AVOIDING THE SOPHOMORE SLUMP!
By Marni Kent
Ok, you have just completed your Freshman year, you survived the
honeymoon period, you have relentlessly demonstrated your knowledge, skills and
abilities. Your employer gave you a serious vote of confidence by offering you a
raise and a contract extension.
How do you avoid complacency and overconfidence with your new found wealth and
job security. Simply put, you continue to give an effort as though you were on
the verge of being replaced by a new and more efficient model. As long as we all
approach our employer families with the vigor and motivation, we can be sure to
enjoy success and prosperity for years to come. Remember, your employer only
owes you your paycheck, nothing more. It's up to us as nannies to position our
selves in a manner that gives your employer a belief that you are the mechanism
that makes the household machine run. Strive to be the last thing your employer
has to lend thought too. Most employer families that are fortunate enough to
have a professional nanny at their disposal, have extremely busy lives, and
for your employer to have the luxury of not worrying about you and your
performance should be the goal of every nanny. While none of us are
indispensable, you should approach your job with the mission of attempting make
yourself irreplaceable. I suspect that is exactly the sort of effort you put
forth in your " freshman " year. Always remember, the past is actually the
present. Efforts and decisions we make today, will shape your job and career of
tomorrow.