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I would honestly give it a few days or a week. Once you get to know the 3 year old and can come up with activities for it to do, it might be better.
$5 an hour? What kind of nanny job is that? is there a special reason why the pay is so low? Is it because they allow you to bring your baby along? Are you able to run a system when you take care of babies in your own home? That way if its only $5 an hour its not too bad because you dont have to travel to them
oh and not to mention, I cried when I got home last night because I didn't have enough time to talk to my baby and make her smile. She is so smiley, and I Didn't see it once yesterday.
Why did you have to stop BFing and cloth diapering for this job?
That said, if you know it's not for you, let the mom know. The longer you wait, the harder it'll be for her to find a replacement.
Holy Jesus. You are letting her pay you $5 an hour? I worked for an agency in college and the full-time nannies started at $17-20/hour.
Not worth it. Not unless she's willing to give you a HEFTY raise.
Agreed. $5/hr to watch TWO young kids seem awfully low. After gas what are you down to??
I would give it at least another week or two. First days are usually hard.
yeah like PP i don't really understand the situation - why the pay is SO low, why you had to stop BFing & cloth diapering, etc. normally i'd say stick with it for a while, but the situation as you've presented it is absolutely not worth it to me.
I think it's actually illegal to claim you as an employee and only pay you $5/hr so I'm not even sure how that's possible.
i've quit a job after one day. It was no big deal, and I didn't feel bad about it. The job was suppose to be temporary anyway. But, yeah, personally i don't think $5 an hour is worth the stress it's causing you.
Well I'm just pumping because she wouldn't latch on, so Its impossible to pump privately there. Also I planned on stopping cding because we are having problems at home (shes soaking right through and every poop is a blow out, so obviously I'm doing something wrong) at home its not so bad to deal with but at someone elses house it just seems like too much. the pay is so low because, I'm too nice and didn't really voice my opinion.
Depending on where OP is located $5 might be normal. I quite a job after one day. No biggie. I hated it.
@dj: so stopping BFing & CDing isn't the job's fault, you're doing that regardless so it's not really fair to project that onto the job. if you didn't voice an opinion on your pay then no wonder you're getting taken advantage of... let the mom know and stay on for another week so that you're not leaving her in a lurch. (ps how can you not find a place to pump? women have to do it all the time and i'm assuming you're in their house. they don't have a big bathroom or a spare room or you can't turn around while the 3 year old's playing/watching tv?)
elliestan If I was at home I would continue pumping and cloth diapering, and have you been around a 3 year old? an active one? I have to watch his every move.
@dj: yes i have, and babysat 2 at once on multiple occasions - oh, the horror!
If you look at what you wrote, you said you stopped BFing because of latching issues - not the job. you stopped CDing because you couldn't get the hang of it - not the job. I still don't think it's worth it since you're getting paid chump change but I don't think it's right to project your decisions onto this 1 day job.
elliestan I'm sorry you are misunderstanding what I mean. I meant that I can ONLY pump, and it seems to be hard to do with the situation I am in. I meant that I would continue CDing at home, if i was to stay at home. So I meant is it worth it to give up the savings in those two things. and I have worked at a daycare before.. with 12 infants. and several toddlers... so you could probably stop being sarcastic. I have experience. But your not in my position. I was just asking if its worth it in general.. not for rude sarcastic comments.
@elliestan: I agree.
OP - I've babysat 3 year olds on many, many occasions so I don't really understand that inability to privately pump. You do seem to be projecting your unassociated choices regarding BFing and CDing onto this job. You are also getting absolutely taken advantage of at $5 an hour. That isn't even minimum wage so I doubt it is even really legal for her to pay you so little.
Honestly - I think you should negotiate an honest wage and see if the kids can be brought to your house instead of you travelling (although I wouldn't quit if the location can't be changed).
If you have to stop bf and cd and only make $5/ hour sounds like you would make hardly anything with increaed costs of formula and disposables. quit and dont feel guilty, that mom offering 5/hour shouldnt expect many people to tolerate that kind of pay.
I would quit. The reason is because this situation sounds terriblley stressful to you, and 3 children need a sound mind to watch them. Not to mention the pay isn't fair for the gas, time, and swap for cd and pumping. Also, I understand how hard it can be to watch a little one and a toddler, not to mention 2 little ones and a toddler, and to me that is worth much more than 5 bucks an hour. The lady found you on a dime, so it isn't as if she was prepared either way, and you are leaving her high and dry, what would she have done anyways?
I would also quit. It sounds stressful & driving in the winter time with a newborn can be really risky. Plus, you sound like you hate it.
What has changed since you accepted the job? It seems to me that you knew about the feeding & cloth diapering issues beforehand, and should have thought about the gas. Because of that I would give notice today and tell her you will finish out the week for the sake of the kids.
@mwitter80: Um... no. Federal minimum wage is $7.25. Even high schoolers who babysit make more than $5/hr.
I would quit. If you don't need the money, it's not worth the stress for you. Your LO is only a baby once, take advantage and enjoy her!
OMG $5 an hour for two children plus your own??!! Um...wtf? That's just wrong.
I hope you decided to quit. It sounds like a nightmare, and for $5/hr that is ridiculous and not worth it.
I would tell her it wasnt working out. Better now then later down the road
I worked as a nanny for 3+ years-initially the newborn girl#1, and eventually, girl#1 as a 3 y/I with her newborn sister (now almost 1) for 12/hr. try sittercity.com, tons of bbsitting jobs for more money!
I say its best to focus on being a mommy and relaxing! Enjoy this once and a lifetime opportunity to watch your baby grow up! Since you don't have to do it, its not worth driving through snow, and endagering you or your babies life!
There will come a time where it will be more opportune for you to go out and work and you will know its right. Follow your heart!
my first job for bagging at groceries almost a decade ago STARTED at $6.00...minimum wage was $5.75 at that time, I don't even know what it is now but $5.00 isn't worth losing your sanity over especially if you don't need the additional money. It sounds like your heart is already out of the idea of doing this job so I would just be honest with the woman and tell her you're not cut out for it so she has time to find a replacement...good luck!
I would give notice and finish out the week if the person asked me to. Doesn't sound like you like it at all, and it sounds like you've already made up you mind and were just looking for support. Has someone told you that you need a job?
I ended up giving her notice, the kiddos are sweet and the family was so nice. I only took the job because I was feeling guilty about not bringing in money, but I admit I rushed into it to fast with out giving much thought to what I was doing.. and as for the pay, some people just can't afford the daycare prices or to pay a nanny much. I understand (we are watching every penny), times are tough for everyone and thats why I wanted to help her out as well.....
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ok so my baby is 8 weeks old today, and yesterday I started a nanny job.. I started on very short notice ( took the job on sunday, started monday) and we agreed that it was on a temporary basis to see if everything worked out ok. After day 1 I already realized It's not for me. I'm watching a 3 year old and a 10 week old plus my little one. Yesterday all I did was protect the two babies from the 3 year old. I took this job because I wanted something to do but I think it might be too much for me. We don't really need the extra money, I'm stopping breastfeeding and cloth diapering for the job. I also have to drive there and as winter is approaching I'll have to risk it in the snow with my little one in the back seat... Is it worth it for 5 dollars an hour? I feel like an aweful person for telling her it just isn't going to work out...what would you do?