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[quote=Anonymous]I am a 22 year old nanny in Kansas. I wanted to get some opinions from moms and nannies about honoring contract terms.

I worked in a nanny share for a year and a half, then for one of the two families from the share for another year. We had a very informal contract written up, which, by the time we mutually agreed to part ways due to a new baby and changing job responsibilities, my MB had completely forgotten about. So that contract never really mattered, and if it had, we ended our agreement at the time the contract would have wrapped up.

After that, I worked for a family that I really loved, signed a contract for a year, and then after only six weeks was given three weeks notice because they were on a waiting list for a daycare, unbeknownst to me. I was disappointed and frustrated. Even though it was written into the contract that either family or nanny could pull out by giving notice, I just really believed that a one year contract meant I'd be working for a year.

The job loss put me in a difficult situation as I had not only bills to pay, but I was getting married in just weeks and paid for a lot of the wedding out-of-pocket. So, I got a part time job nannying (through an agency, signed a year long contract) along with two other PT jobs to supplement.

I know that this family will probably keep me around the full year. They struggled to find a nanny they liked, and the girl they had before left after 5 months and didn't even stay for her whole three weeks notice that was outlined in their contract.

I'm now looking into cosmetology school, hoping to start as soon as the summer when my husband graduates and gets a job...Which is before my contract ends. My current job, which I've had for only a couple of months, is okay... Good pay and perks, but my heart is just not in it the way it used to be, and I'm not attaching to the kids and I think my philosophy on childrearing is just not the same as that of their parents. I struggle to stay motivated, but I feel like I am obligated to stay for the full year. When I interviewed, I made a big deal about wanting a job that I knew would be there, and I knew they wanted the same from their nanny, so it tears me up that I'd even consider leaving early since they already dealt with that once.

How seriously should parents and nannies take the whole "one year contract" thing? Am I naive to think that there is a obligation to fulfill that? [/quote]

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