Nanny problem?

Question

First I do not want to hear I am not paying enough for my nanny. But My nanny is a live out and when she comes to work she lays down on the couch and goes to sleep. She has not got her CPR certification. She had a car when she came for the interview now we are taking her home. Also she want to stary 2 night a week at the house. My wife and I said ok to the 2 days now she is wanting to stay the whole week. we only pay her 150.00 a week and we we intervied her she said that will be just fine. now she is wanting 300 to 500 a week. We have twins can not afford this if we could we would have them in day care. We can go to 200 a week. She does not clean there room she will pick up what she eats during the day. We do not think she is working with the kids enough. She is a very nice person good with kids but just to watch them not nanny them. We are not sure if we should sit down with her and set more strick groud rules or should we just let her go.

Answer 1

boot the biatc, thats your child, there3 should be no second thought in your mind about it. you shouldnt even stay on the internet or view anyone elses responses past mine, just do it

Answer 2

I am a Nanny and have been for over 14 years. First off sometimes it is all about the money...150.00 for two kids and twins at that is not enough for any single person to survive on...no wonder she needs a ride home.....gas being 3.00 a gallon. Second of all you hired the wrong Nanny, she is lazy.....and with a pay raise it won't change. However if you want quality care your going to have to change a few things....maybe go through a Nanny agency online and find the perfect match for you and your family. Just a little bit of info current the average wage for a Nanny with exp is about 800.00 a week this taken from a Nanny website I think it was 4nannies.com

Answer 3

I would not even be wasting my time with this person, they seem unreliable and would not be allowing her around my kids. Cut your loses before anything happens. i know money is tight, but to allow a person without qualifications into your home to guard your prized possessions is just not on. I would definately have a camera set up on her if you decide to keep her, I think you unfortunately will be in for some shocking news on how she is treating your kids, I hope I am wrong. Try this if you are in the USA http://www.newaupair.com/index.aspx?campaign=NNY-AdWords&kw=%22nannies%22
Otherwise if money is a problem, speak to people who use a nanny and then see if their nanny can recommend someone, I assume you are paying off the books hence the price, this method may work for you, use someone who knows someone.

Answer 4

well personally I could never afford it either but If I was paying someone to come and we had made an agreement then she does not want to do it I would tell her bye bye. Fire her butt you have no choice . when a person gets hired for a job I think they should do it . if they are having problem with the chores then they should say something but not just lay down on your couch she has a lot of nerve doing that. sheeech. I could never do that I would never even think of it. WOW. and how I would start looking for a new nanny. nanana hey hey hey goodbye. sorry was just trying to make light of the situation. good luck and let us know what happens

Answer 5

try more rule first, and let her clearly know what is acceptable and unacceptable. if that does not work after a week or two, then consider finding a new nanny. if you want her to get CPR certified, then tell her. if you don't want her to sleep on the couch, tell her something like only when the kids are napping. good luck

Answer 6

Tell her how it's going to be or fire her. If you want, look into hiring an Aupair.. if you're paying 150 a week for a live in nanny.. you might as well get one with certifications who will WORK for you and babysit your kids..

I'd fire that woman in a heartbeat. No questions asked. 150 a week is TOTALLY reasonable. I have a 1 year old and a 4 year old, and I pay their babysitter 175 a week, but that's because she doesn't have a car, and we decided to pay her bus fare.

She cleans up after the kids, keeps them happy and healthy, and does what a babysitter should. Fire that woman.. cause if she isn't cleaning up after them or paying them enough attention.. that's borderline neglect.. fire her and look for someone else.

Answer 7

I would say you need to seat down with your nanny and have a talk. first and foremost i think $150 is not enough for someone who is watching your kids. you need to give her a raise and tell her what you expect from her like clean up and maybe no sleep overs. trust me you are better of paying your nanny well than under paying her.

Answer 8

Let her go. Oh and by the way I do a home daycare in North Carolina and two kids a week go for about $932 per month not counting food.So I'd say you're coming out cheap,but..... Your boss doesn't pay you to sleep on the job so you shouldn't pay her. Let her know that the arrangment is not working out for you.Good luck to you.

Answer 9

Cut your losses. Let her go. Might want to try interviewing replacements first. Sounds like she is little more than a glorified babysitter. If she were a 'nanny' she would be actively working with the kids and take care of things while they are in her charge.

Answer 10

Let her go. You would be better off finding an Au Pair that will live in your house all the time and do the cooking/cleaning, etc... and it wouldn't cost you too much, only help to get them to this country if you hire someone outside of the country, and then a little spending money - $150 would be generous. Our Au Pairs were from Brazil. We went through a couple of them until we found an older woman who came over and stayed for about five years, she was like "grandma" to the children and the house always looked great too.

Answer 11

let her go,,a nanny should be an assett not a liability,,she should be giving your children a routine,,teaching them things in line with the curiculum,being a role model,keeping them mentally challenged,,she is not the nanny you hired,,and it seems she is taking you for a ride,,if she were a babysitter i wouldnt have her let alone a nanny,for that money,live out you can get more.