Cliffs: I am looking for a new job and need help telling my bosses. I work in their home and we are pretty close so I feel I need to be upfront and tell them I'm job searching.
I am unhappy at my job and ready to change careers. My degree is in Family Studies and Human Services and I am currently applying for social service jobs (caseworker, volunteer coordinator, etc). My dilemma is how and when to tell my bosses I am job searching.
I am a nanny for a 2 year old girl and I have been with the family for 1 year 8 months. I feel obligated to give them a heads up that I am job searching because it will probably take them some time to find a new, qualified nanny. (They are super picky). I don't want to leave them high and dry. I also would like to use one of the parents as a reference and want to be honest if I need to take time off to interview.
I'm comfortable with my reasons for looking for a new job. I want to change careers before Scott and I try to start a family, I want a career path that is long term, and I want a lighter work schedule before having children. I currently work 50 hrs/week and drive 1.5 hrs round trip every day.
I don't think they'll be totally shocked since I'm married now and they know we want kids in a few years. They are not planning on having more children so they would only need me for a couple more years anyway. I'm a weenie and this conversation is going to be really hard to start. I need an opening line. Help please?
I would like to quit at the end of this year even if I don't have a new job yet. I can sub and babysit to bring in a little money and we can afford for me to not work full time for a month or two.
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