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Does anyone else what have to wait in for parcels?!

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Wishingformorethanone · 17/12/2014 10:45

I may be being petty but generally fed up of it!
I'm a nanny and nearly every day for the past few months, mb/db have had parcels delivered. I know with Christmas coming up it's unavoidable however I just find it unacceptable that they expect me to stay in all day waiting for their parcels and get narked if I miss it (even if I'm on the school run).
Fellow nannies - Is this a normal 'nanny duty'?

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Alwaysinahurrynow · 19/12/2014 12:54

We're about to start looking for a nanny and tbh if I was expecting something important or very large, I would hope that the nanny would stay in but clearly not if she needed to go and collect the dcs. Small/unimportant parcels I can generally get delivered to DH'd work or not fussed about getting immediately. At the moment, I pay the extra and get 4/5 things delivered on the same day and that way it makes it easier and I would probably try and do the same next Xmas and ask if the nanny can stay in for that day.

I think it would be unreasonable to ask a nanny to stay in 3/4 days of a week for parcels and I'm paying her to look after my children, the odd signed for parcel is a bonus.

Purplepumpkins · 19/12/2014 14:54

It's not in my contract! I don't consider it part of my job either. of course I'm a nice person so if asked nicely I will wait in, if I've nothing planned with the children.

Echocave · 22/12/2014 01:14

I've never considered it part of our FT nanny's job. If she happens to be in when a parcel arrives, then fine but I don't think I've ever asked her to wait in specially. I also wouldn't expect her to sort out re-delivery/collection etc if she was out when a parcel was delivered.

Yerazig · 22/12/2014 07:36

I'm a nanny and have never been told it's part of my job. Maybe because I've only worked for "normal" families and not treated like a staff member. So understand if we have plans we have plans. Only if it was something really important maybe been asked to stay in a handful of times but that's literally if there is a timeframe and not yodel for example which can come at anytime or not come at all. But usually my bosses just get stuff delivered to their work.

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