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Date Posted: 18:34:07 03/22/04 Mon
Tonya,
I most definitely agree. I am much more angry with myself over this entire situation than I am at them. It was very unprofessional and just plain stupid of me to not work out a contract in writing with this family. The mom has gone so far as to tell me--bet you'll know next time to do a contract!
Thanks for your advice and the helpful links!
Saharah
>Sahara,
>Your problem is one of many that are common in
>situations where you do not have a written contract
>with your employer! I personally will NEVER work even
>one day without a written contract. I will not even
>accept a position until all aspects of the contract
>are negotiated, on paper, and signed by both of us.
>Until that point, I still interview with other
>families. I make that very clear right from the
>start. So, to answer your question, yes, you do have
>some right to be angry, but also you need to be a bit
>angry with yourself for not taking better care of
>yourself by insisting on a written contract. When it
>is written down, you can go back and say "But our
>contract says this. This is what we agreed upon, so
>that is what we need to do." That way it is not your
>memory up against an employers. Because you will
>never win that way. There are many good contracts on
>the internet. You can find some at
>www.lifewithnanny.com and www.nannyanswers.com for a
>place to start.
>Tonya
>
>>Having issues with my current employer...
>>
>>We had a "verbal" 1 to 2 year contract which began in
>>November. A few weeks ago, she decided to quit her
>>job and stay at home with the kids--with her last day
>>of working being either April 30th or May 14th. She
>>sent me a long email over the weekend about how I had
>>been basically pulling one over on them because I had
>>been calculation my pay by hourly(instead of a base
>>salary pay, and then hourly for time spent after 5).
>>We had agreed to do hourly several weeks ago, and this
>>is documented in a spreadsheet on her computer by
>>which she pays me.
>>
>>Anyway...this weekend she keeps talking about me only
>>working for them 4 more weeks, and how awful it's
>>going to be for them to continue paying me.
>>Apparently, she had been planning on leaving work
>>before April 14th and hadn't told me! I have another
>>job lined up, but I won't start working there until
>>June 1st! I'm trying to put myself out there to see
>>if I can work temporarily for a family...but I feel as
>>if I'm up a creek!
>>
>>Do you think I have a right to be fuming right now?
>>Any suggestions? Help!
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