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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Good nannies are hard to find and presumably your kids are attached to the nanny (can't tell if you've had two nannies or three nannies from your post).

You only give one example of being "taken advantage of" about a last minute cancellation for a predictable event.  That is for sure, unprofessional nanny behavior but have you tried communicating to understand why the nanny didn't tell you about her cancellation?  Did she just forget?  Set expectations and emphasize what's a priority to you (ex: reliability, good advance communication etc.)

Yes, staff become more comfortable and sometimes more willing to try to get away with things as time goes by.  But it's also much easier to have an experienced nanny who can make your household run like clockwork than to train a new nanny into your household.  [/quote]

Op here. It was every day that week and now it’s happening again? So hardly just one example. It’s more like 6…..

Great families are also hard to come by and there’s a reason we have had zero problems with retention…..[/quote]

If someone is calling in every day of a week with different excuses, they're not into the job you're offering. Find out why.[/quote]

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