I am a part time nanny - AIBU to get fed up doing household chores such as washing, ironing, general house hold chores when i am babysititng in the evening....?

Hi Josben I thought I'd answer as an employer rather than nanny! Firstly I think it is not at all right you don't have a contract...others are more clued up on this than me

but back to your question - the truth is being a nanny, more than almost any other job ever, means entirely different things to different people as far as where the limits of the job are....so it really depends on what you agreed in the first place

Having said that, as with any job, if it is changing by bits being "added" and "liberties taken" I think the first thing to do is talk about it - otherwise you will get resentful and/or stop doing things and a situation is likely to arise iyswim!

It may be with another job taking time and energy now is a good time to have a chat to ensure this job stays in check!

You could stop doing the babysitting. Just do the contracted nannying hours. The babysitting part is optional - isn't it?

generally bs is sitting on your bum watching tv not doing all the chores

you agreed to do them by doing them iyswim, so you may find the parents a bit peeved if you stop

so only then can you decide to carry on and do them or leave if they want you to do them

sorry - 18 hours a day or per week? I realise it's totally irrelevant but i'm not sure 27 hours a week can be classed as tiring.

Re the household chores while babysitting - I'm never asked to do extra duties but sometimes choose to do my normal ironing so i can watch rubbish daytime tv relax during naps. I think its a bit off to ask someone to do extra household chores while they are babysitting. However - you said you've been doing it for some time, so i'm not sure how you can change it. They may well lower your pay in accordance.

I would have a higher hourly rate to do any other jobs outside looking after the children. The only cleaning up i do is anything i've done with the children or my own coffee cup.

Well unless you were employed as a nanny/housekeeper, I don't see why you should ever have been doing general ironing? Unless you specifically agreed to do housework? But yes, if it has become assumed over time that you do it, it is difficult to change the status quo now.

If you are only working 9 hours per week, how many hours of that is in the evening? In general, if you are babysitting, I do not think you should also be expected to be ironing, cleaning etc during that time as you have presumably already done a full day's work by the time it gets to evening. I think because you are with this family for such a short period of time, they are taking advantage. Is the work at least child-related or are you doing general ironing etc? If the latter, definitely out of order!

I've never had to, I've generally tidied up after a days work so the house isn't covered in toys but they're paying you so they can ask you to do so...