As a nanny you deal with parents of all sorts, and when you take a position, you are really taking on who the PARENTS are, not the kids. They pay you, set their belief system on you, sometimes try to control the day, etc. Not all do that, but you really have to click with the parents. The woman I'm helping was nice in the beginning/flexible , but in last couple months has been scattered, and inconsistent. She'd come home late many times, only telling me 15 mins before hand so I basically HAD to stay ... some days I wasn't even scheduled and it was a 'tentative' and when I never heard from her, she'd call me that day saying can you come over now? Never letting me know actual shift ahead of time. I let this go b/c she was usually kind to me and I love the little boy who is so curious, smart. She just had another baby and has not mentioned new pay to me, or even when I'd begin after her maternity leave. She m makes me wake up the toddler each time from his nap even though I don't agree that is helpful for him or that you should, and lets the new baby cry for a long time w/out feeding her. I just don't agree with her philosophy; and she has hit the toddler before too. Besides all this, I know other families could be worse- I know they could not pay on time, be inconsistent, rude, etc. Would you stay in this position, enjoying the child, but not all the inconsistencies now, or try for a new family (which could be worse )?
