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[quote=Anonymous] I also want to know why you think she is burnt out. Is the quality of her work suffering? Is she complaining? Has she been using crutches Mike screen time more frequently of late?  Is she simply not getting around to extras like laundry?

I ask because there may be different options for addressing it depending upon your specific concerns, and because I myself am a nanny that works ridiculously long hours and I do not feel burnt out. I love my job and frankly it is my primary focus in life.  I like being at work more than I like hanging out with friends, going to the movies activities. On the weekends when I go to a festival or an end, I always wish that I had my charges with me so that I can share the experience with them. There are some people who can work long hours in certain jobs and not find it overwhelming or stressful.   Want to have her hours jobs? What is your relationship like? I have found that determinant for me and feeling burnt out he's not the number of hours worked, but understanding and appreciative  my employers are.

For example, right now I work 7 AM through 7:30 PM with a one-year-old twins. I discussed with my employers that I would like to lay down and take a 30 minute power nap when the kids go down for their nap. That gives me the energy to get through my day and not be so exhausted when I  get home that I don't have the energy to eat dinner or throw in a load of laundry. My employers agreed to that without making me feel as if I was lazy, and they are always appreciative of anything I do around the house or for the kids. [/quote]

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