Rude Parents :( What'd I do?

[Unregistered]

It would be annoying to have someone badger you for awknowlegement (saying hello 3 or 4 times, ect) however, what kind of a b*tch doesn't say hello to the person caring for her child? She's rude and inconsiderate. Is there a clause in the contract about 'respecting' the dayhome and people who run it? I have a clause like that in my contract.

I definitely think that you should leave this woman alone now, save a polite hello *once* when she arrives. And I definitely think you need to talk to the owner about this. That's the best advice.

[logged out on purpose]

Thanks everyone for the replies and suggestions. I wanted to clarify, the only time I tried 3-4 times to say something to her, it was that one day when she'd been extremely rude about the payment. I didn't want her saying I was rude to HER, or hadn't acknowledged her presence. Anytime before or after that I'd only try up to two times to say hi to her. Since she comes in late so much of the time, it's usually pretty busy and loud when she comes in, so if I think maybe she didn't hear me say it from across the room due to the noise, I'll repeat it just in case. Since she doesn't like to respond to me, I never know if she did or didn't hear the first time. I also don't even try to engage her in conversation. I've got too much to do, to stand around visiting with the parents.

Unregistered: we do have a place in the policy that mentions disrespect, but the owner doesn't seem to see it. The mom is a lot nicer to me when the owner is nearby.

I've tried talking to the owner about it, but she just mentioned that maybe I had offended the mom sometime without realizing it. Then she mentioned that the mom has such a fun personality (she was serious, because she does have one toward the owner). So I guess I'll do what everyone suggested and just say hi once (even if I'm not sure she heard me). If only she didn't have to stay so long talking and ****ing up to the owner. It's so disruptive when she comes in late. A parent walking in is a lot more interesting to them than whatever they were just doing. So they all have to jump up and run and show off for her The owner also doesn't seem to notice how disruptive it is. She's busy talking to the mom while the mom ****s up and makes over her dog and compliments everything she does :/

I would be glad to just sit back and let the owner handle the policies, if it didn't affect me so much when she doesn't. The only policy that doesn't affect me in one way or another is when she doesn't pay on time. All the others will end up affecting me and making my job harder. And with adults or kids either way, if you let someone by with one thing, you can forget about all the other rules too.

Okay, I'm off to have a one "hi" a day week LOL. Good thing she only comes 2-3 days a week Thanks again!