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Update: they agreed to get me my own private room at hotels that still have availability! If there isn’t availability, they also agreed to pay me an overnight fee for sharing a room with grandma. They’re letting me come up with an amount I think is fair.

What would you charge as a reasonable overnight fee for having to share a room instead of having private accommodations? Curious what’s standard/fair in this situation.

I’m looking for some advice or perspective from people who have done travel nannying or live-in childcare roles.

Edit: I’m full time 9-5 everyday nanny for this family

I’m a full-time nanny and I’ve done a few travel nannying jobs before. In all of my previous experiences I’ve had my own room, which made it easy to recharge and have some personal downtime at the end of the day.

For an upcoming 20-day trip, I’ll be sharing a room with the grandma of the family. I totally understand that sometimes accommodations aren’t ideal, and I want to be flexible and respectful, but I’m also a little nervous because I’m used to having my own space to decompress. I’m worried it might feel like I never fully “get off duty,” even when I technically am.

I guess I’m also wondering if it’s unreasonable to even ask for my own room in this situation, since I am there full-time and this is my job. I don’t want to come across as demanding or ungrateful, but I also know I function best when I have at least some privacy and separation between work and rest.

What would you do?

I’m looking for some advice or perspective from people who have done travel nannying or live-in childcare roles.

I’m a full-time nanny and I’ve done a few travel nannying jobs before. In all of my previous experiences I’ve had my own room, which made it easy to recharge and have some personal downtime at the end of the day.

For an upcoming 20-day trip, I’ll be sharing a room with the grandma of the family. I totally understand that sometimes accommodations aren’t ideal, and I want to be flexible and respectful, but I’m also a little nervous because I’m used to having my own space to decompress. I’m worried it might feel like I never fully “get off duty,” even when I technically am.

I guess I’m also wondering if it’s unreasonable to even ask for my own room in this situation, since I am there full-time and this is my job. I don’t want to come across as demanding or ungrateful, but I also know I function best when I have at least some privacy and separation between work and rest.

What would you do?

Hey everyone, I could really use some advice from other nannies.

I’ve been nannying for about five years, I have a college major in education, and I was a 3rd grade teacher who took kids on field trips and was with them alone all day. I’m very comfortable with safety, taking kids swimming, going to parks, and managing behavior. I truly love the family I work for and I adore the kids.

But the grandma lives in the home and is there all the time, and it’s starting to really stress me out. I feel like I’m being monitored 24/7, like she’s constantly watching me or stepping in. It makes it really hard for the kids to listen to me because they know she’s right there, and it honestly feels undermining. It also gives me this sinking feeling that they don’t fully trust me, even though I’m highly qualified and experienced.

Another layer to this is that I’m a huge people pleaser. I don’t want to cause any issues or make anyone uncomfortable, and I really want a good reference from this family eventually. I care about maintaining a positive relationship with them, but this dynamic is making the job way more stressful than it should be.

Has anyone dealt with a situation like this? How did you handle it or set boundaries without damaging the relationship?

Hey everyone, I could really use some advice from other nannies.

I’ve been nannying for about five years, I have a college major in education, and I was a 3rd grade teacher who took kids on field trips and was with them alone all day. I’m very comfortable with safety, taking kids swimming, going to parks, and managing behavior. I truly love the family I work for and I adore the kids.

But the grandma lives in the home and is there all the time, and it’s starting to really stress me out. I feel like I’m being monitored 24/7, like she’s constantly watching me or stepping in. Constantly critiquing me:/ It makes it really hard for the kids to listen to me because they know she’s right there, and it honestly feels undermining. It also gives me this sinking feeling that they don’t fully trust me, even though I’m highly qualified and experienced.

Another layer to this is that I’m a huge people pleaser. I don’t want to cause any issues or make anyone uncomfortable, and I really want a good reference from this family eventually. I care about maintaining a positive relationship with them, but this dynamic is making the job way more stressful than it should be.

Has anyone dealt with a situation like this? How did you handle it or set boundaries without damaging the relationship?