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Reply to "Plan to part ways in August but Nanny doesn't seem to realize that. How to handle?"
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[quote=Anonymous]We hired our nanny last August for one year -- she knew both my kids would be in school full time for the 2023-2024 school year and that we needed one year of help. But I am now pregnant, and I happily told her I was, and she immediately started talking about caring for the new baby. I am planning to scale back at work and put the new baby in part time day care after my mat leave, so I don't plan to use a full time nanny this time around. Our original plans for one year haven't changed, but I didn't realize she'd assume this news meant they had. I now realize I need to have another conversation about this, which makes me feel awful. How should I handle this? What's the best way to tell her? Something like: "I know when we hired you last August it was for one year. Even with the new baby, we are going to stick to that plan, so we will sadly plan to part ways with you when school starts. I am so sorry if the new baby news was confusing about the future with our family, but we no longer need full time help once the boys are back because my work schedule is changing." ...and then the usual offering of helping place her with a new family and glowing rec, etc.? How can I soften this blow? [/quote]
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