It is always heart-breaking when we suffer periods of time where jobs are scarce and the multitude of people who flood our phones are pleading for work...any type of work. Yet there are so many other times when jobs are quite plentiful and the employees become very picky about what jobs they choose to take. For example, "I want to work as a Nanny and do not want to do any housekeeping." My response is always a bit disappointing because there is always a certain amount of cleaning associated with childcare and there is sometimes a little bit of childcare associated with cleaning. It is clear that the reason why many domestics have become adamant about the delineation of duties is because so many employers have tried to get each applicant to do the impossible - everything and anything. Always dependent on the number of children present, the age of the children and the size of the home, we can estimate just how much one individual can accomplish. The best approach is for the applicant to see and test the job to assess just how much is required while the employer should be flexible to make necessary changes with perhaps additional help once per week so that everyone is happy and the house is running smoothly.
Being flexible, having a great attitude and being willing to make things work is the key to a positive and successful employee/employer relationship. Always better to consider every job opportunity that is placed before you than to find yourself without work and wishing you had reconsidered turning so many away.
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
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