Not an issue if you don’t take advantage of them. I worked for a family that had 30-40 dishes waiting for me everyday. They never rinsed them, etc. The family I work for now leaves dishes that I’m happy to take care of because when they have the time, they do their own dishes. I will unload dishwasher, wash dishes when I can but the family won’t be upset if I don’t get to it because it was not explicitly mentioned on my contract.

Don’t want to clean up anything except the dishes your kids are eating off of after you leave. Not my job to wash your dinner dishes I’m not a maid

Anonymous wrote:Someone please help me!!!
I have no problem cleaning up anything I use for the children I nanny for however, is it my responsibility to clean sour milk bottles and scrub dried food and dirty dishes left from every meal on my 2 days off?
Is it my responsibility yo pick up dirty diapers and dirty clothes strewn everywhere from my two days off?
Is it my responsibility to sort through and wash multiple loads of adult laundry mixes with kids laundy on the floor in front of the washer before I can even think about washing the kids laundry in the bins?

Start your own thread; PP so people can help with their opinion. As a nanny myself; No no way. That's not part of your Job at all.

Anonymous wrote:Someone please help me!!!
I have no problem cleaning up anything I use for the children I nanny for however, is it my responsibility to clean sour milk bottles and scrub dried food and dirty dishes left from every meal on my 2 days off?
Is it my responsibility yo pick up dirty diapers and dirty clothes strewn everywhere from my two days off?
Is it my responsibility to sort through and wash multiple loads of adult laundry mixes with kids laundy on the floor in front of the washer before I can even think about washing the kids laundry in the bins?

No! Of course that is not your responsibility! But you should start a new thread as this one is seven years old.

Someone please help me!!!
I have no problem cleaning up anything I use for the children I nanny for however, is it my responsibility to clean sour milk bottles and scrub dried food and dirty dishes left from every meal on my 2 days off?
Is it my responsibility yo pick up dirty diapers and dirty clothes strewn everywhere from my two days off?
Is it my responsibility to sort through and wash multiple loads of adult laundry mixes with kids laundy on the floor in front of the washer before I can even think about washing the kids laundry in the bins?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nannies, does it bother you to clean up breakfast or dinner dishes if your MB preps a meal and gets the kids started eating before you got there? Lately, I have been noticing our date night babysitter is not cleaning up the dinner dishes, and I am wondering if it bothers our regular nanny as well that she has to clean up after the breakfast that I made.
It's not like I am expecting anyone to scrub pots and pans. It's typically spaghetti or pizza for dinner and cereal or yogurt and fruit for breakfast.

babysitters DO NOT wash dishes. Apparently, you do not understand the difference between a MAID and a childcare giver. You are a pig.

Wow did you not graduate from high school pp?

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Anonymous wrote:This whole thread is another troll post. So tiresome.

Meh. Not a troll. My babysitter really said that she didn't think it was her job to do dishes in use when she got there. I wanted to know if my nanny maybe didn't think it was her job, but was doing it anyway because she is a lovely person. The whole thing took kind of a weird turn, but the underlying theme from nannies seems to be "if I didn't make the mess, I don't clean it up," or at the very least, "I don't mind, but I kind of resent it."
Sometimes, I think, as an MB, the things I do to try to help out seem more to just get in the way.

Your follow up post was truly immature and childish. Most nannies agreed that it was their job to clean up after their charges and you know it. I agree that you sound very immature and passive aggressive in your follow up post.

Just find a different babysitter. Not rocket science here, OP. And stop trying to justify an exceptionally childish follow up post.

Anonymous wrote:This whole thread is another troll post. So tiresome.

Meh. Not a troll. My babysitter really said that she didn't think it was her job to do dishes in use when she got there. I wanted to know if my nanny maybe didn't think it was her job, but was doing it anyway because she is a lovely person. The whole thing took kind of a weird turn, but the underlying theme from nannies seems to be "if I didn't make the mess, I don't clean it up," or at the very least, "I don't mind, but I kind of resent it."
Sometimes, I think, as an MB, the things I do to try to help out seem more to just get in the way.

This whole thread is another troll post. So tiresome.

Anonymous wrote:OP here, and thank you for your responses. From the noted vitriol about cleaning up any mess not made by the nanny, I have decided to just let her be in charge feeding the kids and cleaning up. That way there is really no question or feeling that she is cleaning up my mess. As an added bonus, I get to spend a few extra minutes playing with my kids and reading them stories before I go to work, rather than worry about getting food on the table

Sure... or you could have asked your nanny to please clean up after the kid's are finished. But that would have involved conversations so you're right - your new solution is much, much better since all parties seem so terribly immature.

BTW, as a nanny I would love to cook for my charges! Make sure this is a real punishment for your nanny - God forbid she actually loves it.

I am a nanny who already posted that your nanny should clean up after your kids finish eating. But this new comment of your is so stunningly immature and passive aggressive that I have switched sides and am now siding with your nanny. If this is how you handle conflict then I am sure you are a lousy boss and mother all around so I am sure your nanny has other reasons for leaving the dishes for you.