tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773373869463725905.post5025250398154259499..comments2023-10-31T06:06:59.528-04:00Comments on How to Be the Best Nanny : Nannies and Au Pairs: What Do You Complain About?Best Nanny Newsletterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06103799261254020125noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773373869463725905.post-13720670860613671852011-04-14T04:11:49.282-04:002011-04-14T04:11:49.282-04:00Are you looking for an extra hand to help our with...Are you looking for an extra hand to help our with your household and your children?<br /><br />Nanny Australia is offering Nanny, Au Pair, Babysitting and Tutoring services to parents in Australia.<br /><br />Au Pair companions are international visitors who travel to Australia on a Working or Student Visa to acquire a better understanding and appreciation of Australian life while living with an Australian family and caring for their young children. They become full-fledged family members, sharing a cultural exchange experience, which often leads to a lasting relationship with the host family.<br /><br />Should you be interested in hosting an Au Pair, please email our friendly team and we will answer all your questions. <br /><br />team@nannyaustralia.com.au<br />www.nannyaustralia.com.auFind Babysitter Australiahttp://www.nannyaustralia.com.au/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773373869463725905.post-57019417848452035492011-03-08T17:43:25.215-05:002011-03-08T17:43:25.215-05:00Safety issues are my biggest pet peeve. So I just ...Safety issues are my biggest pet peeve. So I just went ahead and installed all the safety measures myself. It was driving me nuts running around keeping the crawler safe. I just went ahead and did what I needed done. BUT...they keep knives out on the counter still! Oh boy, that's not safe in any home with kids of any age.Imaninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773373869463725905.post-64509634409620345322011-03-08T11:01:13.122-05:002011-03-08T11:01:13.122-05:003 points I want to make.
1. is we have a job des...3 points I want to make. <br /><br />1. is we have a job description. Although I want to help out the best I can I am only one person. Besides being a childcare provider I am a personal assistant, housekeeper and chef. I do many things that aren't in my contract pulling me in too many directions.<br /><br />2. There are only so many hours in a day and it's sometimes too much to do in such a short time span.<br /><br />3. when employers criticize you it's hard to be motivated and want to do the best job. Bosses need to remember how hard we are trying.Ashanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773373869463725905.post-91722888671518320592011-03-07T18:54:22.265-05:002011-03-07T18:54:22.265-05:00I don't know if my example is a problem I turn...I don't know if my example is a problem I turned into a positive but when kids moved onto school I took on more responsibilities around the house so I could keep my job plus a raise!<br /><br />For the last (most recent) comment above: Sometimes the best solution is to leave the job.Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09183213131821912914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773373869463725905.post-7616625682821636172011-03-07T14:15:35.663-05:002011-03-07T14:15:35.663-05:00OMG what about when your boss lays off another ser...OMG what about when your boss lays off another service provider because they have you do the job without raising my salary.<br /><br />Yep, they fired the dog pooper scooper upper, snow shoveler, even the chef for the parents and asked me to do it and they haven't raised my salary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773373869463725905.post-51289887122825708302011-03-07T12:48:29.780-05:002011-03-07T12:48:29.780-05:00I am shocked at the nannies on FB admitting their ...I am shocked at the nannies on FB admitting their complaints in public! Anyway, everyone complains occasionally and that's fine. It's just knowing who to complain to and not to drown in negativity.<br /><br />My biggest pet peeve is when people don't clean up their own messes. Found butter on the floor today!?? How can you drop butter and not clean it up? That's the sort of thing left for me. As is any chore the parents might not like. <br /><br />But, got to let it roll off my back. Got to pick my battles. At least they pay me well, they are nice and mean well, and we are all just doing the best we can.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773373869463725905.post-70395204786938793282011-03-07T10:19:58.903-05:002011-03-07T10:19:58.903-05:00It is often said in the nanny industry that you sh...It is often said in the nanny industry that you should never start doing a task you don't want to become your job duty. Like, if you bring out the garbage one day, the parents will expect you to do it everyday.<br /><br />I think in the future I will follow that advice. <br /><br />Does that paint the picture of my job well enough? It would be nice to hear a thank you for all I do without being asked, just assume I'm going to do it. <br /><br />Even adults need to be complimented. We need to be positively reinforced too: by words and money!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773373869463725905.post-90162822728014319022011-03-07T10:15:05.688-05:002011-03-07T10:15:05.688-05:00I changed a negative into a positive at work. I do...I changed a negative into a positive at work. I don't get any help from anyone with the getting ready for school in the morning routine. I have tried to get the kids to help get ready night before and everything I could think of.... <br /><br />FINALLY I just asked if I can get paid to come in to work 15 minutes earlier each day. Those 15 minutes was all I needed!!! I hate waking up earlier BUT the trade off is breakfast is ready when the kids come done for breakfast and I'm no longer a raging, angry, lunatic!! I still have to move like lightening in the morning but at least I have a little bit of a head start now.<br /><br />I do love being a nanny and I have chosen to be a nanny. I have a LONG list of gripes but none large enough to want me to ever quit or change professions. <br /><br />I have had much worse jobs and the parents and kids I work for are only human. We have to give the parents some slack. If they didn't work and have busy lives we wouldn't have a job so we've got to be thankful we are working.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11213382229701873907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773373869463725905.post-58482175203840084192011-03-07T09:29:27.743-05:002011-03-07T09:29:27.743-05:00I have an issue when the kids mess up my ironed cl...I have an issue when the kids mess up my ironed clothes! Ugh, they are kids, what can you do?Tobago Nannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02441118518004856552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773373869463725905.post-17129288314830590282011-03-07T06:33:03.242-05:002011-03-07T06:33:03.242-05:00This is not gossip since I am open about this with...This is not gossip since I am open about this with the parents. Au pairs aren't supposed to do any housework for parents just focus on children and I always do the entire family's dishes and no one helps clean up the playroom but me. Not gossip we have discussed it! :)AuPairDebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07601954529507054216noreply@blogger.com