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Nursery workers looked miserable

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Namechan98459857 · 01/04/2025 12:17

I was on a day out with my DS yesterday and the local nursery next to where we were taking some of their children on what must have been a little outing round the park. There were two girls with them and I have to say they looked utterly miserable to be there the whole time. No smiles, just telling them what to do, ushering them round etc.

Maybe I just saw one moment of the day, but I have looked at several nurseries for my DS and I have seen quite a bit of this, not all of them but a good few. I know being a nursery nurse is a difficult and not very well paid job, but it really breaks my heart that that is the vibe those little children will be around for a lot of the day.

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MissyB1 · 01/04/2025 12:47

It's a bloody stressful job for shit pay, no wonder they aren't exactly full of the joys of spring.

Coffeeishot · 01/04/2025 12:45

neverknowinglyunreasonable · 01/04/2025 12:18

Why not shout "Cheer up love" "Or give us a smile sweetheart" at them? That always brightens my day.

😂

I used to work with pre schoolers and I was too busy counting heads and making sure we "held hands" when we were out I probably forgot to smile for the public.

loropianalover · 01/04/2025 12:43

There’s a crèche on my road and they all look so drained and sad, and I don’t blame them one bit. I don’t know how they do it, and it’s not like you get paid well to soldier on and at least have something to look forward to at end of month.

NewmummyJ · 01/04/2025 12:40

Yes unfortunately I can tell you similar stories and worse from working part time and seeing various nurseries on day trips whilst out with my own children. Similar with childminders.

Shatteredallthetimelately · 01/04/2025 12:37

BallerinaRadio · 01/04/2025 12:24

Hey look another nursery bashing post! I thought they'd have finished with it being a new month and we'd move on to the next flavour of the month to bash

It was an observation, nothing "nursery bashing" in the post.

Crocmush · 01/04/2025 12:31

I would be put off using that particular nursery, yes. My dc's nursery staff were usually much more smiley than me!

BallerinaRadio · 01/04/2025 12:24

Hey look another nursery bashing post! I thought they'd have finished with it being a new month and we'd move on to the next flavour of the month to bash

neverknowinglyunreasonable · 01/04/2025 12:18

Why not shout "Cheer up love" "Or give us a smile sweetheart" at them? That always brightens my day.

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