I am a nanny.I am very care full white phone if not emergency I am not answer the phone I see that every were same time nanny on the phone lot not care a bout the kids.

you seem to have a lot of free time MB

Why do nannies turn every single thread into a bitchfest about pay? Just stop. If you can't stop complaining about money, then pursue a different career.

This thread is about texting on the job and whether or not that is a distraction. Stay on topic.

OP, I get your venting. I totally agree. But it seems you would do better to tell her. Tell her how you feel.

Lots of parents believe they pay the nanny high rates, when in reality those "high" rates are only a couple dollars more than what they pay a Saturday night high school kid to babysit.

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Anonymous wrote:HA my child old who will start Kindergarten in the fall had her first full day with our nanny yesterday. I asked how the day went and she said "well I had to play by myself most of the day". when I asked why, she replied "****** was on her phone and texting most of the time". I am beyond annoyed as we pay very high rate for our nanny.. it is a problem, especially when the charges are old enough to realize and explain the situation to parents.


What exactly is that "high" rate?

Doesn't matter. PP is talking about inappropriate behavior at work (excessive texting). Pay is not an excuse to behave badly on the job. If you think it is, you should be fired.

Here's a little secret for you, 19:56, just between us:
You get what you pay for.
Two exceptions:
1. You are someone's charity.
2. You get incredibly lucky, and should count your blessings every day.

Anonymous wrote:HA my child old who will start Kindergarten in the fall had her first full day with our nanny yesterday. I asked how the day went and she said "well I had to play by myself most of the day". when I asked why, she replied "****** was on her phone and texting most of the time". I am beyond annoyed as we pay very high rate for our nanny.. it is a problem, especially when the charges are old enough to realize and explain the situation to parents.


What exactly is that "high" rate?

Doesn't matter. PP is talking about inappropriate behavior at work (excessive texting). Pay is not an excuse to behave badly on the job. If you think it is, you should be fired.

Anonymous wrote:HA my child old who will start Kindergarten in the fall had her first full day with our nanny yesterday. I asked how the day went and she said "well I had to play by myself most of the day". when I asked why, she replied "****** was on her phone and texting most of the time". I am beyond annoyed as we pay very high rate for our nanny.. it is a problem, especially when the charges are old enough to realize and explain the situation to parents.

Sounds like a warning is in order for your nanny! Totally unacceptable. I babysit for a few boys twice a month and the oldest one was telling me last week about all the sitters who they don't like bc they are always on their phones - and this is a kid who is pretty much glued to his iPad! But kids definitely know when you're not interested in them, even the preverbal ones. Glad your daughter was able to out your subpar nanny to you, PP.

-A nanny
--Yes, it's naptime.

Anonymous wrote:HA my child old who will start Kindergarten in the fall had her first full day with our nanny yesterday. I asked how the day went and she said "well I had to play by myself most of the day". when I asked why, she replied "****** was on her phone and texting most of the time". I am beyond annoyed as we pay very high rate for our nanny.. it is a problem, especially when the charges are old enough to realize and explain the situation to parents.

What exactly is that "high" rate?

HA my child old who will start Kindergarten in the fall had her first full day with our nanny yesterday. I asked how the day went and she said "well I had to play by myself most of the day". when I asked why, she replied "****** was on her phone and texting most of the time". I am beyond annoyed as we pay very high rate for our nanny.. it is a problem, especially when the charges are old enough to realize and explain the situation to parents.

Anonymous wrote:I am a nanny and I agree 200% with this Mom. I only use my cell to text with my charge's Mom. She pays me big bucks to watch her child and I do take my job seriously. I hate the fact that people get paid for being on the phone all the time, unless you have a job that requires that you be on the phone. When I drop of and pick up my charge from school most nannies are on the phone, some of them even talking while driving.... I am a Mom also and I see this kind of behavior a lot...I just finish school and plans to do something else...but for those Moms who see their nannies to many times on their cell..please please let them go!!!

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I am a nanny and I agree 200% with this Mom. I only use my cell to text with my charge's Mom. She pays me big bucks to watch her child and I do take my job seriously. I hate the fact that people get paid for being on the phone all the time, unless you have a job that requires that you be on the phone. When I drop of and pick up my charge from school most nannies are on the phone, some of them even talking while driving.... I am a Mom also and I see this kind of behavior a lot...I just finish school and plans to do something else...but for those Moms who see their nannies to many times on their cell..please please let them go!!!

I can't say I never text at work, but I would never talk on the phone unless I had to call my doctor or something and even then I tell their mom what's goin on so she doesn't assume I'm just gabbing. Maybe you need a better nanny!

http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/childminders_nannies_au_pairs_etc/921213-Nanny-and-her-mobile-phone-wwyd

Here's a thread about nannies and mobile phones.

Basically all the posters thinks that as long as the nanny is doing her job well, the kids are cared for and attended to, any kind of fussing about cell phone presence is petty nitpicking crap that will scare off the professional nannies (who expect to be treated like adults). We don't get to walk away from our job for 10 minutes, we don't get to talk to other adults during the day, and we do have to be prepared to accept and reply to texts from our employers.

I would expect to be approached something like this, but better worded: "Nanny, we are so excited to be hiring you. We expect you to have your phone available at all times as we don't have a landline/we might need to call/we'd like you to take pictures of your days, but also to limit your texting and talking to essential conversations - or to make your calls during naptime. We don't plan to spy on you or make a big fuss out of you sending texts to your friends now and again, we just wanted to give some general guidelines. We trust you as a professional adult to decide specifically, day-to-day, what's appropriate and know that your professional focus will be our DC."

So nannies, how would you want your employer, or a prospective employer, to approach you about cell phone use? Do you want someone to say "We expect you to be off of your phone when the children are awake"? Do MBs need to spell out phone usage in the contract? It's a sensitive subject -- how would YOU want to discuss it with your parents?