Give them the rest of the week as notice, telling them that you need more stability in your work - you don't need a reference from them, so you might as well try and teach them something. With the new job, get a detailed contract.

And have a contract with guaranteed hours, holiday, sick, and vacation time.

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't give any notice...treat them like they treated you. Find out when the other family wants you to start and get the heck out of there. They're nuts.

THIS!!!!

I'm confused -- they did not pay you for the time they were out of town? Or they did?

You need a contract with guaranteed hours.

I have to agree w/the previous posters.

Get the hell out of Dodge.

This family cannot keep their word on ANYTHING.
And/or they could just lack integrity overall.

If you stay w/them, you will be subjecting yourself to constantly being treated as if you simply do not matter.

And I am pretty sure that will only worsen over time.

I wouldn't give any notice...treat them like they treated you. Find out when the other family wants you to start and get the heck out of there. They're nuts.

At this early date, I would just give a weeks' notice and move on, but be prepared for them to let you go immediately.

Ok let me start again- I started working for a new family on October 25th. I only worked for three days because on the 28th they went on a two week trip that they told me about on the 27th. We agreed that I work get paid for time worked, but that really rubbed me the wrong way. Secondly. the mother is is WAHM. she made me pack two weeks worth of stuff on my second day. She made me go through the 6 months olds clothes and find 14 outfits that originally went together as a set. As I was doing this, she was micromanaging me the whole time, standing over me saying "that doesn't go with that" or "i'm not sure where the other piece to the set is can you go look for it some more?" We agreed at my interview that my priority would be the child's needs. Then, she makes me do her packing along with her toiletries and breast pump, etc.

To make matters worse, she told me that they would not be back until the 15th, this morning she told me they are coming back on the 9th and need me there. I actually had already picked up some babysitting gigs. I told her this and she said I MUST be there.

Lastly, at my interview I asked if I would be allowed to take the baby on outings and she said of course. On one of the days I mentioned some baby groups in the area, and she said "oh well we've decided to keep him home at all times". This job is from 8-6 I cannot be a hermit nanny.

So although I really like the baby and the parents as people, I do not think we are a good fit professionally. I feel as though I was mislead in the interview. There is another family interested in me that is closer to me, that pays more, and will let me take the children on outings. How do I give my notice and how do I tell the new family what happened with this family?

sorry i posted this too soon im going to finish typing

I started working for a family