Let go
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Anonymous
| I was let go two Fridays ago because my boss was fired. In our contract we had stated that we had a month notice agreement or a payout. The family had me work one week of notice and let me go. They did not pay out contract when dad stated he would write up a letter and figure out what pay out would be. That was almost a week ago and I've yet to hear from him. Should I let it go since I've started another job right away or go after him for $3,000?! |
Anonymous
| Can you afford to lose $3,000? |
Anonymous
| $3,000 would have been 3 weeks pay but since I started working right away and making more money it's not a huge struggle. But part of me says I'm owed that money. |
Anonymous
| You are owed that money. I doubt your contract had a "notice payout, UNLESS you find a new job quickly" clause. You should contact them, or stop by the house if you think they'd dodge you. |
Anonymous
| They have no clue I have job so I guess that's worse that they don't pay. |
Anonymous
| They let you go because they could not afford to keep you as dad lost his job. Your job is depend and on them having jobs. You quickly got another job. Be decent and stop harassing them. |
Anonymous
Because "agreements" are meaningless? |
Anonymous
Harassing them? Not one word has been said to them since my last day. The dad was one that said he'd write a letter and figure out the payout... It has been a week and no communication. |
Anonymous
Yes. Because if this nanny hated her job and wanted to quit and not give notice, you'd all be advising her that her "agreement" isn't valid anyways and she deserves better blah blah... Sure OP, go after this family that clearly doesn't have the money to pay you money you don't need, and be entitled and whiny while you are at it. Karma won't bite you in the ass... |
Anonymous
He may have forgotten. He may be busy. It sounds like one short email to ask how everything is going would be apropos, and one line at the end to ask about the letter and severance wouldn't be out of place. |
Anonymous
Wow someone is nasty. I think she is clearly just asking for the right thing to do. |
Anonymous
Agree. Also tell them you understand their situation and they can pay you half (1500) of it. Ask them to write you a good reference letter. |
Anonymous
I am a MB, and I disagree. It is a lot of money, and they likely can't afford it. However, they put that clause in the contract for a reason, probably both to make sure they had time to find a new nanny if she quit, and as a benefit that would help attract her to the job in the first place. It's that second reason that makes me feel they should pay. They made the promise to get her to take the job, and the need to live up to it. OP, if you can offer to let them pay you in a couple of installments or something, that would be nice. This is going to be an uncomfortable conversation, and they may send you a nasty email, but they made this promise and they should live up to it. $3000 is a lot of money, and you shouldn't have to contribute it to them. That's my opinion. |
Anonymous
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When I'm in someone's home everyday I can see for myself what they can afford. So can OP while she was there.
Did they immediately eliminate all the extras, OP? Or just you? |
Anonymous
| This family could pay me the money without any issues at all. If I thought it would be a issue I wouldn't even be thinking of it. |