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Dream Daycare Job Gone Bad

Share Your Story: Readers Share Stories About Their Worst Job - Ever

From Nana2many

Share the Worst Job You've Ever Had

I was working at my first job that actually gave me a paycheck. I worked at a daycare and had lots of experience so the parents and kids loved me. I worked for a lady who had a full time daycare and all her family and grandchildren worked there or went to the daycare.

I was literally hurt by the grandkids and nothing was done. I had a ball thrown in my back, I was pushed and shoved. I love kids and that was my dream job. I was harassed and accused of taking kids on daycare time cause parents wouldn't bring them if I wasn't there.

What Made This Job Your Worst Job - Ever

Because my boss at this job made it a miserable place to come to work the workers didn't help or care. They took my love for kids and turned it into a wall of accusations, humiliation and hurt. I have a friendship with the people now but when I left I had some extremely hard feeling towards these people and later helped shut them down after kids were injured and such.

I can't put kids in daycare to this day unless it is with family. I can't even recommend daycare to my friends cause I don't trust them.

Tips and Tricks

  • If I could go back to this job I would try and help the others out instead of acting like I knew more than they did. I would do my best to find some common ground and being older I would know how to stand up for myself this time instead of cowering under them.
  • If I could go back I would do everything in my power to make sure no child was hurt while being in a place that is supposed to be safe.

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