I would think that age and nanny's children are relevant to the decision to hire someone. If they don't have the energy or physical ability to care for your toddlers, that's important. If they want to bring their child to work, they're necessarily distracted from the task for which they were hired. (which, btw, why is that ever considered ok in the nanny community?)

Most of you professional women know how to say the "right" thing. Most nannies are just beginning to learn.

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Anonymous wrote:I have been asked to disclose what medications, if any, I am currently taking and what they are prescribed for. Also, if I have ever been on Welfare, Food Stamps or Social Security?

I hope you told her to go eff herself, politely, of course.

NP, but I have asked these questions also. I have never had anyone scoff at answering them. If the answers were anything other than "none and no" then I move on. I'm sure there are good people who have been on welfare or who have numerous health problems but I just will not take that risk with my child in the equation.

No, what's funny is bored trolls resurrecting years old threads to probably just quote themselves.

Funny, in the sense of sad.

Funny (in the sense of contemptable) that people are not distinguishing between morals and ethics. And the basic disconnect between law, ethics and morals.

Anonymous wrote:I have been asked to disclose what medications, if any, I am currently taking and what they are prescribed for. Also, if I have ever been on Welfare, Food Stamps or Social Security?

I hope you told her to go eff herself, politely, of course.

Inappropriate questions are a clear indication of boundary issues. Beware.

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Anonymous wrote:If the nanny is wired, you're nailed. So beware of the "educated" nanny.

Please reference the applicable law. Link.

It'd be much more fun to let illegal questioning run its course, IMO.

Read this: http://www.domesticworkers.org/sites/default/files/Domestic_Worker_Employment_Protections_Federal.pdf

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Why? You think domestic workers have NO rights?

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Anonymous wrote:If the nanny is wired, you're nailed. So beware of the "educated" nanny.

Please reference the applicable law. Link.

It'd be much more fun to let illegal questioning run its course, IMO.

Read this: http://www.domesticworkers.org/sites/default/files/Domestic_Worker_Employment_Protections_Federal.pdf

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Nope, not at all. Sorry, mb.

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Anonymous wrote:If the nanny is wired, you're nailed. So beware of the "educated" nanny.

Please reference the applicable law. Link.

It'd be much more fun to let illegal questioning run its course, IMO.

Read this: http://www.domesticworkers.org/sites/default/files/Domestic_Worker_Employment_Protections_Federal.pdf

Thread closed.

Anonymous wrote:If the nanny is wired, you're nailed. So beware of the "educated" nanny.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If the nanny is wired, you're nailed. So beware of the "educated" nanny.

Please reference the applicable law. Link.

It'd be much more fun to let illegal questioning run its course, IMO.

Read this: http://www.domesticworkers.org/sites/default/files/Domestic_Worker_Employment_Protections_Federal.pdf

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Anonymous wrote:No, I don't see red. It's pretty simple. If you don't like the interview questions, you probably don't want to work for the family. Just move on.

Hey, it's 2013.
Discrimination is illegal,
just like at your job.

Did you even bother to read the whole thread? It's already been established that's it's
NOT illegal to ask domestic employees those questions. There are links to the laws that say it's not illegal. I'm not saying the questions are ethical or right but let's at least be accurate. It's not illegal.

Anonymous wrote:No, I don't see red. It's pretty simple. If you don't like the interview questions, you probably don't want to work for the family. Just move on.

Hey, it's 2013.
Discrimination is illegal,
just like at your job.

Anonymous wrote:No, I don't see red. It's pretty simple. If you don't like the interview questions, you probably don't want to work for the family. Just move on.

OMG - common sense! What a breath of fresh air!!