Anonymous wrote:We recently moved to a new house and when we told our nanny about it a couple months ago (before we moved) she said she wasn’t going to be able to stay with us because the commute would be too long for her. After a long search we hired a new nanny about a week ago and she is supposed to start in 3 weeks. Our nanny agreed to stay with us in the interim to help the kids transition.

Today, our current nanny came to me and said she has reconsidered and would like to stay with us if we will keep her since the commute isn’t as bad as she thought and she loves the kids and doesn’t want to leave. We love our nanny and absolutely wanted to keep her since my kids adore her, but of course it’s frustrating she changed her mind after we hired someone else.

So, I am wondering how bad it is to rescind the job offer from the nanny we just hired. I feel really horrible but we would rather keep our current nanny. The new nanny was working at a temporary part time job that she was planning to leave regardless since she needs a full time job, but could have stayed on for longer (maybe she still can but not sure).

Has anyone had to do this before? A friend suggested offering her a week or two of pay but is that crazy for someone who hasn’t started yet?

Anonymous wrote:Also, it suggests to me that maybe your current nanny was not so lucky on the job market and that may be part of why she wants to stay with you.

Anonymous wrote:May result in unemployment and could result in a lawsuit though the latter is unlikely.