Any Other Nannies Want To Leave Nannying Now?

[Anonymous]

I am a nanny and used to love my work. However with COVID I find myself dreading going to work now. The entire dynamic of the profession is changed. You now have parents working from home, sometimes in the same space as you and the children, parks and libraries are not safe, zoos and museums are rightfully closed, so you’re indoors a lot more. I feel so guilty for feeling this way because I know none of us can help this and we are all trying our best, but work is just not enjoyable anymore. Thinking of taking a WFH job (and a huge pay cut along with it) for the remainder of 2020..

Any other nannies (that actually enjoyed their jobs pre pandemic) feeling this way?

[Anonymous]

I understand how you’re feeling. So much has changed in the past few months. I feel emotionally, physically and mentally drained. I have been a nanny for the past 30 years and have always looked forward to my job, but now I’m just not loving it. Hopefully things will look better in the new year.

[Anonymous]

That's true. Everything change. It is not the enjoyable Nanny job anymore. As we all know working with parents from Home is a huge challenge. Mentally and emotional. We all need our space, same way they need their space and now we can not have it. Also is really tough when some of us have the parents on top on us or undermining us everything time when we are supossed to be in charge of their kids. Honestly we really deserve a medal because working with parents at home it is really a challenge.

[Anonymous]

I’m an employer and I adore our nanny, but we recently decided to move on, almost entirely due to the pandemic. Both parents are working from home and it’s too difficult to have her working while we are all home.

I’m hoping to help her find a family with either a newborn, where people are normally on top of each other or a family where at least one parent has to go into work.

[Anonymous]

No, i just signed a multi-year contract to homeschool.

Why would you be indoors all day? You can go to parks, trails, hiking, biking, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, i just signed a multi-year contract to homeschool.

Why would you be indoors all day? You can go to parks, trails, hiking, biking, etc.

It’s a bit harder to do that considering we’re in the middle of summer and the heat index can be 100+ some days

[Anonymous]

The job is infinitely harder now but the rewards are still the same. I have stretched my imagination to come up with outdoor activities in the one green space where my charge and I can be alone as well as more inside games. I love my employers so having them home isn’t an issue for me.

This won’t last forever, nannies. Hang in there!

[Anonymous]

Ugh is a pain with all the parents around! Kids whining crying for their attention which is normal Parents stay out of sight so kids and nannies have a peaceful day to go through Go out when they are in I m out all the time with kids but when I m coming in the house to give lunch and nap time go take a walk talk outside if u have a phone call give your nanny and kids some space! And the nanny a break to eat her lunch and re charge for the day a lot of parents don t seem to understand this

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, i just signed a multi-year contract to homeschool.

Why would you be indoors all day? You can go to parks, trails, hiking, biking, etc.

It’s a bit harder to do that considering we’re in the middle of summer and the heat index can be 100+ some days

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So you go first thing in the morning... Keeping kids indoors all day is unnecessary and not right. Try living in the desert with 95+ early morning, 110+ midday. We still got kids outside for a while.

[Anonymous]

If the kids were younger I wouldn’t be able to do this. Maternity leave with my boss was hell on earth and I like my boss!! I’ve been with the family for 10 years but now the kids are 14, 11, 10 and 8. If it was young kids, NO WAY would I do this job!! I think if the kids are 5 and up it’s okay but younger ones? That would be miserable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m an employer and I adore our nanny, but we recently decided to move on, almost entirely due to the pandemic. Both parents are working from home and it’s too difficult to have her working while we are all home.

I’m hoping to help her find a family with either a newborn, where people are normally on top of each other or a family where at least one parent has to go into work.

Do you have older kids? How will you do the distance learning without the nanny’s help?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The job is infinitely harder now but the rewards are still the same. I have stretched my imagination to come up with outdoor activities in the one green space where my charge and I can be alone as well as more inside games. I love my employers so having them home isn’t an issue for me.

This won’t last forever, nannies. Hang in there!

Your employers are lucky to have you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m an employer and I adore our nanny, but we recently decided to move on, almost entirely due to the pandemic. Both parents are working from home and it’s too difficult to have her working while we are all home.

I’m hoping to help her find a family with either a newborn, where people are normally on top of each other or a family where at least one parent has to go into work.

There has never been a better time to find a nanny job!

Yes, steer her toward a first-born newborn with a good couple. Depending on their house and work areas, it really doesn’t matter if they’re home as long as they’re respectful.

[Anonymous]

I wholeheartedly agree w/you on this OP!!

Being a Nanny is very challenging during this critical time.

Parents now are telecommuting, there are limited if no kid-friendly places to go to which are air-conditioned + entertaining younger children will take much more ingenuity as well as creativity.
And there will be the add’l assistance w/distance learning if the kids are school age.

I say Nannies try to see how this virus eventually play out.
Maybe give it another six mos. or so before making a decision to switch professions.