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Great news! After many months of searching, sending out resumes, interviews, etc. - I have a job!!! Here's how it went down:
The screamer baby that I was watching turned a year old on 10/9, and on 10/10 both parents came at pickup time to give me the news that they felt it was "time to move on" - whatever that means - and they were taking him to a new sitter on Monday. No notice, no real explanation, just leaving. I tried to put on a sad face as I contained my elation the best I could. I had been wanting to term this family for months, but just couldn't think of a way to do it that wouldn't upset my other DCF - the two families are best friends, moms went to high school & college together, moved to a new town together, bought houses on the same street, etc. So honestly, they did me a favor by leaving. And this was the same week that I was considering giving both families notice that I was raising my rates.
So now I'm left with one family with 2 kids - 2yo boy and 1yo girl. And I find out from dcd that he & his wife are splitting up, and she has been living with the other family. Weird, right? I figure it's time to amp up the job search!
So I get a call on 10/29 asking me to come in for an interview the next day. At this point, only 2 kids left, it's time to tell them that I am looking, and they should be looking for a new sitter, so I tell dcd at pickup and he is pretty cool about it.
Interview went well, they called me the next day (Friday) to come back for a second interview and skills test on Monday, then they called me the next day (last Tuesday) to offer me the job!
Next Thursday will be my last day with the munchkins (I had a scheduled day off on Friday), then I am going to enjoy Thanksgiving week off with my family. I start my new job as a part-time tax clerk on 12/1, working only 4 hours/day, 20 hours/week, but making the same income as watching 2 kids 50 hours/week!
The screamer baby that I was watching turned a year old on 10/9, and on 10/10 both parents came at pickup time to give me the news that they felt it was "time to move on" - whatever that means - and they were taking him to a new sitter on Monday. No notice, no real explanation, just leaving. I tried to put on a sad face as I contained my elation the best I could. I had been wanting to term this family for months, but just couldn't think of a way to do it that wouldn't upset my other DCF - the two families are best friends, moms went to high school & college together, moved to a new town together, bought houses on the same street, etc. So honestly, they did me a favor by leaving. And this was the same week that I was considering giving both families notice that I was raising my rates.
So now I'm left with one family with 2 kids - 2yo boy and 1yo girl. And I find out from dcd that he & his wife are splitting up, and she has been living with the other family. Weird, right? I figure it's time to amp up the job search!
So I get a call on 10/29 asking me to come in for an interview the next day. At this point, only 2 kids left, it's time to tell them that I am looking, and they should be looking for a new sitter, so I tell dcd at pickup and he is pretty cool about it.
Interview went well, they called me the next day (Friday) to come back for a second interview and skills test on Monday, then they called me the next day (last Tuesday) to offer me the job!
Next Thursday will be my last day with the munchkins (I had a scheduled day off on Friday), then I am going to enjoy Thanksgiving week off with my family. I start my new job as a part-time tax clerk on 12/1, working only 4 hours/day, 20 hours/week, but making the same income as watching 2 kids 50 hours/week!
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