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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks!  This is our first time hiring a nanny.  I didn’t think that she’d want to see inside our house but of course that makes sense.  I will invite her in at least for part of the interview then.  We scheduled this about 10 days ago at the peak of Omicron — both my kids are too young for vaccines and the younger one is under 2 = no mask.  The candidate also works in an environment with lots of people so I wasn’t super comfortable with having an interview with kids present, inside.  But I’ll think about it.

Okay — piggybacking for more advice: if we are not having her do a formal trial period where she watches the kids, should we just not bother introducing her to the kids at all?  Now that I think about it, maybe I’m not going to really learn anything about how she interacts with my kids by a simple hello and greeting.. and then everyone will be distracted by the kids presence.  [/quote]

OP, you need to rethink this whole thing.

First, is her commute really going to be an hour each way everyday?  That’s not sustainable.

Second, it’s too cold to do a comfortable interview outside.  If you’re not comfortable having her in the house, get in (your) car with the heater cranked up and the windows down and stay masked.  [b]Or go to a bookstore (or other store where you can sit down but people aren’t unmasked and eating) and stay masked.[/b]  If they won’t be in the house, be prepared to call back later with a video call to show the house.

Third, you do need to see how she interacts with your children.  However; in your situation, you need to get through all of your in person interviews, then invite back your top 1-3 candidates for trial date.  Those days would be paid at the end of the day, regardless of outcome.  You want to give each candidate an overview of the house and supplies, schedule, and children’s personalities, then get out of the way.  Make sure you disclose if you will be watching on cameras.

Fourth, I really don’t understand why you can’t do a video call instead of an in person interview.  If she’s not going to meet the kids or see the house, what’s the point of being in person?  You can see reactions over a video call.[/quote]

Most book stores have removed chairs.   If you are talking about the ones in the cafe areas (like how Barnes and Noble has) you shouldn't sit down there and take up space if you don't plan to eat/drink there.    [/quote]

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