How to Quit a Job I Just Started

Hi L.,
I do not think the agreement that you signed is binding legally. Texas is an at will employment state. Which means either party can end a work agreement without cause. Check with the State employment commission they will be able to tell you what is legal.
It is great that you are putting your daughter first. It is definitely time to quit. If you are in a binding agreement, there is nothing stopping you from just not showing up to work and then eventually they will "fire" you. They can't make you go to work. If they provided your training, you may be prohibited from working in the daycare field for a specified period of time and or owe them money to compensate them for the training that you did receive. But, again they cannot make you show up to work.
I wish you the best.
Please send me a note and tell me how everything works out.
Take care,
R.
PS You also should report them to the State agency that licenses daycare centers. The State will then send out an investigator. Your baby should not be required to spend one more day there unless you are her care provider. You have every right to do this as her mother. You are her mother first and their employee second.

I would throw a big fit about the diaper situation! I would start marking the diapers so you can be sure if she's in the same one all day. If she does, then that is neglect and you are required to report the daycare to CPS. Signing a commitment and signing a contract are 2 different things - keep that in mind. In Texas, you can become a listed daycare and earn extra money by taking care of 1-3 children from your home and make just as much as working in a daycare. Plus, you'll get HUGE tax deductions as it is a home based business so you can deduct a portion of your utility bills, supplies, etc. If you want to stay with your child all day and be the person who cares for her, this might be the best way to go!

I saw this in on what I thought was a local page, if I am wrong about the location I am sorry, but I am assuming you are in NM. If I understood the employment laws correctly, NM is an at will employment state, meaning you or the employer can terminate at any time.
If you think that the daycare is sub standard, don't continue, I don't think they can hold you to a contract.
I hope that helps, I don't have any great suggestions about work, I am trying to decide what to do myself. I want to work from home, but need some help with my boys if I do that, so far I am not impressed with any daycare options here. I wish I could help more.

Hi. Texas is an at will employment state. The only way they could have had you sign something like that is if they put you through some kind of training. If they did, and you quit, they may/can make you pay them back for the training. The other thing is...are you sure you are an employee and not on contract labor? Contract labor is you sign a contract for a certian period of time, at the end of that time, your contract is up for renewal and rate change. This way, you do not get benefits, work comp etc. It save the company quite a bit of money to do it this way. If this is what it is, there is a clause stating how much notice you need to give to leave. You should go back and re-read what you signed. You do have a copy don't you?

Are you SURE they sent her home in the same diaper? This would be almost impossible to prove to a state agency unless you marked the diaper somehow and then documented with pictures or something dropping her off in the room with the diaper on and picking her up in the room with diaper on. You can file a complaint but they will want proof or more than one complaint before the go and investigate. They just don't have the manpower/money to go and investigate every complaint that comes in. Not good, but a reality.

They are not going to put you in the same room as your daughter. It sets them up for complaints of favoritism or neglect by another parent.

If you really don't want to be seperated from your daughter but have to work to help pay the mortgage, you might want to look into getting licensed/certified to have your own in-home daycare. It really is not that hard especially if you keep it to 3 kids under the age of 18 mos.. Just takes some time. Otherwise you will eventually have to send her somewhere you cannot be with her all day. When I had my daugher, that was a sad reality I had to face all too soon.

I know how it is, you wanting to be with your daughter. I am trying to start a sewing business at home because I don't want to leave my 4 month old. As it is, she doesn't like to be with strangers, even when I'm there (I'm going to work on that, because if I'm at church and need to use the restroom, it's hard to take her with me!), and I simply could not leave her to someone else's care. Consider this: your daughter's character will be more or less formed by age 3. That means the bent of her character, her personality, etc. If you can mold her into a sweet, tender creature by age three, that will stick with her; but someone else probably won't take the time to do it. I am sure there is something you can do from your home if you look into it--or like someone else suggested, start your own small day-care.

Also, here's something to consider: I read that when the wife works, she needs to make at least $25,000 a year to make about $2,000 net earnings. This means that a working women spends most of her earnings elsewhere, on things like clothes, gas, daycare, meals eaten out (you know it's cheaper to cook at home), the extra taxes, etc. Often a double income can put the family into a higher tax bracket, taking an even larger portion of your paycheck. So talk to your husband and see if there is anything you can do to cut back. If you go to the movies, for instance, stop doing that and wait until you can rent the movie. You can get a new release for what, $4.50, instead of what, $15 for the two of you, something like that (I don't go to the movies), not including the overpriced snacks. Make a menu and buy only what you need; go out to eat only once a month or every other month; go shopping only once a week--it saves gas. Find something you can do from home--there are legitimate home businesses you can do from your computer that will earn you money without you having to leave the house, if you must earn. It's something to think about.

First thing you need to do is complain to everyone who will listen including the health department. Put everything in writing to back your story...check in on her at different times of the day and most importantly talk to her caregiver. The agreement is a binding agreement, but would be very expensive for all parties to uphold. I think you should talk to the person who hired you, tell her you made a mistake and tell her of the reasons behind it.

I have never heard of signing sometin saying you would be ther for a year... that sounds a bit odd to me. most places the first 30-90 days are pretty much trial, and either party can change there minds... as for the whole the baby being in the same diaper as when you brought her in... that is rediculas, and it should probly be reported to the health department or something... I think I would pull my child out of there so fast their heads would spin.

I hope you can find a better job... surely not all child care centers are like that.

Ask to review the contract and look in there to see if it says anything about mistreatment to your child. I would have been all up in their faces about the same damn diaper. You need to read exactly what you signed and look for another daycare instead of that one. There are better ones and talk to your director and tell them about the diaper incident. They aren't supposed to let that happen. Hope this helps.

did you talk to the 60 year old lady or your boss. that is not good. try and keep your job till you can find another. look on austin360.com for jobs in childcare. i know this may not be the advise you were looking for but you have to tell someone if you haven't and be frank with them but not pushy.