Business as Not Usual
Posted by mom2mom on December 16, 2008
Well, I went through 3 nannies in 4 days! The first one I hired (see Taking care of business (and working overtime)) gave notice the beginning of day 2 (Tue), saying she didn’t feel she could adequately care for my 4 little ones. So I brought in my backup for Wed. That day seemed to go okay, we arranged for her to come in for a half day on Thu, she did NOT show up nor did she call all day, leaving me in a bind because I couldn’t get any of my web store work done all day. That afternoon I was searching for another person, and thankfully was able to bring someone in for an interview that evening, because my husband and I had plans to go to an important client’s Christmas party Friday afternoon and have a long-awaited date. So nanny #3 came in Friday and did a great job. She had already cared for 4 children at once for 2 different clients, a policeman with 4 kids and a lady with an in-home daycare. She was hired for the regular job of caring for my kids. The kids really like her a lot and so do I. So here’s hoping this arrangement really will work out for the long term.
BTW, I called nanny #2 and left a msg on her voice mail when she was an hour late. She left me a msg after 8:30pm saying there was a schedule conflict with her other client and she couldn’t call earlier because her cell phone service was cut off. Hmmm…her phone rang before going to voicemail when I called. This from a 30 yr old woman with a child of her own who was seeking full-time gainful employment. Great way to keep a job huh?
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