Still Taking Care of Business as Not Usual
Posted by mom2mom on December 31, 2008
Would you believe nanny #3 didn’t work out either!? After being hired by us for 10 days, she came in late without calling the Monday before Christmas, and after only one hour said she had to leave because her grandmother was taken to the hospital with chest pains. She said she would keep me posted on what was going on. The next day she was supposed to come in for a full day; she didn’t show up neither did she call. She e-mailed me later in the afternoon to say her cell phone was cut off and she didn’t have a way to call me but she had to stay with her grandmother after she was discharged from the hospital that morning. I can understand people having family emergencies to deal with, but contacting their employer is their responsibility. Before that incident occurred I couldn’t get her to commit to a full schedule over the holidays minus Christmas Eve/Day even though she said she’d be in town. Her fiance came into town the Sunday before Christmas and that probably overrode everything else for her.
This past weekend after Christmas I contacted several more prospects for a babysitter/nanny and found a wonderul young lady who came in a half day today and will work a half day the rest of the week. I didn’t realize it until she came in for the interview but she and her husband are in the same networking business we’re in and my husband was already acquainted with her. I would love to keep her but she’s waiting to hear from other families who already interviewed her after they get back from their vacations to see if she gets any other offers to consider. So here’s hoping and praying. I also interviewed a 16yo homeschooler who’s looking for part-time work to earn money for playing in a traveling volleyball league, and I was ready to have her come in this past Monday but her dad is off work this week and he wants her to stay home this week. I’m hoping to use her as a backup and occasional sitter. On a brighter note, we got a sitter for New Year’s Eve (tonight) – the daughter of the folks were spending the evening with agreed to come over and care for the little ones.
The saga continues…
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