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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You will find out in a friendly, open interview.  Yes, of course, you can ask in a conversational way.

Fearing child-related absences, we hired a brilliant older nanny.  She has never once called in sick or been one nanosecond late.  And she is just a great, dedicated and devoted nanny.  [/quote]

Funny.  My friend feared child-related absences and hired an older nanny with strong references.  She called in regularly for a back issue that had started up in the year she was hired and they were very unhappy.  Neither youth nor age is a reliable proxy for reliability.[/quote]

+1 All else fixed, young people are more likely to switch jobs and older people are more likely to have health issues.  At the end of the day you choose the best person for the job and hope for the best.  Your employee isn't a robot, and you treat them with same kindness and the dignity you would like to be treated with (which means not asking them any inappropriate interview questions).[/quote]

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