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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Most people would not go back to a job that they didn’t get paid the full amount for.

I know I sure would not.[/quote]

So you would rather have a 15 month hole in your resume and possibly wreck your relationship with your old employer than show up and give notice?

You’d be cutting off your nose to spite your face.  It’s a stupid and childish move.  [/quote]

Dp. You can get a job with a gap in your resume. Who are you nannies who can’t get hired unless you continuously work jobs back to back. This isn’t a corporate job. You explain your took a break to travel/move/spend time with family/relax etc. You’re a nanny, not a CEO. Most experienced nannies know that if you are going to walk out of a job you do it after you’ve been paid and have a savings. They also have multiple references and if they are at the point of walking they wouldn’t need the reference anyway.

This family has already shown that they are not above lowering and skimping on payment. Op could submit a two weeks notice and this family might just not pay her at the end of the week. If the relationship with the previous family is as good as Op claims then she could simply tell them the truth, the other family was disrespectful and didn't want to pay the agreed upon wage.

Personally, I would quit on Friday after work with an email saying that I would not be returning to work until the agreed upon wages had been paid in full and a contract was put into place going forward. If the family couldn’t agree then oh well. [/quote]

I wouldn’t hire a nanny with a 15 month hole in her employment with nothing to show for it (like college transcripts).  NP here and I would definitely be suspicious that her last job went bad. [/quote]

Good for you. Lots of families won't have a problem with it. They're aware families exploit nannies. [/quote]

NP here.  While I’m sure what you’re saying is true, PP, I just don’t want the drama or the sob story in my first interview with a nanny.  When I was single, I wouldn’t even date guys who’d had messy and angry breakups.  OP accepted the salary change 15 months ago.  She knew what kind of people they were and yet stayed.  I would advice her to stay for two weeks and get the recommendation.

Parents, especially new moms, don’t have the bandwidth to hear a long story of woe and exploitation!  [/quote]

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