Showing posts with label change of plans. Show all posts
Showing posts with label change of plans. Show all posts

Tuesday

Changes

      I'm really upset right now. I have been working as a nanny for 3 years, 3 months for the same family. In the Fall, both of the children will be in school full time. My boss sent me an email detailing a revised job offer, effective the week of Labor Day. The language in it was so business like, there was no warmth of personal effect.
     She said that in essence, their needs will be changing. This is what they are looking for. All this time, I have been a full charge nanny for two children, working from 7-6 M, Friday, finally making $825. a week, cash, not even on the books. This isn't high for my area, it is average to low. I live out.
     What my boss wants now:
      Hours, 7-8 AM & 3-8PM.
      During that time, there will be four hours available for child housekeeping tasks, that you can do as it fits with your schedule.
     Hours 3-8 will consist of driving to activities, preparing dinner for the family, homework assistance and post dinner clean up. "The dishwasher may be ran and emptied the following morning, but on Fridays, all dishes will need to be cleaned and put away before you leave".
     During the 7-8 hours, I am to help the kids get breakfast, make their beds and start a load of laundry per day, towels or children's clothes "with the goal being that no laundry will remain for the weekend".
     She didn't even say THANK you for all I have done for the family. She said she "hopes I will stay on for the summer at full salary." Why wouldn't it be??  The insult to this job, which takes me 1/2 hour to commute to is that in addition to working two hours later, my salary is going down to $675 per week.
     Has anyone ever been through this before? I feel totally taken advantage of. All these years, I have gone above and beyond my job description, always. I've never taken a single vacation day that didn't align with their vacation plans and I've taken a total of three sick days. I've never been late.

 Talk it through with ISYN. Email isynblog@gmail.com.