My nanny is taking the p**s and dont anyone try and tell me otherwise.......

[3rdcornet]

Ive have emplyed 5 au pairs and 5 nannies. All of them bar 1 have taken the piss out of me to varying degrees.

The current so to be not one is a nanny/HK to my 2 teenagers. `fully ofsted registered and paid £26k a year live in ( in Manchester ).

I have discovered she is taking some ( not all ) of our laundry to the local ironing service and paying for it out of the kitty. Treating her self to lunch and coffee out of the kitty most days ( usually in Starbucks ) and shopping exclusively for her food for her self contained accomodation on the family credit card ( which is for work use only ) in Marks and Spencesr when she shops for the children in Morrisons and won't eat what they are eating.

On top of that she is she says too busy to do cleaning yet most days is somewhere other than my house in our car. I know this because we have randomdly popped home during the day and she is out in our car not hers and I can see where she has been using the credit card......35 miles in the opposite direction to the one school run she needs to do a day.

She also sneaks things for her own home through amazon on our account too. Ive found the delivery notes in the bin !!!

Dear God I feel a fool. I thought I could trust this one. The others have mainly been worse. The one before faked a family death to get a months compassionate leave and snuck off to America on holiday. She never came back !!

Oh well. You live and learn. I will never employ a nanny again Thank goodness and good luck and my commiserations to all of you who unfortunately still have no choice.

Im here for advice !!!!!!!Coz I got it so right !

Skiing my goodness, the mills of justice ground slowly, to paraphrase Longfellow. So glad you have finally achieved justice and closure.
Best wishes.

Soooooo slowly Dandy

Another one who's glad she got revealed for what she really is, and sad that your trust could be so exploited and taken advantage of.

I have worked as a nanny previously and have heard many horror stories over the years. Most importantly you need to tell her, reinforce What you expect from her as an employee. You need to show her that you are boss. Take back the credit card, give control and explain the roles/ jobs that are in her contract. You should have a disciplinary cause in the contract. Theft is not acceptable and should result in firing, but talk to her and see if there was a reason for the change in her behaviour?! Personally though if you paid me that wage , I would go above and beyond the call of duty to assist and help you!!! She is taking the piss!!!!

Hannah this is an old thread with an update a few pages back. The nanny was prosecuted for her antics and the family now have different arrangements in place for the kids.

You say she has 20 years' experience, so she can't be a young woman. It must be quite tough living in another family's home when you are in your thirties/forties and single. Not that that excuses theft of course, or is really relevant to your question OP, it just occurred to me really.

Oops, totally failed to notice the further 4 pages of thread and the OP's shocking updates! Ignore me...