I want your honest opinions on this. You may be able to guess who I am, but logged out for privacy, just in case. I am an assistant for a small home daycare. I have been there for a few years, and upon first beginning work there, the owner and I became friends (We have became each other's closest friends and spend time together even outside of daycare). In a daycare employer/employee situation, was this a HUGE mistake to allow ourselves to become friends? We are beginning to experience some problems due to being friends AND employer/employee (but all this time before it worked perfectly for us, so I'm not even sure why we're having a problem now, after all this time). Like I said, we hadn't even known each other before I began working for her, so the friendship began AFTER I began working for her. I am afraid I might lose my best friend & confidant AND my job (which I love! And I love the children: some of them I've been able to watch grow from baby to preschooler...), so the thought of losing either one is heart breaking, let alone BOTH.
And in case you're wondering if I'm taking advantage of the fact that she is my friend and if I'm slacking on the job.... NO. I strongly feel like I treat this job as I would any other, except that up til now I've enjoyed it more because of the friendship. But I still put everything I have into my job, and do everything I can to make her job easier (example: if there's only one child left for any length of time in the afternoon, after the owner goes home, and I know the owner will have to vacuum the next morning before daycare, I go ahead and do it, since I have the time, while I'm still on the clock). Sometimes I do it even off the clock (after the last children have left. without mentioning the extra time to her) because when something needs cleaned I personally refuse to leave a mess for someone else to deal with later if I can do it right then.
Thoughts? I'm feeling so sad....
And in case you're wondering if I'm taking advantage of the fact that she is my friend and if I'm slacking on the job.... NO. I strongly feel like I treat this job as I would any other, except that up til now I've enjoyed it more because of the friendship. But I still put everything I have into my job, and do everything I can to make her job easier (example: if there's only one child left for any length of time in the afternoon, after the owner goes home, and I know the owner will have to vacuum the next morning before daycare, I go ahead and do it, since I have the time, while I'm still on the clock). Sometimes I do it even off the clock (after the last children have left. without mentioning the extra time to her) because when something needs cleaned I personally refuse to leave a mess for someone else to deal with later if I can do it right then.
Thoughts? I'm feeling so sad....
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