Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have decided to let our nanny of 18 months go. This is in part because she’s young and too inconsistent to be reliable, but also because she was supposed to get her driving license right after she started and still doesn’t have it. We’re going to give her a nice reference, two weeks severance and also a holiday bonus.

Next Thursday we’ll leave for the holidays, should I tell her this Friday when she’s wrapping up for the week, or next Thursday before we leave. Obviously the timing is awful with the holidays but it’s also caused some drama with her schedule that is the final straw for us. I want to give her as much time as possible to find a new role.

The last day. No mess. No drama.

Anonymous wrote:Tell her Friday her last day is….and pay her three weeks severance and $100 gift card.

Anonymous wrote:We have decided to let our nanny of 18 months go. This is in part because she’s young and too inconsistent to be reliable, but also because she was supposed to get her driving license right after she started and still doesn’t have it. We’re going to give her a nice reference, two weeks severance and also a holiday bonus.

Next Thursday we’ll leave for the holidays, should I tell her this Friday when she’s wrapping up for the week, or next Thursday before we leave. Obviously the timing is awful with the holidays but it’s also caused some drama with her schedule that is the final straw for us. I want to give her as much time as possible to find a new role.

Anonymous wrote:You’re really putting her in a bad position. So she’ll get paid through December but no one is hiring now. People will resume looking for a nanny in January so her best case is mid January or early February. I’d consider 3 weeks severance (wouldn’t you normally give her an extra week pay at Christmas anyway?) or waiting until January.

Anonymous wrote:Please be honest in your reference so another family knows going into it that she has not been reliable with you. I would not mention that when the unemployment office contacts you because I’d want her to receive benefits. But it really impacts the next family so they deserve the truth. Your nanny may be better suited for something like a retail gig where other people are on duty and can pick up the slack.

PP’s comment about premiums in DC going up was interesting. I had to lay off my nanny in MD and had no increase in premium when we hired her back several months later.