Woman sparks row over whether cleaner should wear pajamas

2023-01-02

I ask my daughter’s nanny to change into a freshly washed outfit when she works at my home but I HATE what she wears – would it be unreasonable to fire her?

British mother explained she asks her nanny to change clothes at her home
Her daughter has a weak immune system so she wants employee in fresh outfit
However she took to Mumsnet to complain about the cleaner’s choice of attire
The woman’s post sparked a debate with one claiming her opinion as ‘foolish’
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A mother has sparked a furious online debate after revealing she asks her daughter’s nanny to change outfit when she arrives for work.

However she went on to say she didn’t like the ‘pajama’ style clothing the woman wears, and had even asked her to wear a different style of outfit – adding she was now contemplating firing her.

Other Mumsnet users were left outraged by the post, with many suggesting she sounded ‘controlling.’

A mother has sparked a furious online debate after revealing she asks her daughter’s nanny to change outfit when she arrives for work (file image)

In the original post, titled ‘Part Time Nanny dictates what she wears in my house’, she wrote: ‘I have a part time nanny I use every now and again. My daughter has really weak immunology.

‘When she comes after having travelled on public transport squishing with all the other commuters, I ask her to change into a clean set of clothes.

‘When she finishes, she can just leave with the new set of clothes she is wearing.’

She continued: ‘However, she changes into like sleepwear jim jams pyjama type clothing because it is comfortable. Then when she leaves, she has to change back all over again.

Taking to the parenting forum Mumsnet, the unnamed woman, from the UK, she said she asks her nanny to change into a new outfit every time she visits her house

‘I asked could she just change into something like a tracksuit or top and bottoms, but no, she likes her pyjama style clothing! Which you would NOT wear out in daylight.

‘We live in a high rise, and if there was a fire alarm etc, then she would go get changed again.’

The mother said she had even confronted the woman about the outfit, saying: ‘She is angry at me for telling her to just stop all this changing back and forth, and now is messing around and told me last minute that I can go to an agency to hire a stranger.

‘I am really annoyed because she is the one who wants to be my friend these past two years, and I have paid her above the hourly rate, and always paid her several hundreds of pounds in advance when she didn’t have money.

‘She is in her 60s..but honestly, it won’t be easy for her to find work. But I feel like hey, it’s my home, and I am paying you to provide a service.

Mumsnet users were shocked after the mother asked her cleaner to wear different clothes to work, before slamming the nanny for wearing pajamas

‘Time to look for another one.’

The post got hundreds of comments with many Mumsnet users thought her demands were unreasonable.

One user wrote: ‘You sound like a controlling nightmare. As long as she changes at your request I don’t see it matters what she is wearing.’

Another added: ‘I don’t understand why it matters about what indoor clothes she wears so long as it meets your request about changing? Your request is non-standard so you probably need to meet half way. You sound like a difficult employer!’

A third put: ‘I can’t believe you are dictating that she change clothes in the first place let alone telling her what to wear.’

‘Why are you so bothered? I assume she isn’t taking your child out?’

While a fourth wrote: ‘She’s changing her clothes so I don’t see the issue here.’

One more put: ‘If you’re worried about clothes that have been worn outdoors/on public transport, indoor pyjamas sound ideal. If she changed into joggers, how do you know she hadn’t worn those the day before on a bus?

‘Do you check they are freshly laundered? Your demands are high already and she is accommodating them. Go with it.’

Another put: ‘You’re being very shortsighted and more than a little foolish. The nanny does not want to be your friend, she’s being polite to her employer.

‘Get your head out your backside.’

One more wrote: ‘I’m confused, so you want her to change when she arrives, but not when she leaves?’

‘I suppose if this is genuinely a problem you could provide her with a uniform. Which of course you would keep at your home and launder.#

While another put: ‘I hope you’ll make it clear to the next nanny up front what your requirements are.’

And one more user commented: ‘Hm, I definitely would not be returning to work for you. Fair enough you want her to change ok arrival but you can’t stipulate what she wears when she is with you or whether she does or doesn’t change when she leaves.’

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