How to approach this?
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Anonymous
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Families and nannies,
I'm currently working with a nice family with a descent pay for the area I live. One day, I was just browsing some high paying job $100+k and I applied. I was just curious and I wasn't expecting to even be called. I have more than 15+ years of experience. I'm a French/ Arabic speaker from (Morocco) and I had my Bachelor from my country in Social work and an Associate in Psychology in the USA. By chance, the Agency contacted me and one family one to hire me. Now, I prepared nor the family that I'm working now. The offer is 75% more of what I'm making now. My current family is pregnant and she will give birth less than 2 weeks and she has a 2 years girl. I'm working for them almost 2 years too. I have talked with some of my nanny friends and they told me to accept it maybe I won't have another chance. My current family is expecting me to work for them even for 10+ years but who knows? Families sometimes change their mind or more demanding later. However, how do you think I can approach them with this and what is the appropriate time to talk to them? The other family is ready but I told them to give me at least 2 months. Please I need your help. Thank you |
Anonymous
| Two months notice is more then enough for the family you are working with. You have a lot of experience. Take the job, if it was the other way around the family you are working with would say thank you, and go about their way. |
Anonymous
| I wouldn’t pay you 100k with broken English and spelling |
Anonymous
| Sign and put the 2 month notice period into the contract. Can you get to know them better on the weekends in the next month? |
Anonymous
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This is OP and thank you for the advices. The other person who said "she won't hire me with a broken English", seriously that's your opinion and I don't care much about your opinion. I bet you're not even earning enough to have a babysitter. Therefore, I Don't take in consideration about your opinion. I'm looking for some advices with mature people. I'm not an English speaker but I speak other language that you cannot even read.
Bless |
Anonymous
Again how did you even graduate college with poor spelling and broken English? The fact is regardless of how many languages you speak for 100k I would expect said person to know how to spell. And FYI it’s advice not advices |
Anonymous
Nanny here. She is not asking you if her spelling/grammar is right or not. Please read well and not be such a big idiot. She is being nice asking for a simple advice. Anyways you are not the one, who is going to hire her. I understand that to be able to Post something here; you have to be a %100 native English speaker. And you OP just ignore this kind of rude comments. My advice it will be talk as soon as possible with your current employers and take that Offer. It sounds a pretty good Job. |
Anonymous
Nanny here again. I meant: "To be able to Post here; You Don't Have to be a %100 native english speaker". And judge me if you want. I don't care Haha. |
Anonymous
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Ignore the fools, OP.
Your notice is fine if you wasn’t to take the higher paying job. But... Are you sure the new job is on the level? That’s a huge increase in pay. |
Anonymous
| What's the catch? Long bad hours? |
Anonymous
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No decent employer is going to fault you for taking a job that 75% more than what you’re earning. Simply tell your current employers the truth and offer to help them find a new nanny. You’re certainly giving them enough notice.
And congratulations! |
Anonymous
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Do what is best for you and yours
I have a little more experience but not your degrees and languages I’m making almost 100k per year,50 hours per week $550 health insurance stipend per month Vacation Sick days Holidays off Yearly bonus Birthday appreciation Ask GOD for guidance in everything you do. Take good advice Pray for who want to pull you down Stay safe. |
Anonymous
| Are you sure it isn't a scam? |
Anonymous
Nasty comment. Possibly the family hiring her does not speak English as a first language. Go for it OP. Sounds like a great opportunity. |
Anonymous
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This is OP again! Thank you all for the food advices. Of course, I will work 15 more hours and travel half of the time and be a living. Actually, one of the parents is not a native American. For the people, who are very immature, disrespectful and rude with no manners, I really don't want to go into the trash with you. As some people said, you're not the one who hire me and I have a big doubt that you can afford a descent living. Go and drink water to sleep into your trash environment. I don't need a bad vibe as you in my comments.
Cheers |