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[quote=Anonymous]I have a question here.

I am a Nanny who has worked for a wonderful + awesome family for the past 3.5 yrs or so. We have ended on good terms and they have referred me to another family who they are close friends with. (The reason my job ended with them is because their daughter started pre school full-time.)

Well, I started with this new family a few mos. ago and again, I was referred by them from my previous family. My previous family and my current family are good friends and my previous family provided a glowing reference for me and my current family tells me how happy they are to have me working for them.

The problem?
I am just not happy with them.
The job is a little more demanding that I initially thought it would be. I am asked to follow quite a rigid schedule and feel add'l chores are being added without add'l pay. I really do not see this as a good fit and ideally would like to give notice and seek another position on my own. (We don't have a contract so I am not obligated to stay for any amount of time.)
However, I know if I do this, it may make things uncomfortable with my previous family.
It may make them look bad since they so highly recommended me. I mean, I stayed with them for 3.5 yrs. and was a great nanny. No sick days, never late, etc. So after a few mos. with my current family, it won't fair well if I give notice after such a short time. Also, things might be awkward because I just feel like the second family + I are not a good match yet I cannot confide in my first family the reasons why, because they are such good friends with the second family so they may not be able to be objective about the situation.

How can I handle this without damaging my relationship with my first family?

Thanks.[/quote]

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