Let nanny go - feel terrible

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had a nanny who was constantly late. Drove me crazy. Talked to her about it several times. She said she'd do better, but she didn't. Finally, I let her go. Paid her a week's severance. She was pissed off at us, but it was insanely disruptive. I don't know why she couldn't show up on time. She was great with the baby, but her unreliability was too much to take. Why take a job if you can't show up on time? We were fair employers, I thought. Found her through an agency. She had great references. It was upsetting, but had to be done.

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Same. It is a job, not a luxury. We pay you more than well, you have no qualifications, be grateful.

Wow. You sound lovely and not all like a judgmental snob.

[Anonymous]

I hope in addition to firing her, you told the agency what you experienced. Otherwise another family is going to go through the same thing, and they might be ill-positioned to afford it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:4 weeks severance? She has inconvenienced you, multiple times and you feel bad? You might as well throw cash out the car window.

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How many jobs pay you a month’s salary for getting fired for showing up late? You are a sucker OP. 1 week would have been more than generous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:4 weeks severance? She has inconvenienced you, multiple times and you feel bad? You might as well throw cash out the car window.

+1

How many jobs pay you a month’s salary for getting fired for showing up late? You are a sucker OP. 1 week would have been more than generous.

This part. It’s so weird to me that she paid someone she fired for not doing the job (showing up on time is pretty crucial in most jobs) and feels guilty about it. What?

[Anonymous]

And I don’t think she deserved any pay for getting fired, not even a day.