I’ve been a nanny for ten years, with this family for 3.
The children aren’t young anymore, they are 6 and 9, but it’s still my full time job even though they’re at school. Believe me, there’s plenty to do during the day.
Their mum was never one for enforcing boundaries or being firm (that’s my job) but since March she’s been working from home and the children have got really used to having her there, and she is prone to being a complete soft touch with them which makes my job harder but there we go.
As many six year olds are wont to do, the youngest gives her the run around at bedtime (I do all the actual bath/bed/story bits, I leave when she comes up to say goodnight) I’m sure you know the sort of thing, anything to delay the actual going to sleep, like, ‘my bum is itchy’ (means Mum will get him up to come and have the worm medicine) or ‘Olivia didn’t want to play with me today’ (mum will spend upwards of forty minutes talking about friendship issues and conflict) ‘I don’t like the crease in my duvet’ (Mum will spend ten minutes re-making the bed and checking for imaginary creases)
I can tell when they have an actual issue, don’t get me wrong, but I’m experienced enough to recognise delaying tactics when I see them.
Anyway, smallest one has been going to sleep quite late. My boss asked me to stay over the time I normally leave because she hasn’t been able to get her to stay in her bed all week. So I do, and after a few firm ‘get back in your bed and close your eyes’ and zero indulgence of invented problems she was spark out asleep.
I went downstairs and told my boss who was very grateful. And I go on my merry way home.
An hour later I’m having dinner with my husband when my boss texts me and informs me that said child has woken up. She said
‘Priscilla was unfortunately not in a deep sleep as you thought she was and has now woken up and will not get back into bed. I think next time it would be great to be super vigilant to ensure the sleep she is in is a proper sleep and not one where she wakes up after a short time. I’m afraid she will be quite tired and grumpy tomorrow. I just thought I should let you know’
I just said ‘ok’ because my husband and I were laughing at the sheer ridiculousness of it.
Honestly, I know I’m good at my job, but enduring a child remains asleep from my flat five miles away when I’ve clocked off for the night...clearly beyond my capabilities and I have failed at being the Mary Poppins standard that is expected of me 
I am being lighthearted about it but it is another thing to add to the long list of times when parents come to expect the impossible.
Please do share any incidents of your employers or co-workers being utterly ridiculous in their expectations...