Anonymous wrote:OP here. They just texted me and fired me.

I’m sorry, OP. But better now than later. You won’t need to list them on your resume and can simply start a new search for a better job. And you will find a better job. Things like this always happen for a reason.

In a few months, you’ll want to send them a thank you note for freeing you to find your great new job!

At least you have closure. Better luck next time around!

Anonymous wrote:OP here. They just texted me and fired me.

Well now you can move on.

OP here. They just texted me and fired me.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So they have not actually contacted you to let you go? Show up tomorrow morning for work and see what happens.

OP here. Yes. I have not heard from them since Friday morning with the dad saying not to come in and to feel better. I have reached out to them 3 times and no response. I don't want to waste my time and energy showing up where I'm not wanted. I'm assuming they think I will take the hint and just leave them alone. I feel they are being cowards. If you want a nanny, you have to be willing to talk about tough topics and fire someone. All they need to do it sends simple text that I'm no longer needed. I really like them, but them not even responding to me makes me almost glad I'm not longer working with them. I could send a text that I quit, but I personally want them to take responsibility and fire me since they are the employers.

So go to work tomorrow at your start time. You haven’t been fired yet. Getting sick in your first month of work is bad luck but it happens.

Wait a second OP you are going on and on but they haven't actually fired you yet? Time to hit the reset button. Let's say you worked for a lovely family and everything seemed great for the first few days and then they told you that something unexpected happened and they couldn't pay you right away? Would you continue to stick by them or would you start looking or both?

The sound like horrible people OP. They need to fire you, don’t quit. Make them responsible for it. They clearly aren’t mature enough to employ a nanny.

Anonymous wrote:So they have not actually contacted you to let you go? Show up tomorrow morning for work and see what happens.

OP here. Yes. I have not heard from them since Friday morning with the dad saying not to come in and to feel better. I have reached out to them 3 times and no response. I don't want to waste my time and energy showing up where I'm not wanted. I'm assuming they think I will take the hint and just leave them alone. I feel they are being cowards. If you want a nanny, you have to be willing to talk about tough topics and fire someone. All they need to do it sends simple text that I'm no longer needed. I really like them, but them not even responding to me makes me almost glad I'm not longer working with them. I could send a text that I quit, but I personally want them to take responsibility and fire me since they are the employers.

So they have not actually contacted you to let you go? Show up tomorrow morning for work and see what happens.

Anonymous wrote:I'd call them out on the job posting. I had a job once where I knew within the few half day that it wasn't a good fit. I saw my job posted at the end of the week and emailed them to tell them I saw it and wouldn't be back. They asked if I could work two weeks because they had planned to give me notice and didn't want me to find out the way I did. I said nope.

Just email them or text etc and say you saw the job posting and ask if there's something they need to tell you.

OP here. I knew about the job posting. The first 3 weeks went well. We both seemed very happy. The took their job posting down, etc. Then I got the fourth week. Before being sick that week, I was always there and 5-10 minutes early everyday. On Wednesday the parents said they needed someone more dependable and opened the job posting. We had a talk that night and they said they didn't want to look for someone else. They really like me but calling out on the fourth week being sick was making them concerned. I understood, but I worked with an infant, and it's flu/cold season. We talked about moving forward but they said I couldn't miss any more work as neither of them had time to take off after both taking maternity and paternity leave. I had to miss Thursday ( they still wanted me there on Friday), and then Friday because I still had a fever, was vomiting, and had some diarrhea. My charge is 3-months-old and requires being held for all naps. There was no way I could take care of him with all that going on. I reached out to them on Friday and Saturday, and today with no response. I'm assuming they decided to find someone else, but I expected to at least hear from them to let me know that I'm no longer needed.

I'd call them out on the job posting. I had a job once where I knew within the few half day that it wasn't a good fit. I saw my job posted at the end of the week and emailed them to tell them I saw it and wouldn't be back. They asked if I could work two weeks because they had planned to give me notice and didn't want me to find out the way I did. I said nope.

Just email them or text etc and say you saw the job posting and ask if there's something they need to tell you.

Anonymous wrote:How long have been working for them?

OP here. A month.

How long have been working for them?

They're cowards. Since you saw they reposted the job I wouldn't bother going back.

You will find good employers

I’m pretty sure I’m fired from my new job ( missed all last week due to the flu). The mom has always been a flake but the dad always texts me back within hours. I missed Friday ( he had an important meeting) after I said I would be there because I was feeling more awful and vomiting everywhere. I still said I would come in but asked if I could leave early when he got back home if I was still feeling ill. He said not to come in and to feel better. I have updated them and have reached out 3 times since Thursday and I haven’t heard back from them. I’m guessing I’m fired, but I’m super annoyed that they can’t even text me to let me know they found someone else ( they reposted the job). I understand I caused my firing, but I find it very immature and rude to not even just say “ we don’t need you anymore”. instead of just ignoring me. Part of me feels like just showing up for work tomorrow morning, but I won’t waste my time. Am I wrong to feel that they are being cowards?