I have a situation at work that I don’t have control over but I’m stuck in the middle. I work for a family who lives on a private dirt road. In the middle of this road is a hill. When it is covered in snow and ice, unless you have 4 wheel drive, you are risking getting stuck! That was exactly my situation. I got stuck and my boss told me that it is their neighbor’s responsibility to get the road fixed and/or plowed. The neighbor says it is my boss' responsibility. They've been having this neighboring feud long before I started. When the weather gets bad, I have to park on an opposite neighborhood road and walk more than 100 feet, on a busy road, full of traffic, to get to work. It is scary! I start early in the morning. With Winter here, it is still dark outside. I don’t want to add fuel to the fire with this neighboring feud, but I don’t feel safe!
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The second you do not feel safe you need to say something. We as nannies tend to put ourselves last but it’s not healthy thinking. Tell NF you are unable to come into work during inclement weather unless the parking situation is addressed. Your safety comes first and they should respect that.
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