I am a full time nanny. I started my job about a month ago and I dont like it. The third day I knew it wasnt going to work out. 2 problems: the commute is too far and I feel very uncomfortable when I go to work. I feel like i am about to give a huge speech to a lot of peole. I am sick to my stomach all the time when I go. Before i started working for the family I had a plane ticket to go on vacation for christmas for 2 weeks. But they really needed me the 2nd week so the mom paid $300 to change my plane ticket to come back early.
What should I do? If i quit do i have to pay her the money back??? What should i do
2006-11-20 05:10:30 · 6 answers · asked by Linds 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
No u do not have to pay her the money back.
And if the job is doing all this to you, u need to just leave a note and quit.
Its your life, dont let them have all this power over you.
Hope u get another job cause jobs are hard to come by these days.
2006-11-20 05:14:25 · answer #1 · answered by sunflare63 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I've also been a full-time nanny but I have a different take than your previous poster. It sounds as though you've had second feelings about giving up your vacation and you're trying to justify it in order to get out of your commitment. You've given no concrete reasons for your "feeling" that you're in the wrong place. In any case, you shouldn't have accepted money from your employer to change your flights, if you didn't intend to honor your commitment, so you need to either stay in this job or pay back the money. And you need to give them enough notice to find someone to replace you. You can't just go off and leave a note saying you won't be back, leaving them in the lurch.
2006-11-20 05:22:04 · answer #2 · answered by auskan2002 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Finding a qualified nanny is very difficult. In order to preserve your future employability, and to be as respectful as possible to your employer, you should inform them immediately that you made a mistake in accepting the job, and would like to terminate your relationship, but that you will stay on the job for 1 full month, in order to give the family some time to find a replacement. Then just suck it up and do the best job possible in your remaining time with them. And yes, it would be proper to offer to repay the $300. Who knows, if you handle this with grace and class, you might even still get a good reference from the family.
2006-11-20 05:16:27 · answer #3 · answered by Stretchy McSlapNuts 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I've been a nanny too and sometimes you just "know" if it's the right place to be.If it were me,I'd give them a months notice,or whatever you agreed on,and leave.If you have to borrow the money to pay them back,do it and return the money to your lender.Who wants-or needs-to work somewhere they really don't like.In the long run it's also going to have a knock on effect to the children,they will pick up an your feelings,why get them involved.
Good luck
2006-11-20 05:15:19 · answer #4 · answered by uk nurse 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes you will have to pay her the money back. But if your that miserable 300 is a bargain to pay if you are so unhappy.
2006-11-20 05:28:18 · answer #5 · answered by mary3127 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
EXPLAIN TO YOUR MOM THE SITUATION AND ALSO THE PEOPLE WHO YOU'RE WORKING FOR. THEY DO DESERVE AN EXPLANATION. DON'T LEAVE A NOTE. THAT WOULD BE THE WORST THING TO DO. YOU MAY NEED THESE PEOPLE AS REFERENCES ONE DAY SO YOU CAN'T JUST QUIT AND LEAVING A NOTE WOULD BE TACKY.
2006-11-20 05:18:07 · answer #6 · answered by PRECIANA 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋