recently offered an in home care provider employment opportunity
the young boy says to me as he stands on the chair "your not going to be apart of our family"
the members of his family were discussing this among themselves
wish i could feel there was an open door to discuss his behaviour with the father and mother but they closed the door on this topic
as an in home care provider for an elder where does the job become teacher for the children as well
comments & suggestions welcome
If this is an environment you think would be too stressful, I'm sure you can find plenty of other employment opportunities.
I would think the boy was just testing his limits with you-seeing how you were going to react. How did you react? Is he still being mouthy? maybe he was anxious. Having a sick person in the house can be so stressful. And scary. I would be patient but if it got too out of hand I would say something to the parents. Good luck!
It is not your job to teach him, but you can set an example of good behavior. Maybe respond, "No, I won't be. I have a family of my own. But maybe we'll become friends."
I remember as a snotty little smart-aleck saying to my LOVELY Sweet grandmother. "I'm smarter than you are" in a sing-song voice. That was just my saying of the day. I half realized that that was a mistake to say it to a respected and very smart elder. She saved my a$$ by saying, "I hope you are. Each generation is smarter than the last." She didn't humiliate me as I deserved, but she did teach me a lesson - in humility, and in treating others well even when they don't deserve it.
My grandmother always said "People treat help so differently"
When my role with the local ladies' book review included arranging for people to set up and clean up afterwards, the janitorial company told me they were no longer interested in the job. Some of the ladies were so horrible to the workers that none of his people would do it anymore. I asked him how much it would cost if being treated rudely was in the arrangement. He doubled his charge and we agreed that amount included dealing with rude bossy elderly ladies. His workers were happy to sign up for double pay.
I have a good friend who does home health care. She told me she is treated like the maids in The Help. I was shocked. I would never do that, but that is me.
I understand why you would be annoyed at the rude little kid but how do the parents treat you. Sounds as if they are a bit arrogant. What makes them think you want to be part of their family? Let us know more about this situation. :)