I think my bosses want to make me redundant

[dazzled123]

Am a sporadic poster but have name changed for this.

I've been an after school and holiday nanny for over 2 years and their have been some ups and downs but overall I have always felt like I have a reasonably good relationship with my bosses.

Today MB came home and said that from September she would need someone in the morning as 1 child is changing schools and bosses will no longer be able to do morning drop offs.

She said "we need someone in the mornings from September and will probably get a student but just wanted to offer you first" It did come across very much like she didn't want me to do it.

Would you take this as they would prefer to get someone new? I'm also concerned that they are offering it to me as if I say no they can look for somebody for my hours as well and make me redundant but not sure

As you do not currently do before school care, maybe your boss thinks that you would not be able to do before school.

Sounds to me as though they are asking if you would be able to do it, thus save them having to find someone else to do the mornings. I would not view it as them wanting someone new.

Can you do the mornings? If so, let your boss know that you would be interested in doing the mornings as well as the afternoons and see what happens.

I guess what worries me is that I felt it was very much said as a formality - we will probably get a student but just wanted to offer you first.

Maybe I'm wrong - I don't live close enough that it will be worth while to come in for an hour but I suspect that they will also have trouble finding someone who wants to do so little as well and it might be that they want someone closer to do both drop off and pick up.

Maybe she wants you to do after school etc still and was only thinking about the mornings? That is what it sounds like to me.

Probably get a student implies just for that bit I'd think. You need to clarify whether they mean just for the mornings or the whole job is being changed.

is it possible she would pay a student less than what she would have to pay you so was hoping you would refuse the offer so she could save the money?

Perhaps they still want you in the afternoons, but don't want to get you in for 1 hour in the morning because it would really affect your ability to work elsewhere/or they might feel need to pay you all day so a student would work out much cheaper.

We can all guess what they might want but no-one actually knows and neither will you until you actually speak directly to them about it. If you are not able to do the mornings, tell them now but say that you are very happy to continue with your existing hours. The onus is then on them to either get someone different for mornings or to make you redundant because they want only one person to do the increased hours. They haven't been very clear in what they said to you and until you are very clear about what you are able/willing to offer the situation could just drag on with no-one being upfront about their situation.