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[quote=Anonymous]I nanny part-time for a 2-year-old girl. I want to give my notice(1 month) by the end of the month.
The real reasons for quitting are: hours vary constantly, basically I can be asked to work anytime 24/7, 5 days a week, but my employers only guarantee 15 to 25 hours. They give me a schedule 1 month in advance , but it's 
never set in stone, it can still change at any moment(e.g.: yesterday, they told me they would need me to work Tuesday from 10:30-6:30pm instead of 10-6pm as they had told me 3 weeks ago).
The most important problem though is sleep or rather the lack of sleep. The child can be on a very good schedule(7:30-7:00 and 1-3pm), but the parents rarely respect it and will usually put her to be too late at night, have her nap in the car(means less sleep), not be able to put her down for a nap, have her nap later in the day, etc. This makes planning for activities very difficult as the child can need to nap anytime from 11am to 4 pm.

I don't think it would be very smart to tell my employers about the sleep issues because it would feel like I'm criticizing their parenting and as for the schedule, there's not much they could do about it.

I plan on telling them that the job no longer suits me, but I don't know what to tell them if they press for answers(which I know they will). Also, is 1 month notice enough? Keep in mind that I will need a reference from them.

Thanks![/quote]

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