'My boss is tracking me': Nanny finds tracking device under her car, discovers it's in her boss's name, calls police

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Sep 30, 2023 8:00 AM EDT

Overprotective parents are known to go the extra mile in the name of keeping an eye on their children, but tracking the nanny outside of work hours is way too far. You would think that any employer would know that this would be a clear invasion of privacy, yet apparently, some folks need to be reminded of decent human behavior. Just because we live in an age where it's easy to stalk someone doesn't mean you should. Again, this should be self-explanatory, but as it turns out, this basic sense of right and wrong does not exist for some employers, especially the overprotective parents of the world.

This nanny shared their story of how they discovered a tracking device under their car. After looking into it, she confirmed that the tracker was purchased under her employer's name (rookie mistake). She then shared an update after confronting her boss and calling the police. Both posts were compiled and shared via this thread on Reddit's r/BestofRedditorUpdates subreddit. Keep scrolling below to see how the entitled Mommy Boss tried to get out of trouble. For more stories like this, feel free to take a look at this post about a Karen who thought she was entitled to her favorite public bathroom stall.

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  • 01
    Font - I think my boss is tracking me. CONCLUDED Reminder: I am not the OOP. OOP is u/gem1n-eye and the OP was posted in r/nanny. DO NOT BRIGADE Mood spoiler and TW: TW of stalking. Although OOP gets answers, it's not satisfying Editors note: MB= Mom/Mommy Boss
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    Font - I think my MB may be tracking me posted January 27th This is really weird to post, and I feel crazy for even thinking it. But so many weird things have happened over the past month I've been working for this family, I feel like I need a second opinion or someone to tell me if I'm going crazy.
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    Font - Like I said, I've worked for this family since just before the new year. They have two kids, 2 and 8. I know they have trackers sewn in to the 2 year old's diaper bag and the 8 year old's backpack, she told me about them and I obviously have no issue with that. The kids are great, MB is a single mom who seemed really lovely from our first few meetings.
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  • 04
    Font - A few weeks ago, she sent me a text asking if I could come in now because she got called in to work. I lied and said I was in (big city in my state) visiting my sister for the weekend. It was a dumb white lie because I didn't want to be asked during the weekend if she kept being called in, as that has happened multiple times before and I really needed a full weekend to myself. She simply responded "You don't need to lie, I'll find a backup." It definitely gave me super weird vibes and was
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    Font - Then this Tuesday, I came in and she was definitely cold towards me. I had been out celebrating a friend's birthday Monday night at a bar, but I nursed one drink the entire night and was never even tipsy. I take showers in the morning and wore clean clothes, so there's no way I smelled like alcohol. But she confronted me and accused me of being said I reeked of booze,
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    Font - and kept asking if I had a drinking problem because why would I be drinking on a Monday night? I was really put off, and told her the truth, that it was my friend's birthday and I was just out celebrating with her and some other friends and hadn't even drank. She paused for a super long time and just nodded, and left for work like nothing happened. MB is super religious and very vehemently anti-alcohol, but I still feel like it was a weird accusation. I asked my girlfriend when I got home
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    Font - Earlier today was the final incident that really cemented this stupid conspiracy theory in my head. I took the bus this morning when I normally take my car because I'm extra broke right now and need to save gas. I got to her house around 10 minutes early, but sat in a little wooded curb area for a while until it was my official time to start.5 minutes before my start time, MB texts me "Have you left yet?? I have a meeting at 10:30." I am NEVER late. I walked in early, and she looked confu
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    Font - What the do I do? I looked all over my car, in my backpack, and in my car's carseat.. I couldn't find anything. Am I overthinking this? Edit: I just looked with the help from yall, and found an AirTag ductaped to the underside of my car. So, very very creeped out currently. Not sure what to say or do now.
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    Font - Post from r/LegalAdvice My employer put an AirTag on my. car. same day as OP Hi, I'm having some major issues right now. For the full story check my post history, but the gist is that I'm a nanny for a single mom of two. I've only worked with her for about a month, and I knew she was tracking her children's location. After a series of weird comments, people recommended I check my car for AirTags using an Android app, and I found one very well hidden and ductaped under my car.
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  • 10
    Font - I am super creeped out. I live in California, what is possible here? Can police do anything? I don't feel safe to confront my boss, and have called out sick today.
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    Font - Update to employer tracking me Posted February 5th If you saw my post from last week, you know I found an AirTag under my car put there by my MB. Sorry for not updating sooner, I've been stressed and busy trying to get another job pretty much all day every day.
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    Font - So I ended up calling the police. They came to my place and checked out the car, AirTag, etc, and they went and spoke with MB. AirTag was in her name, by the way, I know some people were suggesting it could be someone else (which sadly was a probability for a while because I do have a stalker, only making all of this more stressful).
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  • 13
    Font - MB was shocked that I had called the police over the tag and totally tried to gaslight the officers. She said that she put it there to make sure I wasn't speeding and as backup if I lost their bags with the trackers. She also flat out lied and said she had told me, but I must not have been listening. They just gave her a warning, and no further action was taken. I honestly don't think they really took my concern seriously. If anything, they seemed to side with her perspective. So that's a
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  • 14
    Font - I'm obviously not working for her anymore, and have blocked her phone number because she was belittling me over calling the police over "her keeping her children safe." On to the next job I guess. Anyone with advice on how to warn other nannies in my area is appreciated. Marking as concluded since MB is blocked and OOP no longer works for her
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    Font - IndigoFlyer If the MB hadn't been so sloppy about revealing that she knew the location of OOP she could have gotten away with it 2.2k Reply Share
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    Font - bathrugbysufferer. 'I told OOP about the tag, she must have not been listening' Yes, and that's why the AirTag is duct taped in a hard to find location not just in the glove compartment 5.7k Reply Share
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    Font - bek410. Seems like a massive breach of privacy to me. It's a pity the authorities didn't do anything about it. 4.4k Reply Share
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  • 18
    Font - bigwigmike. What weird obsessive behavior. How does boss have the energy to have two kids, a career, and stalk a young adult 3.3k Reply Share
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    Font - tacwombat 8 mo. ago I will erupt, feral, from the... . I sincerely hope OOP warned the other nannies about this woman. 701 Reply Share
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    Hand - ARS "My employer put an Air Tag on my car" 01-07-3021 15:30
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