Anonymous
Post 05/04/2013 10:41     Subject: MB told me to clean out their car?! WTF!
Anonymous wrote:OP here,

Yes I did say it was the nanny car because I didn't know there was a difference. Although if you read through the post I've said several times that the family (parents) use the car when I'm not here....

I meant nanny car meaning that I get to drive it while on duty. However while off duty it is the families car to use as they want and trash as they want then expect me to come behind and clean. Thank you


We have a nanny car that is driven primarily by the nanny. We sometimes use it as well, but rarely, as DH and I each also have our own cars. Keeping that car clean is part of the responsibility of our nanny. It's in our contract, in fact. And I leave her prepaid coupons for the nearest car wash.

If she said she wouldn't do it because we drive it about twice a month, she would be gone.
Anonymous
Post 04/23/2013 16:09     Subject: MB told me to clean out their car?! WTF!
Anonymous wrote:OP here,

Yes I did say it was the nanny car because I didn't know there was a difference. Although if you read through the post I've said several times that the family (parents) use the car when I'm not here....

I meant nanny car meaning that I get to drive it while on duty. However while off duty it is the families car to use as they want and trash as they want then expect me to come behind and clean. Thank you


This thread is 6 pages long...aint no one got time for that!

What did you end up doing, OP? Did you talk to your MB?
Anonymous
Post 04/23/2013 15:06     Subject: MB told me to clean out their car?! WTF!
Anonymous wrote:OP here,

Yes I did say it was the nanny car because I didn't know there was a difference. Although if you read through the post I've said several times that the family (parents) use the car when I'm not here....

I meant nanny car meaning that I get to drive it while on duty. However while off duty it is the families car to use as they want and trash as they want then expect me to come behind and clean. Thank you

You should be pissed at slob parents leaving that kind of mess.
Anonymous
Post 04/23/2013 14:16     Subject: MB told me to clean out their car?! WTF!
OP here,

Yes I did say it was the nanny car because I didn't know there was a difference. Although if you read through the post I've said several times that the family (parents) use the car when I'm not here....

I meant nanny car meaning that I get to drive it while on duty. However while off duty it is the families car to use as they want and trash as they want then expect me to come behind and clean. Thank you
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2013 13:11     Subject: MB told me to clean out their car?! WTF!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I see these kinds of threads all the time and think the real issue is that OP, and many other nannies feel insecure about their jobs. So the best thing to say is ' I am NOT a maid', and thus feel better about themselves by putting down another working role. I think that is why many get do hung up on contracts and job descriptions. As a former nanny and current professional I can tell you that my job description, in crunch time means nothing. We pick up slack and do what our boss needs all the time.
If OP had posted that her family wanted her to do landscaping or watch the neighborhood kids, then I would see the point. But cleaning a car the nanny drives, is within a reasonable scope of employment.

Well let's see, what's the difference in your pay since you are currently a "professional", and no longer a nanny? Btw, does that mean you weren't a professional nanny? Maybe that sheds some light here.

Bottom line is, you get what you pay for.
There's no free lunch for anyone.




Please tell me what qualifies a "professional nanny".