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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Or, as I said, my long term job ended (2.5 years, any other job I've had for over a year since I started working at 14, though obviously not full time then). 2 weeks before that ended so the kids could start elementary school (right, that one is totally my fault), I got another job to start at the end of the long term job. 3 days before that began I met future DB to sign the contract, where he said after looking into doing taxes (first time parent) he thought it was too much work/money. I said I needed to make money legally, he said sorry. Yep, there ya go, all my fault again! I interviewed with another family who needed help ASAP (now I know why) and accepted the job on the spot. As I said, money is tight, and she was only asking for 6 months. After starting, other nannies in the play group warned me MB was a loose cannon and she goes through nannies like tissues. One example of her explosive temper would be accusing me of moving and losing her shoes, which I obviously did not do, and immediately jumped to, "IF THIS IS ALREADY HAPPENING, HOW DO I KNOW YOU'RE NOT STEALING?" So yeah, okay, sure, blame that one on me, too. I found a new job in November and put in my 2 weeks notice. The next job was for a single mother living off of alimony and child support from her ex, which she did not tell me until after she didn't pay me at the end of my first week. At the end of my second week she did not pay me again, blaming him for non-payment. So once again. All. My. Fault. That brings us to the job my post was about, so there you have it. Not bad luck, it's DEFINITELY me being a crappy nanny. Right. Whatever.[/quote]

I'm not one of the above PPs blaming you, but while none of these things are your fault, I think at this point you need to be a lot more dillagent during the interview process. Don't look at it as just the family interviewing you, but you are also interviewing the family. Make sure to ask questions about what happened to their last nanny (if they aren't FTP) and if their answer throws up a red flag, make sure to ask around the play group to get a sense of what's going on BEFORE accepting the job. Perhaps ask for a 1-2 week trial, to get a sense of how the job fits before formally accepting the position. And make sure to clearly lay out all your financial expectations in the contract. Fees for late payments and bounced checks, how much notice (and pay) is required to quit/fire, and all of your overtime rates AND how many days notice you require for them to make changes to the schedule. This may seem like a lot, but I generally find that if I explain to parents how I've been burned in the past, a good family with no intent to pay late, have unexpected overtime, etc. will have no problem agreeing to it.[/quote]

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