About Jaydin

As Jaydin’s partner, I feel it’s important to speak up and support her in addressing this review, which is both misleading and unfair. I’ve seen first hand how dedicated and caring she is when it comes to working with children and supporting families. It’s upsetting to see her character misrepresented like this, so I’m here to stand by her as she shares her side of the story. Now, from Jaydin: I’m disappointed to see this review and feel the need to clarify the situation, as much of the context was left out. I chose to leave this position earlier than expected, not because I wasn’t committed, but because I felt the environment was neither respectful nor safe for me. One of the children attempted to hit me and threw objects at me. Neither child responded when redirected, and there were no consequences or follow-through from the parent, which left me feeling completely unsupported. I also felt disrespected when I calmly and professionally voiced my concerns. We had agreed on $25/hour for two children, already below my usual $30/hour rate, but on my first day, that rate was unexpectedly lowered and capped around $23/hour. I was also expected to take on additional household chores that were never discussed in the interview. These included unloading and reloading the dishwasher daily and folding adult laundry, including undergarments, which I feel falls outside the scope of childcare. I had assumed, as most sitters would, that my duties would focus on child-related tasks like their laundry, dishes, and tidying up after them, not full household management. When I brought this up respectfully, we agreed to return to the original $25/hour rate. She also agreed I would no longer fold adult laundry. I shared that I didn’t mind occasionally loading or unloading the dishwasher during my shift and that I was happy to clean up any dishes used while I was there, but not dishes left from the night before. It’s frustrating that she’s now claiming I didn’t do any of the chores, because I followed what she asked me to do. I put away the dishes and reloaded the dishwasher like she told me. She also asked me to start folding the laundry and said she’d come downstairs after her meeting to show me how she likes it done. I started folding in the meantime, just trying to be helpful, but when she came down, she pointed out it wasn’t her way. I understand that everyone has their own folding preferences, and honestly, I wish I had just waited until after her meeting, because I ended up having to unfold everything and redo it. It felt discouraging, especially since I don’t think folding mom and dad’s personal laundry should’ve been part of my responsibilities in the first place. I also did exactly what she asked when it came to the kids. I drove them to their elementary school to play basketball, spent time actively playing with them, sent regular photo updates, and even took them out to eat at chipotle. On top of that, I helped organize the kids’ room like she asked. She wanted to go through the books and sort them into a “donate” and “keep” pile, so I sat down with the kids and we went through every book one by one holding each up and asking “keep or donate?” After that, I reorganized the bookshelf with just the books they wanted to keep. On another day, she wanted to get rid of a bins that held their Legos and other things, so I had to reorganize again to make sure everything fit neatly on the shelf. I got it done, and to me it looked great. I even helped prep ingredients so she could cook dinner after I left. The bottom line is, I did what she asked, consistently and with care. To have all of that overlooked or dismissed now feels unfair and really hurtful. Referring to my honest conversations and boundaries as “whining” is not only unfair, it’s dismissive. I was advocating for myself and asking for the terms we originally agreed on to be respected. And finally, the claim that I “could not be trusted around the kids” is deeply hurtful and completely unfounded. That was never brought up during my time there. To suggest I was a risk, especially after one of the children tried to hit me, is misleading and unjustified. I made the difficult decision to leave because I needed to protect my boundaries and well being. Every caregiver deserves to feel safe, respected, and supported in their workplace. I’m sharing the full picture so others can see through the misrepresentation in that review. I only wish I had trusted my instincts and not accepted the position in the first place. — Jaydin