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[quote=Anonymous]Let me give you a little background.
I've been with this family for almost 2.5 years.
They were always messy, but it was never my job to clean the house. My responsibilities were to do kids' laundry, unload the dishwasher and keep the kitchen clean.
Some things happened a few weeks ago and I had a serious conversation with my boss about kids' responsibilities, meaning that they didn't have any (one early teen and one pre-teen), no consequences when they don't do their work, being on the phones all the time, 2 year old dog that wasn't housebroken (yes, I posted here before about it), kitchen mess to great me in the morning nearly every day - to the point that there was no space in the entire kitchen to put a cup of coffee. I mean no space on countertops, kitchen island, table, etc. I would leave it clean at the end of the day and come in the morning to piles of stuff - mail (that never gets open, just piles up and gets moved around, at this point there is a few months of mail around the house, mainly kitchen), last night's food or whatever spices they used, random things that the kids left there, etc.
So we had a conversation a few weeks ago and we came up with a list (I came up with it and typed it, my boss approved) and we sat down with the kids and talked to them.
It was agreed that the kids would be responsible for cleaning their messes - emptying lunch boxes, cleaning up after dinner, walking/feeding dogs, etc.
The kitchen counters were to be wiped after dinner before going to bed.

It was going well for a few weeks.
Today when I got to work, there was a huge pile of dishes in the sink. The dishwasher was full of clean dishes.
It was clear they didn't do dishes all weekend and only ran the dishwasher once last night with whatever fit there.
The teen was downstairs and so was my boss. The teen acts like a baby sometimes - saying things in a changed voice and just goofing around. So he was doing that instead of eating and I told him to unload the dishwasher if he's not going to eat. He said ok and walked towards it, but my boss stopped him and said he didn't have to do it, that was not all his dishes, etc. I said I would ask the other child to load the dishes and then I would unload the sec on load later when I came in. She still said it she didn't want him to do it, because there was not enough time in the morning, etc.
She got ready for work, called me from the car and said she didn't know what the big deal was and that I have done it before.
I said that I didn't mind helping with the dishwasher, however it wasn't fair for them to leave me a huge pile of dishes in the sink after the weekend. I said I never do that to them and every time I leave, the dishwasher is empty. 
Since she didn't let her teen unload the dishwasher in the morning, I said I would unload it, then the other child would load the dishes and the teen would unload the second round after school. She said it was fine this time (what does that even mean?) 
Anyway, the pre-teen loaded the dishwasher and started it, because it was a full load.

The whole conversation was a little uncomfortable and I think I might lose my job over it.
And when she said I've done it before - yes, I've done it in the past sometimes. But I honestly don't remember when they left me that much. It was always a few dishes that were used after the dishwasher was running, or an occasional pot or pan.

I love them all, but I don't think I can put up with this anymore.
Thanks for reading. I know some of you can relate.
Sigh.
:(

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