New Job Buzz!

So ... :)  I've been off wandering the highways and byways for "better" employment, and I am happy to report success!  After a steady decline in personal satisfaction in the current position with the best bunch of 2 yr olds (yes, incl Mr. NF Nemesis) possible, I re-posted my illustrious resume online and was inundated with offers!  :)  A nice feeling! 

 

I almost took a private nanny position with 2 lovely children, but just didn't have that ... "settled" feeling in my gut, so I interviewed further, and I am soooooo glad I did! 

 

I start my new position 25 Feb working with no more than 6 young 2 yr olds and an aide in a new facility ... for significantly better wages, better benefits AND the potential for bonuses based on merit!  It is a private business and the owner pays at least 50% of tuition for relevant ed courses AND Best of all ... there is room for advancement into management, if I am interested after 90 days!  :) 

 

You may ask ... WHY am I changing jobs so soon after hire?  Aside from the fact that they refused to pay me the promised (but not documented) wage, for any of you who believe men and women are EQUAL ... NOT!!!! 

 

Childcare is traditionally a women's career choice, and as such, it is filled with women of all "denominations", sizes, shapes, philosophies, etc.  It is my observation that IN GENERAL (yes, there are exceptions), men are more skilled at distinguishing between the professional and personal.  My center director, for example,  a sweet young woman straight out of college at age 25, may have the best educational credentials this side of the Mississippi, but she has absolutely NO people skills. 

 

Childcare is a "people" business ... or at least it SHOULD be.  She and her supervisors, however, are very rapidly making it more about regulations than about child & their families.  This is monumental to me, and any of you who know me understand that the kids MUST come first.  My NEW employer has been in this business herself for over 25 yrs.  The director has also spent many years educating our children.  The entire focus, visible even in the layout of the center, is kids first.  Yes, rules and procedures are important, but there is such a thing as over-regulation!

 

More happy news to come...

 

~ B