It's not being sneaky

It's called being an adult.


What are you going to do OP if you not have a job in your field and your nanny family hires someone else?


Do you think they will pay to keep 2 nannies?

Do you have enough saved to last an extended unemployment?

You won't qualify for unemployment so I hope you weren't counting on that.

You do have a wonderful family OP! What a breath of fresh air to read about a happy ending such as this.

I think you did the absolute right thing by bowing out gracefully and not being sneaky and having another job lined up first. Your family realized this and it paid off for you because they knew it could have been that way.

Good luck in your future endeavors and thanks so much for sharing your story with us. It will inspire us and boost our morale for sure!

It sounds like you found a wonderful NF who is incredibly supportive of your future goals and plans! Good luck with your new job search!

I hope it continues to work out for you.

The job market is tough and unless you've been working part time

you have zero experience in your field of choice which will make it harder.

Will your bosses be willing to hold your position in case you aren't hired anywhere?

I'm so glad everything is working out for you and your nanny family. I think it helped that you were completely honest with them and that you are leaving to go in to your intended field not work for some other family. I stayed at my last job for 4 1/2 years out of love and guilt as being a nanny is my career. It worked out because the kids were finally in school full time so I had a great excuse to find another family. Which is working out wonderfully because I still see the kids 1-2 times a month and talk to them almost weekly. It's really hard to leave a family you love, but ultimately you need to do what is right for you.

I took this position right out of college to pay off my meager tuition balance and consider what to do next. Two years later I was still here!

MB is due to have a boy in November, and with all the ensuing chatter about what this meant for me as a nanny, I knew I had to find my way out of this job fast.

Not because I'm dissatisfied with the position for what it is, but because this isn't what I ultimately set out to do career wise. While I've always enjoyed caring for children since my early teens, it's just not my true passion. Plus, the longer I stay here, the harder it will be for me to find a job in my biochemical field later down the line.

It took me weeks to build up the courage to tell MB and DB, as I'm not a very confrontational person. Plus, they're great people- thank me every day, always tell me how much DC loves me, always tell me how awesome I am, cover my metro fair, give me access to their online shopping cart, buy me dinner whenever I do date night sitting, etc- so I felt conflicted about delivering the news to them.

But I finally managed to do so two days ago.

Despite several people telling me to find a new position first, and then give them 2-4 weeks notice, I instead opted to tell them of my plans to begin looking for a job in my field. The former would have felt disrespectful and underhanded, and I wished to uphold my initial agreement to keep them informed of my future plans.

Anyway, I broke the news to MB right before I left. I also baked them a creamy spinach lasagna to feel less guilty about it. And while she was of course sad, and I felt completely awful about it, the whole thing went well.

MB was immediately supportive of my decision, and before I could even ask, offered to keep me on until I found a new job, no matter how short or long it takes. I similarly offered to give her personal recommendations for my replacement, or help them find and train a new nanny should my recommendations not suit them.

MB also offered to print any of my resume's or documents on good quality paper whenever I needed them. She said she and DB would see if they had any contacts who could help me find a position, and MB even sent me a few links to research positions yesterday.

And of course I can come and visit and take out DC and the new baby whenever I want!

I found the best people ever, to work for or otherwise!