Anonymous
12/08/2014 15:56
Subject: I just found out I'm getting fired.
I really respect where your priorities lie, but that may mean that a full time, long-term nanny position isn't workable for you right now. Maybe you should look into being a back-up care nanny through a company like White House Nannies, or a short-term on-call person via TaskRabbit until your father's health improves - it'll allow you to bow out for a few days as you need to, but pick up more shifts when you're free.
Anonymous
12/08/2014 14:43
Subject: I just found out I'm getting fired.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Hopefully you have learned to be more reliable OP. Use this as a lesson. Even though nannying doesn't seem like a real job you do have to treat it as such.
Agree, I don't think you are in a position, with your fathers health or your interim student status, to be a full time nanny. Your employers realized this and made a switch.
Think hard about what you want to do for the next 9 months until you graduated, especially if you have too much going on in your life.
Nannying is about two things: caring for a child, and doing your nanny job so your bosses can do their jobs. Them calling in sick because you aren't showing up may get them fired or cause undue stress. If an employee causes nothing but scheduling, backup, etc stress, time for a rethink.
+1000
Anonymous
12/08/2014 09:50
Subject: I just found out I'm getting fired.
Seems like it is kind of blessing in disguise.
You don't seem very happy with them.
I would put all your energy into finding a new job.
Given your situation: wanting to move on to a new career and your father' s health I would suggest you do per diem nanny work.
I don't know your area but many agencies and organizations provide temp nanny service and you can work as little or as much as you want to.
You can also make fairly good money.
This way you don't have to work about taking time off to be with dad, and your not committing to a family knowing you want to be on to something else in a year.
You don't seem very happy with them.
I would put all your energy into finding a new job.
Given your situation: wanting to move on to a new career and your father' s health I would suggest you do per diem nanny work.
I don't know your area but many agencies and organizations provide temp nanny service and you can work as little or as much as you want to.
You can also make fairly good money.
This way you don't have to work about taking time off to be with dad, and your not committing to a family knowing you want to be on to something else in a year.
Anonymous
12/08/2014 09:24
Subject: I just found out I'm getting fired.
So you're happy not to be working for them then?
I understand both points of view in your scenario OP, but you have to realize you're not in a position to guarantee the kind of reliability you've been able to maintain in the past. And if you only want to be a nanny for another year at most then you're not going to be a great fit for most families.
Maybe you should interview with a couple of agencies - you might be able to charge a higher hourly rate while still maintaining lots of flexibility in terms of not having to work when you need to be with your dad.
But rein in the attitude on your employers. You sound very juvenile when complaining about them from so many different angles when your tenure with them has been so problematic.
I understand both points of view in your scenario OP, but you have to realize you're not in a position to guarantee the kind of reliability you've been able to maintain in the past. And if you only want to be a nanny for another year at most then you're not going to be a great fit for most families.
Maybe you should interview with a couple of agencies - you might be able to charge a higher hourly rate while still maintaining lots of flexibility in terms of not having to work when you need to be with your dad.
But rein in the attitude on your employers. You sound very juvenile when complaining about them from so many different angles when your tenure with them has been so problematic.
Anonymous
12/07/2014 16:21
Subject: I just found out I'm getting fired.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:They asked you to babysit in order to fire you? Did they intentionally leave the nanny list out? That's cold.
To be candid - I don't really like them much. I only have a year until I get my degree so I was willing to stick it out until then. MB knew I was going to my dads this weekend but asked me to babysit anyway. I felt guilty for missing work so I said yes. I can't say if they deliberately left out the list for me to see but it was right where I log everything in. It wasn't hard to miss.
Even though it sucks that I have to go through the interview process over, I'm relieved. MB isn't the easiest to work for. She has made me miss class twice because she was late and never apologized, she will ask me something but then immediately shut me down or walk away ( mid-sentence). The worst is when she works from home. She has a home office and we play majority of the time in the family room. Instead of being in her office like she said, she is at a desk in the next room. She gets upset when we are too loud and she is on a call. It's really annoying but she doesn't like him playing in the nursery ( she believes he won't sleep if he plays in there) and the basement is way too cold ( where her office is). She is kind of a pain in the butt.
Sound like you're happy now, you didn't like them anyhow. Hope that didn't affect your quality of work.
Anonymous
12/07/2014 16:19
Subject: I just found out I'm getting fired.
Anonymous wrote:Hopefully you have learned to be more reliable OP. Use this as a lesson. Even though nannying doesn't seem like a real job you do have to treat it as such.
Agree, I don't think you are in a position, with your fathers health or your interim student status, to be a full time nanny. Your employers realized this and made a switch.
Think hard about what you want to do for the next 9 months until you graduated, especially if you have too much going on in your life.
Nannying is about two things: caring for a child, and doing your nanny job so your bosses can do their jobs. Them calling in sick because you aren't showing up may get them fired or cause undue stress. If an employee causes nothing but scheduling, backup, etc stress, time for a rethink.
Anonymous
12/07/2014 12:53
Subject: I just found out I'm getting fired.
I'm not really sure why you posted this, OP. Opinions on what? You have unreliable in this job and the NF needs reliable care. You don't even like or respect them, so why do you care?
It sounds like the NF is doing the right thing replacing a nanny who is unreliable and dislikes them.
Good luck on finding a new job. I agree with the PP who suggests you be upfront with your next family that you will need flexibility to care for your father as needed.
It sounds like the NF is doing the right thing replacing a nanny who is unreliable and dislikes them.
Good luck on finding a new job. I agree with the PP who suggests you be upfront with your next family that you will need flexibility to care for your father as needed.
Anonymous
12/07/2014 11:26
Subject: Re:I just found out I'm getting fired.
I'm sorry, OP, you just hit a rough patch. Neither you nor the parents are wrong - do what you have to do and work as hard as you can in your remaining days.
Anonymous
12/07/2014 10:01
Subject: I just found out I'm getting fired.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Hopefully you have learned to be more reliable OP. Use this as a lesson. Even though nannying doesn't seem like a real job you do have to treat it as such.
WTF? I will give you a reading lesson. I have always been highly reliable with former families. This was just a stretch of back luck. My last family I had missed 1 day in 1.5 years with them. That was because my MB got me sick. The position before that was 3 years and I missed two days. I do take being a nanny very seriously. I've worked with some celebirties and high-profile clients who spoke endlessly about my high reliability rate when referring me to other families. You know what happens when you assume - you made an a** out of yourself.
Then why are you here trolling for sympathy?
I'm not trolling for sympathy. I'm sharing my story and looking for opinions. Please, go away. No one needs trolls like you.
What kind of opinions are you seeking?
You are basically sitting here saying "I've worked for a long time as a nanny and always prided myself on my super-reliability because I know it is a top priority to families, but this new family I started with is firing me because I never showed up. Opinions?"
Come on, stop trolling.
Anonymous
12/07/2014 09:38
Subject: I just found out I'm getting fired.
Screw being there for the holidays. I'd tell them you are leaving at end of day so you can be with your father. Thst is much more important. You haven't been there long enough to worry about a reference. Horrible people. Good luck to you and I hope your father has a complete recovery. Merry Christmas.
Anonymous
12/07/2014 08:48
Subject: I just found out I'm getting fired.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Hopefully you have learned to be more reliable OP. Use this as a lesson. Even though nannying doesn't seem like a real job you do have to treat it as such.
WTF? I will give you a reading lesson. I have always been highly reliable with former families. This was just a stretch of back luck. My last family I had missed 1 day in 1.5 years with them. That was because my MB got me sick. The position before that was 3 years and I missed two days. I do take being a nanny very seriously. I've worked with some celebirties and high-profile clients who spoke endlessly about my high reliability rate when referring me to other families. You know what happens when you assume - you made an a** out of yourself.
This is a troll who always has to post how horrible nannies are and how they don't have a real job.
This person is not a nanny nor has she (will she ever) employ a nanny. My guess is they are bitter because we make more $$$ and actually enjoy our jobs unlike her and whatever the fuck she does.
My guess is retail at Sears.[/quote]
I feel sorry for her - it must be sad not to have any kind of a life at all. She is always here and always posts the same nonsense to get attention.
Anonymous
12/07/2014 06:42
Subject: I just found out I'm getting fired.
Yikes. This is a tough call. I can see both sides here, but one thing is for sure. This is not your fault OP.
Basically what it is is just bad timing all around.
In their eyes, they see you as unreliable since you have had to miss so many days in the past six weeks. None of it was your fault per say and WE know this, however looking at things on their end, it doesn't bode well for you at all.
I would just chalk it all up to really awful timing and let this job go.
It was only six weeks and while no one likes to be fired, I am sure you will find something after the holidays.
Remember, this has nothing to do w/YOU OP. It's just a matter of bad timing.
So sorry this happened and I wish you the best for the New Year.
Basically what it is is just bad timing all around.
In their eyes, they see you as unreliable since you have had to miss so many days in the past six weeks. None of it was your fault per say and WE know this, however looking at things on their end, it doesn't bode well for you at all.
I would just chalk it all up to really awful timing and let this job go.
It was only six weeks and while no one likes to be fired, I am sure you will find something after the holidays.
Remember, this has nothing to do w/YOU OP. It's just a matter of bad timing.
So sorry this happened and I wish you the best for the New Year.
Anonymous
12/07/2014 01:15
Subject: I just found out I'm getting fired.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Hopefully you have learned to be more reliable OP. Use this as a lesson. Even though nannying doesn't seem like a real job you do have to treat it as such.
WTF? I will give you a reading lesson. I have always been highly reliable with former families. This was just a stretch of back luck. My last family I had missed 1 day in 1.5 years with them. That was because my MB got me sick. The position before that was 3 years and I missed two days. I do take being a nanny very seriously. I've worked with some celebirties and high-profile clients who spoke endlessly about my high reliability rate when referring me to other families. You know what happens when you assume - you made an a** out of yourself.
This is a troll who always has to post how horrible nannies are and how they don't have a real job.
This person is not a nanny nor has she (will she ever) employ a nanny. My guess is they are bitter because we make more $$$ and actually enjoy our jobs unlike her and whatever the fuck she does.
My guess is retail at Sears.
Anonymous
12/07/2014 01:06
Subject: I just found out I'm getting fired.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Hopefully you have learned to be more reliable OP. Use this as a lesson. Even though nannying doesn't seem like a real job you do have to treat it as such.
WTF? I will give you a reading lesson. I have always been highly reliable with former families. This was just a stretch of back luck. My last family I had missed 1 day in 1.5 years with them. That was because my MB got me sick. The position before that was 3 years and I missed two days. I do take being a nanny very seriously. I've worked with some celebirties and high-profile clients who spoke endlessly about my high reliability rate when referring me to other families. You know what happens when you assume - you made an a** out of yourself.
Then why are you here trolling for sympathy?
I'm not trolling for sympathy. I'm sharing my story and looking for opinions. Please, go away. No one needs trolls like you.