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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I posted this a little while ago - https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1154334.page

We ended up letting our nanny go after a few more times of texting that she had just woken up at the time she was supposed to be at our house.  It was just too disruptive to our schedules and having to scramble to see who could cover childcare.

Anyways, even though I do think it was the right decision bc we really do need that reliability, I feel so so bad.  Like cried for a good 20 minutes about it and have just felt terrible all evening.  She was surprised and upset and I hate making someone feel bad and also of course worry about her finances.  We are paying 4 weeks severance even though there was cause and per our contract we wouldn’t have to.

I’m not sure what I’m asking, maybe just reassurance that I did the right thing?  Anyone been in this boat?[/quote]

I am a totally non confrontational person, bordering on the doormat  but your behavior is ridiculous. The nanny multiple times woke up at the time she was supposed to be at work??? She clearly does not need a job because if she did she would be on time every day. Something like that can happen once as a total exception (the clock broke and it summer saving time started or she was jetlagged coming from california  or something like that) but not getting up in morning multiple times in a job where you must be ontime because your employer has to go to work is inexcusable. She was not professional at all and just for that i wonder if she was actually a good nanny. Even i would not have given her a month severance, max a week or two because i am a dormat, but people who need a job work for it. [/quote]

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