Anonymous
01/08/2020 23:30
Subject: Re:What Do You Think Of This Situation?
Anonymous wrote:Back to the original OP... the father was absolutely right to say something, but he should have said it more gently and given the medical explanation instead of his rude text. Also, that discussion would be better for an end of the day in-person convo - it does not require an immediate text. Some employers are so terrible at dealing with their nannies. Makes employers like me stand out, I guess. Even though I don’t pay top rate, and have cameras, I’ve had two excellent long-term nannies (had to switch due to a move) because I treat them like human beings and valued employers.
Yes, it was rude to text said nanny immediately afterward.
This employer was abusing his right to film in his own home.
Because a nanny chewing food, then handing it to a baby is on a much smaller scale than shaking a crying, screaming child.
Anonymous
01/08/2020 08:50
Subject: Re:What Do You Think Of This Situation?
Anonymous wrote:Back to the original OP... the father was absolutely right to say something, but he should have said it more gently and given the medical explanation instead of his rude text. Also, that discussion would be better for an end of the day in-person convo - it does not require an immediate text. Some employers are so terrible at dealing with their nannies. Makes employers like me stand out, I guess. Even though I don’t pay top rate, and have cameras, I’ve had two excellent long-term nannies (had to switch due to a move) because I treat them like human beings and valued employers.
If you waited until end of shift, nanny would continue during the day. DB (rightly) wanted it stopped immediately.
~ nanny who would never consider doing that
Anonymous
01/08/2020 08:48
Subject: What Do You Think Of This Situation?
Anonymous wrote:^^ Eww.... I respectfully disagree.
Bottom line: If you do not want your child being finger fed food, do not leave them w/a nanny.
Easy peasy.
Sigh. Nannies wash their hands, limiting germs, as long as they don’t put the food in their mouth first. You can’t control whether another mom washed her breast before pumping, nor can you control what she invested; breast milk has numerous properties that make bacteria growth less likely.
Nannies don’t put food from their mouth to the child’s mouth. We know better.
Anonymous
01/07/2020 22:49
Subject: Re:What Do You Think Of This Situation?
Back to the original OP... the father was absolutely right to say something, but he should have said it more gently and given the medical explanation instead of his rude text. Also, that discussion would be better for an end of the day in-person convo - it does not require an immediate text. Some employers are so terrible at dealing with their nannies. Makes employers like me stand out, I guess. Even though I don’t pay top rate, and have cameras, I’ve had two excellent long-term nannies (had to switch due to a move) because I treat them like human beings and valued employers.