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Subject: Re: Thinking About Quitting my job (Advice please...) Author: andrea [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 19:23:32 06/05/03 Thu In reply to: Amy 's message, "Thinking About Quitting my job (Advice please...)" on 15:58:36 06/05/03 Thu Amy, first things first, did she discuss any of the necessary demands that she expects of you before you were hired? If so, were they demands that she made perfectly clear or where they lightly touched upon? It seems to me that she may be a tad bit anal but I am on the outside looking in. First and for most...If I have said this once I have said it a million times...always communicate FACE TO FACE, that way you can say what you want to say and vice versa. That whole email communication thing is absolutely that worst way to say what needs to be said. As far as quitting so early on...you have to ask yourself what is really important. Is it worth being stressed out so much that you end of dreading your job?..or can you find a way to deal with things correctly and iron them out to make it a positive situation? Being a live in nanny is really hard because the privacy is less and the demands are great so it is hard to find an equal balance. My suggestion to you is to sign a contract but make sure there is a balance on both ends. If there is ANYTHING that you feel uncomfortable about you discuss it before signing it...that is most important. And if they do not comply then you may want to find other work options. I do feel your pain but stand your ground and most of all communicate, communicate, communicate. If you need to chat directly my email is asadair@yahoo.com....stay strong and stand your ground. Remember you are a nanny not a slave. Good luck sweetie. Andrea(cleveland nanny and mommy) [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: Re: Thinking About Quitting my job (Advice please...) Author: Kari [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 19:31:26 06/05/03 Thu In My humble opinion NO amount of money is worth the "perfection" that is expected or the amount of humiliation that you are going through. I think you really need to consider leaving the position you are in now... Not only is your "work" affected but your life outside of work. It sounds worse than having a spouse:-) IMHO the sooner the better it will be for you to leave. I don't care what you are being paid.. sometimes higher paying jobs are just not worth it, especially when there is no self respect! Kari [ Post a Reply to This Message ]