn out one. Just my opinion.

Is she close enough to your child that she will hear when your child wakes up? Or at least have a baby monitor next to her??

The weird thing here is that she is requesting you not to go into the kitchen because she may wake up. That is kinda pushing the boundary in my opinion. But then again...Working for a parent who is in the home is pretty challenging.

Your posting is a good illustration for this.

Anonymous wrote:I work 12-13 hour days as a nurse, on my feet constantly being incredibly physical (way more active than I ever was with twin toddler charges), with no scheduled break and often only enough time to shovel food into my mouth while standing. I also have a 45 minute commute. Were I to nap on the job, I would be fired immediately.

Long, active days are no excuse to sleep on the job.

I would honestly be worried about my nanny's health and ability to preform their job if they constantly required a nap in the middle of their day. This is beyond unprofessional and flat out weird.

Anonymous wrote:I encourage my nanny to nap during the day. She takes care of another baby from 6:30-8:30 in the morning, and is with us from 9-6. That is a very long day. And when I go downstairs to get stuff from the kitchen while she's sleeping, I definitely make an effort to be quiet.

That said, I love our nanny, and I don't have any other complaints about her. Sounds like you might be less than thrilled with yours? Often that makes stuff seem annoying even when it wouldn't be annoying otherwise.

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Anonymous wrote:Who are all these people sleeping during the day? If I'm feeling so poorly that I have to sleep during the day then I need to be home in bed and not working. Your nanny is odd and way out of line.

Their people that work full time and should be allowed a break like any other job, except they can't leave. How they use the break or little downtime is their business. You have to keep in mind that most nannies that are employed by people that work full time will have to work 10-13 hours a day. On my last job with an infant I only worked 9 hrs per day so I didn't really feel tired at all. But if I just needed to I only did it in his room while he was sleep and I was in the rocking chair and no longer than 15 minutes because I'd get groggy. However now I work 7:30-6:30 and have a half hour commute each way. I have older kids, my 3 yr old naps 2 hours, his 6 yr old sister doesn't nap anymore but mb tells me to make her stay in her room and entertain herself with quiet activities. Most of the resting time I'm cleaning up art and lunch messes, preparing my lunch, and then eating. By the time finished I may have 15-20 minutes I can just chill out. Then I bring her out to help with things and practice writing and math etc while I complete other chores.

Yep, life with a charge over 3.5 or 4 years old means no more paid naps in the afternoons!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who are all these people sleeping during the day? If I'm feeling so poorly that I have to sleep during the day then I need to be home in bed and not working. Your nanny is odd and way out of line.

Their people that work full time and should be allowed a break like any other job, except they can't leave. How they use the break or little downtime is their business. You have to keep in mind that most nannies that are employed by people that work full time will have to work 10-13 hours a day. On my last job with an infant I only worked 9 hrs per day so I didn't really feel tired at all. But if I just needed to I only did it in his room while he was sleep and I was in the rocking chair and no longer than 15 minutes because I'd get groggy. However now I work 7:30-6:30 and have a half hour commute each way. I have older kids, my 3 yr old naps 2 hours, his 6 yr old sister doesn't nap anymore but mb tells me to make her stay in her room and entertain herself with quiet activities. Most of the resting time I'm cleaning up art and lunch messes, preparing my lunch, and then eating. By the time finished I may have 15-20 minutes I can just chill out. Then I bring her out to help with things and practice writing and math etc while I complete other chores.