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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had a phone interview with someone for our nanny position who seemed great.  She came to our house for an in-person interview and we really liked her.  Then, one aspect of the job wasn’t appealing to her and she told us right there in the interview while holding our baby that she was no longer interested in our job because of that one aspect.  Then it was so awkward!! She had to hand us back our baby, gather her things, and leave while making really uncomfortable small talk.

Why didn’t she wait and decline the job when offered in email or on the phone?!   You don’t do it during the interview in the person’s home to their face!!!  [/quote]

Of course you do.  Why should I waste both our time if I'm not interested.  You purposely left out what changed her mind.  From you post, it was most likely you.[/quote]

Hopefully OP will learn to be more upfront about her expectations in the phone screening to avoid this kind of situation. And perhaps learn that her expectations are not in line with the market. I have done dozens of reference calls for my former nannies, and there are definitely parents out there with very unrealistic expectations. My former nanny is a total pro and very smart - she has a finacial cushion so she doesn’t have to take the first job offer. So she always says no when parents ask for weird things (like to iron all the DH’s shirts while the baby naps!)[/quote]

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