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[quote=Anonymous]I started a job just under 2 months ago, and I was immediately concerned about how often my momboss would scream really hurtful, demeaning things to people around her. She mentioned it had happened with nannies in the past, and I casually mentioned I was very sensitive to shouting. I don't know why I ignored that red flag, but I was so in love with the job otherwise. The pay is good, I adore the children. I really liked the mother, too, until she lost it on me yesterday. She regularly asks me to stay late or come in early, and I always say yes because I love the kids and its extra money. Yesterday, however, I couldn't stay the extra few hours she had just asked me for, as I had a prior engagement scheduled. I told her that if she absolutely couldn't find anyone (which I knew she could do easily), I could try to change my schedule around. She seemed fine and ended up not needing me anyway, I completely forgot about it. Later that day, the pick-up line at one child's school was a few minutes late, making me a few minutes late for the other child's line. On any other day, this would just mean being a few cars further back in line, but somehow on this day, everyone else had been picked up. I parked my car, got the other child, and headed towards the building. As I was about to open the door, MB calls and starts screaming at me. I tried explaining that we were at the door right then and I was so sorry I didn't call, but I had no idea this would happen. She heard nothing, just screamed incoherently for a minute or two and hung up. I took a deep breath, opened the door, was greeted by my charge, thanked and apologized to the teacher, and texted MB saying the kids were safe and sound, and I was sorry again for the lack of communication. The rest of the day went as normal, although I felt awful. In the end, when the child was finally in my care, it was only 15 minutes after the start of the pick-up line. We're usually in line for 20 minutes, and that's with us midway through the line. Today when I went in to work, she pulled me away to speak with me. As it turns out, what she was most upset about was me being unable to spare the extra few hours she ending up not needing. She told me I was not putting her children first, which was probably most hurtful to me, as I spend a lot of time in an out of work planning and doing fun crafts and activities with the kids. She did apologize for yelling, while simultaneously excusing her behavior, and said I owed her an apology, which I gladly gave her, again. I started to tell her that, while I understand her frustration, I can't accept being spoken to that way, she didn't let me finish my sentence. She started screaming that I put her under a lot of stress and I cannot put this on her. She then slammed the door and left. Had she not left, I absolutely would have. I adore this family, but I really think this relationship may be damaged beyond repair. Does her behavior justify quitting, or am I being overly sensitive? [/quote]

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