Reply to Really Conflicted....What Should I Do?

Forum Index » General Discussion

Reply to "Really Conflicted....What Should I Do?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous]I am a babysitter/nanny for a wonderful family of two girls, ages 6 & 11. I have been working for them for a little over a year and things have always been pretty good. The children are well~behaved and their parents are nice people and very easy to get along w/. I am paid well + they have always told me what a great caregiver I am and that the kids love me a lot.

I actually baby~sat for this family on a 1 to 2x wkly basis as well as a monthly 3 overnight basis.

Well a few months back, my car broke down....and I was out of a car for about a month since it needed major repairs. At the time, I was their only babysitter/nanny and since I was unavailable for a month, they went on CL to find another nanny to help them out in the meantime.

Once I got my car fixed, I told my bosses I was going to be available and they said, "Great!" However I noticed they were calling me to work less + less.

Anyway, the oldest daughter confided something to me.
She told me that the reason I was being called less and less is because the new nanny her parents found actually did housework when she was there. She told me she vacuumed the whole house, mopped the floors, did family laundry and washed the dinner dishes, etc. I laughed + said she probably was being paid more, but the daughter told me her parents said she was being paid the same amount I am. She told me that she and her little sister had told the parents they didn't like the new nanny...they told them they liked me much better, but the parents started calling this new nanny instead of me because they got someone to baby~sit AND clean for the same price they got me just to baby~sit.

Let me clarify that I am a great nanny.
I interact w/my charges and help w/homework. I play cards w/them, read/draw w/them as well as take them outside to the playground, etc.
I cook them dinner and assist the younger one w/bathing.
While I wash whatever dishes I use during my stay as well as pick up the toys/books used, that is the extent of my housework. I do not mop/vacuum nor have the parents ever requested it.

Anyway, now they found someone who will baby~sit & clean for the same price as someone who just "baby~sits." While their kids prefer me to come, their parents choose to take the "better deal."
Also, now they only call me when the other nanny is busy or ill.

This has made me re~think working for them.

On one hand, I can kind of see things from their perspective. I mean...everyone wants the best "deal" right?

But I hate playing second fiddle now and I feel this family is not being loyal to me.

For the record, they knew my car situation would only be temporary and it seems I went from being their main go to girl, to their back~up girl.

What should I do??[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics