Anonymous wrote:I think if you are "done being a nanny" than you should absolutely leave this job. Get another job outside of nannying and wait for your internship.

I mostly agree with this. If you can get a job related to the field you are in take it.

The kids, the family, and you will be much better off They deserve someone that is fully committed to being a nanny.

Have you tried"independent play time"

Do this for hours at a time and give your charges naps

You can thin play on your phone or read. You'll be refreshed in no time.

I think if you are "done being a nanny" than you should absolutely leave this job. Get another job outside of nannying and wait for your internship.

I felt this way at the begining of summer after I was given a raise to $22 an hour (3 children). So I interviewed at preschools and got a teaching position. I'm making a dollar less, but I'm so much happier. There a lots of activities, children, coworkers, and parents so I'm no longer board. I have a degree in ECE, and have gone back and forth between preschool and nannying. You could look into it, or stick it out and take a creative class for inspiration.

Maybe you could try and see if you could use your vacation time around Christmas to make it last longer with the state holidays? Plan something fun, save money for an outing or a short trip, or even some shopping for that time. This way you will have something to look forward to soonish, and it will break up the time between now and the spring?

My charge is two and I am their third nanny in two years. So, yes, I would absolutely hate to be yet another caregiver who walked out of my charge's life. I've been with them a month. I do have some vacation time coming up later in the year.

If you ended up taking one of these new positions, would you still need to leave for the internship in Spring 2015? Is that something these positions would recommend/encourage? I would be wary of leaving at this point when you'll need to to leave any new job you get in about 6 months. Since you have an end point with this family, I think I'd try to just stick it out. Do you get paid vacation with this job? Can you try and book that so you'll have something to look forward to?

How old is the charge and how long have you been there? For an older charge, I would say you should definitely move on. This is a good time of year for families to find a new nanny as many beloved nannies are being let go as their charges move into school. If it is an infant. Or youngish toddler, and you started only a few months ago, then I would try to hang in there and save them another transition so soon. If you started only a few weeks ago, then I would definitely move on regardless of age, because you haven't hit your stride yet anyway. If you do decide to stay, could you do something to recharge yourself? Could you afford to take a few days off?

Hi all,

I've worked as a part time nanny (30-35 hours a week) for the past 5 years as I finished my education. I had a very special bond with the family I worked for and was, generally, very happy with my job. I worked M/W/F and took classes on T/Th, so I had a bit of a mental break between spending all day with kids. I recently graduated, and because I needed more hours, had to part ways with the family I loved so much. An internship I need to complete before entering the field of work I'm going into is unavailable until Spring 2015, so I took a full time job with a new family, being completely clear upfront about my future plans and that I would not be a nanny who would stay with them long term.

Two months into the job and I'm pretty miserable. It isn't an awful job and I'm very grateful to have work with a nice family, but I feel like I am just "done" being a nanny. I think I'm severely burnet out from my years of work with no break in between (I had no paid vacation or PTO at my previous job, so I worked a lot with no true break, even though it was part time.). I'm bored, feeling unfulfilled, and wishing I could leave and take a different position. I'm doing my best to put everything I have into my new charge, but truth be told, I am tired. I have seen some job postings that are not directly in my field but related closely enough and I badly want to apply for them. At the same time, I feel guilty for even thinking about leaving so soon and feel I owe it to the family I'm working for to stick it out, at least for a while.

Do you have any suggestions? How would you feel if you were an MB?