What can I do about heating?

[crispycake]

I'm a nanny but mum now works from home! She doesn't put the heating on at all in the day! It's freezing! The older child says so too!
I come to work wearing at least 3 layers!
We do a share too and the little ones fingers were freezing this am!
Baby monitor says its 10c!! cold!!
I don't feel I can put it on or ask her too since she's here too and she doesn't come and put it on!
It comes on at 5pm till 9pm! So when you babysit its cold too!

Sorry for the little rant :)

Any tips?

Crispycake - would speak to mum about heat as its not acceptable either for kids or your working condition.

I think on sole charge thing , there are times when parents will be around but there has to be some etiquette as it will be disruptive for kids and for nanny . If I work at home, I will be out of way - come down for lunch then go back up having said bye to dd as if going to work. Also agreed with nanny when am likely to be working at home so role is clear- this hasn't happened to op so can see why a bit narked.

That said too much suspicion re your Mb being around and the assumption that nanny knows best - you may think this but my view is as her employer I expect the nanny to follow our regime as parents - suggestions are welcome but the idea that somehow you do better than parents and having them there is a distraction is not good. It breaches the employee/employer relationship. A nanny has right to know what role is (eg sole charge), work in ok conditions (not freeze at work )and have her view respected. However nanny is an employee so the idea that can't take direction and employer can't be around is a slippery slope. Especially when it comes to working at home- given current economic climate I would have thought that the alternative (potentially being laid off as parents can't work) was worse.

Should have said as an employer not her employer - am not op boss

Crispy - those of us with half a brain knew that :)

People say that they work alongside their boss in the office - it's entirely different and the closest thing you can get is having your boss sit on the end of your desk watching you and being on a conference call with you, talking over the top of you!

Lots of parents understand only too well why a nanny would want to be sole charge! ... and frankly, those that don't understand (even if they can't change their situation) are the ones you should avoid

Chipping fair point re over supervision- I completely see that Is unacceptable (plus how on earth can you be working at home properly if you are bothering your nanny ).

I think sometimes what bothers me is what seems reasonable (ie occasional day at home or notified home working) where Mb will be doing something normal(eg having lunch when kids around) and this is seen as objectionable.

why is mb adamant that share is in her house?

seems weird to me, esp if now works from home and kids/noisey

as others have said, its not the fact we do anything different when the parents are about but more the facts that the child behaves different - they winge/cry/play up and a lot of the time the parents will come in and interfere see what is happening and makes it 10 times worse

its a bit like in an office, you tell a member of staff to do something, then they dont/wont and they tell your manager/senior staff etc and that person tells you not to worry/make them do it/do it yourself

its under minding - and many parents prob dont mean to do it but they do ans it makes our job so much harder!!!