I'm being let go early....

[Anonymous]

I gave my notice for my leaving my current nanny job due to having a child of my own, but MB told me that I'm being released 3 weeks sooner than I'd planned. I'm disappointed due to the fact that I will now have less pay next month than I was counting on. Her reasoning was to start her new nanny sooner rather than later. Trying to be understanding, but I'm really disappointed because initially she agreed to my end date and now is ending it sooner. Is this worth making an issue of?

[Anonymous]

Typical treatment. I am sorry.

[Anonymous]

Sorry OP. Ladies don't give your notice until you are prepared to be out of a job.

[Anonymous]

You should add your story to the long list of "Another nanny taken advantage of" thread. And some of these parents don't want to understand why they need to write a reference letter every three months....
You never know what some parents will pull on you. Never mind that you've been raising their children for them.

[Anonymous]

First, congratulations on your new kiddo to be, that's very exciting!

Second, I'm sorry that happened to you, but unfortunately that's the way it often is. It's understandable if it means securing their new nanny. Also, some parents are not comfortable having someone watch their child who has put in their notice. From your post, it doesn't sound like this is a situation where they would have cause to worry, but I'm just putting it out there. IMHO, they should have given you a severance, but that may not have been in their budget.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:First, congratulations on your new kiddo to be, that's very exciting!

Second, I'm sorry that happened to you, but unfortunately that's the way it often is. It's understandable if it means securing their new nanny. Also, some parents are not comfortable having someone watch their child who has put in their notice. From your post, it doesn't sound like this is a situation where they would have cause to worry, but I'm just putting it out there. IMHO, they should have given you a severance, but that may not have been in their budget.

Interesting. Is it also understandable in the reverse? Most parents flip shit when their nanny does this.

[Anonymous]

What a surprise!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:First, congratulations on your new kiddo to be, that's very exciting!

Second, I'm sorry that happened to you, but unfortunately that's the way it often is. It's understandable if it means securing their new nanny. Also, some parents are not comfortable having someone watch their child who has put in their notice. From your post, it doesn't sound like this is a situation where they would have cause to worry, but I'm just putting it out there. IMHO, they should have given you a severance, but that may not have been in their budget.

Interesting. Is it also understandable in the reverse? Most parents flip shit when their nanny does this.

I'm 10:57, and I'm also a nanny. I was given 2 weeks notice by my employers once, as MB's work situation had changed, she could no longer WAH, and couldn't afford to pay for the new hours. She was very understanding when I told them I would need to end our arrangement a week early, as the new family that wanted to hire me needed me ASAP. She wished the other family could wait a week, but she realized that she was the one who changed the situation, and it was more important for me to begin my new job than to stay with her for a few more days. This is not the case for everyone, but that was my experience.

Similarly, I've given notice before and was let go earlier than initially agreed upon because the new nanny needed to start immediately. Fortunately, MB and DB gave me severance, so I was fine financially. I understood that it was business, not personal.

[Anonymous]

So what's your point?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So what's your point?

You are a delight.

[Anonymous]

No point.

[Anonymous]

The question was, is it understandable if the situation is reversed. My answer was yes, and I gave an example. Having a rough day under your bridge?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The question was, is it understandable if the situation is reversed. My answer was yes, and I gave an example. Having a rough day under your bridge?

Love this!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I gave my notice for my leaving my current nanny job due to having a child of my own, but MB told me that I'm being released 3 weeks sooner than I'd planned. I'm disappointed due to the fact that I will now have less pay next month than I was counting on. Her reasoning was to start her new nanny sooner rather than later. Trying to be understanding, but I'm really disappointed because initially she agreed to my end date and now is ending it sooner. Is this worth making an issue of?

Sorry, OP. I'm a MB and would never do this. I would have paid you to train the other nanny if she needed to start sooner. Congratulations on your baby.

[Anonymous]

PP, I love that idea! You sound like a great MB!