Plan to part ways in August but Nanny doesn't seem to realize that. How to handle?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I dunno, you might shoot yourself in the foot if you give her notice. It might be better just to tell her the day of and let her go. This is how most jobs do it or else you face she quits before August or half asses the whole time.

What a terrible person you are. If she lets her go with no notice I hope she gives her a couple of months worth of severance. Otherwise, let her know that she needs to start looking for another job.

What do you mean “no notice”? The nanny has literally had notice since August of last year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I dunno, you might shoot yourself in the foot if you give her notice. It might be better just to tell her the day of and let her go. This is how most jobs do it or else you face she quits before August or half asses the whole time.

What a terrible person you are. If she lets her go with no notice I hope she gives her a couple of months worth of severance. Otherwise, let her know that she needs to start looking for another job.

What do you mean “no notice”? The nanny has literally had notice since August of last year.

Some posters react rather than read.

[Anonymous]

OP, is this you? Why are you posting about this situation again? You don’t seem interested in any feedback.

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1200105.page

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I dunno, you might shoot yourself in the foot if you give her notice. It might be better just to tell her the day of and let her go. This is how most jobs do it or else you face she quits before August or half asses the whole time.

That is a crappy thing to do. OP, you tell her now what her last day is.

[Anonymous]

Is it a financial hardship to have the nanny?
With a baby and 2 older kids I’m not sure why you would want to try and do it all alone or with pt daycare. I’d keep the nanny for peace of mind and ease of life. The older kids will have activities after school, days off, sick days etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think you can and should be much more direct so she isn’t confused. Not “we are sadly going to part ways” but “the job will end on XX date. I would like your last day to be YY. I will pay you for an extra week if you stay till then. I will give you a great reference. We will miss you.”

You owe her clarity. It’s her job.

This.