ChasingRainbows
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Ok. So. I am a nanny for a 5 year old boy. I've been watching him for 1 year and I love the little bugger to pieces. However, I cannot stand his mom. Her and I have never really clicked and we are never on the same page with anything. I know that I get paid to be on her page, but it's hard when she'll tell me how to do something (like discipline) and I'll follow through with it only to have her change pages/books/libraries halfway through and go back on what she said making me look like the bad guy. Especially when I am in the middle of a timeout with him or telling him not to do something and she'll start cuddling him and making deals with him. His dad is not like this. We have never had any issues like what I have with his wife. I never say anything to either of them about how I feel, I just try and suck it up, but it's so freaking frustrating! Especially since I don't even get paid minimum wage. They are extremely messy people and when I first started working for them I was told that I would get paid extra if I cleaned their house. That "extra" totaled up to about $5 extra PER WEEK. They don't even clean up after themselves most of the time
They make it their 2 older kids' chores. After the first month of watching him I stopped cleaning their house. It just wasn't worth the extra $5.
What sparked this thread today was that the 5 year old just informed me that his mom is going to talk to me about picking up our messes. Apparently I leave messes, which is total bullshit because I KNOW that I don't! I put away everything that we get out before I leave each day! The only messes I don't pick up are ones that were made when I'm not on the clock and I don't think I should have to be responsible for those messes. It is NOT in my job description and I don't get paid enough to be their effing maid!
I do know for a fact that the kid's mom would prefer him be in full-time school. It is his dad who wants to keep me (on most things tho the mom wears the pants in the family and has the dad's balls in a vice grip). It pisses me off that she keeps coming up with all of these bullshit issues and what is even more frustrating is the fact that she has her 5 year old son do her dirty work and tell me what I am and am not supposed to be doing. Before even asking me she will tell him that I am going to do certain things with him, including taking him out when she doesn't even know if I have enough gas in my car. A good chunk of my paycheck already goes to put gas in my car. It's close to a 30 minute drive to and from and I am also required to pick him up from preschool and take him to his house. I hear about 60% of her issues with me from the 5 year old first and I know they are accurate because I hear them from her later.
Another issue is that I work unscheduled overtime 2-4 days a week. She is supposed to let me know if she needs me later but she never does. She just shows up late without even acknowledging that she is late. Most of the time it's not a huge deal, but on my first Valentine's day with my now fiancé, she showed up over an hour and a half late, interfering with my plans I had made. (It has interfered with plans since then, but Valentines day was the most frustrating)
I know the obvious solution to this would be to find another job, but I went over 2 years being unemployed and I have animals I need to feed and a wedding to pay for. I do have a job opportunity coming up in about 6 months or so, but I may go insane before then.
I am not trying to be dramatic by the way, I just really needed to rant.
They make it their 2 older kids' chores. After the first month of watching him I stopped cleaning their house. It just wasn't worth the extra $5.
What sparked this thread today was that the 5 year old just informed me that his mom is going to talk to me about picking up our messes. Apparently I leave messes, which is total bullshit because I KNOW that I don't! I put away everything that we get out before I leave each day! The only messes I don't pick up are ones that were made when I'm not on the clock and I don't think I should have to be responsible for those messes. It is NOT in my job description and I don't get paid enough to be their effing maid!
I do know for a fact that the kid's mom would prefer him be in full-time school. It is his dad who wants to keep me (on most things tho the mom wears the pants in the family and has the dad's balls in a vice grip). It pisses me off that she keeps coming up with all of these bullshit issues and what is even more frustrating is the fact that she has her 5 year old son do her dirty work and tell me what I am and am not supposed to be doing. Before even asking me she will tell him that I am going to do certain things with him, including taking him out when she doesn't even know if I have enough gas in my car. A good chunk of my paycheck already goes to put gas in my car. It's close to a 30 minute drive to and from and I am also required to pick him up from preschool and take him to his house. I hear about 60% of her issues with me from the 5 year old first and I know they are accurate because I hear them from her later.
Another issue is that I work unscheduled overtime 2-4 days a week. She is supposed to let me know if she needs me later but she never does. She just shows up late without even acknowledging that she is late. Most of the time it's not a huge deal, but on my first Valentine's day with my now fiancé, she showed up over an hour and a half late, interfering with my plans I had made. (It has interfered with plans since then, but Valentines day was the most frustrating)
I know the obvious solution to this would be to find another job, but I went over 2 years being unemployed and I have animals I need to feed and a wedding to pay for. I do have a job opportunity coming up in about 6 months or so, but I may go insane before then.
I am not trying to be dramatic by the way, I just really needed to rant.