Hard work, little pay, and a demanding MB

[Anonymous]

MB expects a lot of work with little pay. I only earn $11/hr and MB expects me to not only care for the kids, but cook dinner on days she is "busy with other things." Vacuum and mop a two story home, and other house work, all for me to come back the next day and the house looks as if I've never touched it, then she goes on a stupid rant that dinner wasn't served out when she got home and nobody had dinner, when I explained I didn't serve it out because the kids wanted to eat as a family she smartly replies "I appreciate the gesture, but next time they can eat without me, so dinner can be out the way and we can go about our evening." Mentally and physically, I'm drained. I explained to MB how I've been feeling lately, only for her to dismiss it and talk about how she's been under a lot of pressure, because DB expects her to be the perfect little housewife and mother and she can't do it. I don't get paid enough for this shit.

[Anonymous]

I don't understand people like you. Don't you ask what the job duties and salary will be BEFORE you accept a job? If you thought she was expecting too much for too little pay, why did you accept the job? If there was job creep, you should have addressed it the second you noticed a pattern.

[Anonymous]

Where do you work that they pay $11/hour? Just tell her no. You will watch the kid and do kid related coming/cleaning. It's not like she will find someone else for $11/hr.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand people like you. Don't you ask what the job duties and salary will be BEFORE you accept a job? If you thought she was expecting too much for too little pay, why did you accept the job? If there was job creep, you should have addressed it the second you noticed a pattern.

People like me?? Clearly you don't understand even when you ask about job duties and set boundaries the families will agree, and then when they are knee deep I. Shit they want to pile more work on the nannies and try to over step their boundaries when it was set. I agreed to take care of the kids and THEIR duties when I first got the job, MB felt the need to add on more duties and I started drawing lines. You don't have to understand, just post your comment or just skip this post and go. Thank you

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where do you work that they pay $11/hour? Just tell her no. You will watch the kid and do kid related coming/cleaning. It's not like she will find someone else for $11/hr. [/

Op here,
That's had been established, the word no has become very popular in my vocabulary and I use it often, but MB is the type who won't take no for an answer, so currently, I'm in the works of searching for a new family

[Anonymous]

Your MB sounds like she is trying to really stretch her dollar here as well as her luck.

Yes, continue your search for a better family & leave this crazy lady as soon as you can.

Good luck to you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your MB sounds like she is trying to really stretch her dollar here as well as her luck.

Yes, continue your search for a better family & leave this crazy lady as soon as you can.

Good luck to you!

Agree

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where do you work that they pay $11/hour? Just tell her no. You will watch the kid and do kid related coming/cleaning. It's not like she will find someone else for $11/hr. [/

Op here,
That's had been established, the word no has become very popular in my vocabulary and I use it often, but MB is the type who won't take no for an answer, so currently, I'm in the works of searching for a new family

Hope you find one quickly. Don't even give her notice.

[Anonymous]

NOTICE- There will always be bosses that try to underpay and take advantage of you (just like in any field).
It is your decision to you let them.

Stop it. Quit and get a reasonable job with a written acceptable job description before you start.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand people like you. Don't you ask what the job duties and salary will be BEFORE you accept a job? If you thought she was expecting too much for too little pay, why did you accept the job? If there was job creep, you should have addressed it the second you noticed a pattern.

People like me?? Clearly you don't understand even when you ask about job duties and set boundaries the families will agree, and then when they are knee deep I. Shit they want to pile more work on the nannies and try to over step their boundaries when it was set. I agreed to take care of the kids and THEIR duties when I first got the job, MB felt the need to add on more duties and I started drawing lines. You don't have to understand, just post your comment or just skip this post and go. Thank you

Did you even read what you quoted? The last sentence addresses job creep. I agree with the PP that "people like you" complain in a new thread every week about how there is too much work and not enough pay. It is always that they either didn't do their homework and get everything in writing before starting or they agreed to X and then when Y, X and ABC were added on top of it they just shrugged and took it all on without saying a word. Be a big girl and say "no."

[Anonymous]

People please....

Stop the hate.

[Anonymous]

I am sorry, OP. Find another position and find it quickly. DO NOT EVER SAY YOU WILL DO HOUSEWORK. You will do anything and everything related to the child/children (kids' laundry, cooking, cleaning up their rooms, etc) but do not agree to do anything even close to "light housekeeping". You will always end up doing some general cleaning anyway (wash the parents' breakfast dishes while you wash the kids for example) but never agree to it before hand.

And for God's sake, where are you living where $11 an hour is acceptable?