Disappointed with afternoon sitter

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Looking at your snarky responses I see why she chose to communicate with your husband and not you.

I’m pissed. I organized the whole thing with her, but she went to DH who she knows wasn’t paying attention - this is sneaky. Also she could have called me at any time to say she was changing the schedule so we could get a back up plan. Instead she just left and our dog would have been alone. Aside from the fact that I’m on vacation in Hawaii I’m also disappointed with her. We’ve treated her really well and I hate people who are low integrity

[Anonymous]

OP here - so would anyone give her another chance or just move on? Thank you

[Anonymous]

I'd move on. She didn't do what she agreed. What if it is your kids next time?

[Anonymous]

That sucks and definitely doesn’t reflect well on her. I’d keep her but I’d also keep your guard up a bit that she might just flake out on you again sometime.

[Anonymous]

ETA I guess for me it would depend on how much you depend on her and how easily you could replace her. Finding an afternoon sitter to come 5 days a week is tough where I live and beggars can’t be choosers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ETA I guess for me it would depend on how much you depend on her and how easily you could replace her. Finding an afternoon sitter to come 5 days a week is tough where I live and beggars can’t be choosers.

OP - ugh yes exactly it’s not an easy schedule to fill. Plus the school year is only two more months for us. On the other hand I really don’t trust her after this and I agree it’s only a matter of time before she’ll drop the ball with us for the kids pick up

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd move on. She didn't do what she agreed. What if it is your kids next time?

Yes this is my inclination too unfortunately

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Looking at your snarky responses I see why she chose to communicate with your husband and not you.

We have found the unreliable house sitter here!

[Anonymous]

Drop her. You’ll figure it out for two months but it’s not worth the stress.

That’s terrible she left your dog. I’d trash her via reviews as well if you found her on a website.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here - so would anyone give her another chance or just move on? Thank you

I'm shocked you are even asking this. You'd have to hold me back from breaking her kneecaps.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Drop her. You’ll figure it out for two months but it’s not worth the stress.

That’s terrible she left your dog. I’d trash her via reviews as well if you found her on a website.

Good luck finding another sitter for this undesirable shift (which many families want to hire for and very few people want to work) if you do this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here - so would anyone give her another chance or just move on? Thank you

I'm shocked you are even asking this. You'd have to hold me back from breaking her kneecaps.

Are you always this absurdly melodramatic, or only on DCUM?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Drop her. You’ll figure it out for two months but it’s not worth the stress.

That’s terrible she left your dog. I’d trash her via reviews as well if you found her on a website.

We got back, paid her, texted her to say good luck. She didn’t even respond!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Drop her. You’ll figure it out for two months but it’s not worth the stress.

That’s terrible she left your dog. I’d trash her via reviews as well if you found her on a website.

Good luck finding another sitter for this undesirable shift (which many families want to hire for and very few people want to work) if you do this.

There are so many college students who love this schedule and reliable income. We posted a listing last Wednesday, interviewed six over the weekend and had one start on Monday. She’s a student and an athlete and my kids love her

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here - so would anyone give her another chance or just move on? Thank you

I'm shocked you are even asking this. You'd have to hold me back from breaking her kneecaps.

I know. Our dog is a golden retriever that thinks she’s a human. Poor thing would have been traumatized if she’d been alone for two days ugh
We got flowers and wine for our fabulous neighbors. They said our dog never left their sides which makes me concerned if the sitter was there at all