To be shocked at how people treat their nannies?

[Bluey124]

Sister in law is one and is very well qualified and experienced.
Yet she has had awful experiences with families.
Them not paying her on time
Nickling and diming.
Parents siding with their kids vile behaviour and letting them be rude to her
Accusing her of stealing.
Not telling her about the kids raging headlice
Leaving dirty dishes piled up in the sink (not kids)
Expecting her to change her schedule at a moments notice or keep days open without paying her.
Why are people so careless with the person who is looking after their kids, persuambly their most precious possessions?

A mothers help should not have sole care. They are there to help the mother as it says.

I was a nanny for 20yrs then swapped to nights and maternity work

All of my families were lovely. That's cuz I interviewed them as much as they did me

I turned jobs down that I thought wasn't me

I always got paid on time

I got thanks

House wasn't a mess

Yes I know nannies who have been treated like op post but they almost allowed it to happen

If I wasn't paid on time I would be saying something

I was a nanny. I trained for 2yrs at college. I am not a cleaner (who are fab btw) but I don't want to clean toilets

I'm happy to use the dw and load it but I'm not washing up stuff the families used at weekends

I have had 3 wonderful nannies over the years. They were amazing and i am still good friends with them and I am so grateful to them. I have seen some shocking treartment over the years with other nannies. In particular, nannies from the Phillipines seem to have a rough ride as I guess they are more economically vulnerable - made to work ridiculous hours for minimal pay etc. In addition, some parents pay the nanny but do not pay any tax (so don't register with HMRC for PAYE). One of the nannies I had experienced that and her employer was a lawyer working for the government! The problem is that this affects the pension contributing years and whether the nanny can get statutory maternity pay etc.. so is pretty important. I had a family member want my nanny to look after their children as well on ad hoc days. I suggested that they pay more money to her if she is looking after more children - they suddenly had other plans. I have also seen au pairs be expected to work as nannies as parents do not want to fund a nanny. I have also seen parents only speak to other parents and refuse to engage with the nanny (e.g. in the playground) as they think they are 'socially superior'.