Contracts

[Anonymous]

I started a summer job a couple weeks ago. There have been some issues with what we discussed my duty were and what MB is actually having me do. There also has been payment issues. I always do a contract but I thought it's for a few months no need draw up a contract. Now I feel I should. How do I go amount approaching the situation?

A few other nanny friends say I should just quit.

[Anonymous]

You have learned a valuable lesson. ALWAYS have a written contract of your responsibilities, hourly rate, OT rates, arrival and departure times. This is a business not a charity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You have learned a valuable lesson. ALWAYS have a written contract of your responsibilities, hourly rate, OT rates, arrival and departure times. This is a business not a charity.

Totally get that. I was asking advice on how to approach bring up a contract now.

[Anonymous]

Just tell her you've drafted an agreement, and you'd like her to have a look at it.

[Anonymous]

I would bet anything that bringing up a contract now would mean termination. So, either bite the bullet and ask to have something in writing, or quit.

[Anonymous]

Another nanny taken advantage of.

[Anonymous]

Another nanny not doing her due diligence.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Another nanny not doing her due diligence.

How's that, Einstein?

[Anonymous]

Imo contracts mean nothing in this nanny world. Yes it can list responsibilities like children's laundry but if the family starts asking you to do the families laundry what do you do ? Say to them well in the contracts it says this? Or just say when I accepted this job you mentioned I am only to do the children's laundry. Or you say nothing. Chances are if you don't do as asked you will be fired. Yes I always have a contract but imo it means jack shit

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Another nanny not doing her due diligence.

How about another terrible MB being a terrible human? She clearly stated she normally does contracts. She not a idiot. You should be a shame of yourself

[Anonymous]

OP here. I'd gladly love to quit this job! But quitting isn't the person I am. I have 45 days left with this family. If giving them a contract leads them to fire me than I'll be glad.

[Anonymous]

I advise you to quit as well.

Sure, you can always take the time to work out any kinks in this position + try to talk things out w/this family, but in my opinion it is too late to do so.

Reason being is that once a family screws me over, I take that as a character trait of them. They have shown me their true colors and I now know they are authentic liars, nickel and dimers, etc. I wouldn't want to even be in the presence of people who would treat another human being like that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Imo contracts mean nothing in this nanny world. Yes it can list responsibilities like children's laundry but if the family starts asking you to do the families laundry what do you do ? Say to them well in the contracts it says this? Or just say when I accepted this job you mentioned I am only to do the children's laundry. Or you say nothing. Chances are if you don't do as asked you will be fired. Yes I always have a contract but imo it means jack shit

You don't get fired for not doing the parents laundry. Stop giving this kind of advices to other nannies. We are not slave . If the parents start making issues just quit it's not easy to find good nannies it's their loss.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I started a summer job a couple weeks ago. There have been some issues with what we discussed my duty were and what MB is actually having me do. There also has been payment issues. I always do a contract but I thought it's for a few months no need draw up a contract. Now I feel I should. How do I go amount approaching the situation?

A few other nanny friends say I should just quit.

give some examples of what is going wrong. I can't tell the magnitude of the potential problems.
Also just do a one-pager of your duties as you understood it and the pay.
Might just be a lost in translation and will get sorted out, just talk about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Imo contracts mean nothing in this nanny world. Yes it can list responsibilities like children's laundry but if the family starts asking you to do the families laundry what do you do ? Say to them well in the contracts it says this? Or just say when I accepted this job you mentioned I am only to do the children's laundry. Or you say nothing. Chances are if you don't do as asked you will be fired. Yes I always have a contract but imo it means jack shit

You don't get fired for not doing the parents laundry. Stop giving this kind of advices to other nannies. We are not slave . If the parents start making issues just quit it's not easy to find good nannies it's their loss.

Nannies can be fired for anything. If you don't do what's asked of you of course being fired is a possibility. Just up and quitting a job seems like poor advice.