US live-in nanny reveals five things she won’t do on the job

A live-in nanny has listed the five make-or-break things that she will never do as part of her job.

A live-in nanny in the US has shared the five things that she would never do on the job after working in the profession for five years.

TikToker Brenna, who works as a part-time live-in nanny in Utah, shared the clip outlining her five non-negotiable rules – which has had a mammoth 2.4 million views and been liked 380,000 times.

Kicking off the video, Brenna revealed that her first rule is that she’s not the housekeeper, she’s the nanny, New York Post reports.

“I will only clean up after the kids and I, unload the dishes, do the kids laundry, and just pick up after ourselves,” she said.

However, she admitted that if she’s watching a baby, things are a bit different, and she’ll make some exceptions.

The second requirement on her list is that she will not work for a family that doesn’t allow her to take the kids out of the house.

The nanny revealed the things she won’t do on the job. Picture: braonain1/TikTok

One rule was she needs to be allowed to take the kids out. Picture: braonain1/TikTok

Brenna said: “I personally do not know how to entertain your kids in the house for 10 hours, and the kids and I will lose our sanity.

“I’ve tried it before with previous families and it just did not work out for me, and I ended up quitting.”

Another rule is she will not accept being paid late, and admitted that it’s something that has happened to her a lot in the past. She also claimed that she will not lower her rates to “settle” a family’s needs.

“I will find somebody who will pay me what I deserve,” she said in the video. “I will not watch extra kids including your friends or your [extended] family’s kids, unless you want to pay me a lot more.”

She also said that while she will clean up after the kids, she isn’t the housekeeper so won’t do cleaning and cooking for the entire family. Picture: braonain1/TikTok

Brenna’s final rule was she won’t work outside of her hours.

“It’s my time off. Bye,” she said as she ended the video.

The Post has contacted her for comment.

In the comments section, many praised her for setting boundaries, and admitted that they could relate to her struggles as a nanny.

“I nannied a little boy in a two-bedroom apartment and was not allowed to leave the property, I nearly lost my sanity, so that rule is a good one,” one person said.

Another agreed, sharing a similar story.

She also said she won’t work outside of her hours. Picture: braonain1/TikTok

“This was low-key validating,” they wrote. “I’m a nanny of an almost two-year-old and work 12-hour shifts. Not allowed to take him anywhere and I’m just so bored. We can play in the yard but that’s it.”

“My toughest boundary was reminding the parents that I am a nanny and not a therapist – that I’m here to take care of the children not them,” another wrote.

However, a few users disagreed with the TikToker.

“I would watch extra kids just because they entertain each other,” one wrote.

“I would not hire someone with your attitude. If you’re live in you should treat the house as your own, i.e. clean up after yourself,” another said.

This story was originally published on the New York Post and reproduced with permission