Hate having interviews at Starbucks and similar locations

[Anonymous]

I hate interviewing families at Starbucks especially at 7 am when they are super busy. I always find it's distracting for everyone and when they bring their kids along the kids get bored easily it is also hard to get a connection with someone when there are 20 other people around. I also don't like looking for someone and having to walk up to a number of people asking if they are so so i feel like I'm playing where's Waldo but don't know what Waldo looks like

[Anonymous]

Suggest a different location?

[Anonymous]

I agree it's odd as well. I know tha nanny sites recommend meeting outside of the home, but I just always find it unpersonal and forced. I have actually never accepted a position that stared out with an (inevitably awkward) coffee shop interview.

[Anonymous]

What would you prefer? I'm an MB, and I just generally assume that any time you're meeting someone from the internet that you don't know, neither party wants it to be in a private home. Sure, second interview at your home, but for that first interview, what would you suggest?

[Anonymous]

MBs need to at least be professional about it and get a sitter a home for her kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:MBs need to at least be professional about it and get a sitter a home for her kids.

*at home

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:MBs need to at least be professional about it and get a sitter a home for her kids.

Part of the interview is probably meeting the kids to see if you get along.
...and if she had a sitter to rely on at 7am....?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MBs need to at least be professional about it and get a sitter a home for her kids.

Part of the interview is probably meeting the kids to see if you get along.
...and if she had a sitter to rely on at 7am....?

Then this is a situation where the interview should be in the home. If you want to actually see me engage with your children, it's not going to happen at Starbucks. I get that nanny candidates are "strangers off of the Internet" but can't you get a pretty good feel for a person talking on the phone and checking their background?

[Anonymous]

I agree. Really hate it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MBs need to at least be professional about it and get a sitter a home for her kids.

Part of the interview is probably meeting the kids to see if you get along.
...and if she had a sitter to rely on at 7am....?

You need to get some brains, lady.

[Anonymous]

7 am interview. That's unbelievable!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:7 am interview. That's unbelievable!

With kids, no less.
Actually, she's the fight poster who repeatedly doesn't have a clue what she's talking about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MBs need to at least be professional about it and get a sitter a home for her kids.

Part of the interview is probably meeting the kids to see if you get along.
...and if she had a sitter to rely on at 7am....?

This is absolutely not an appropriate environment in which to introduce a nanny to your children.
Leave them with a sitter or have the interview at a time when your husband can stay with them.

[Anonymous]

A 7am interview at Starbucks with kids present can not be common practice.

MB wanting to have a quick face-to-face meeting before she goes into the office makes more sense. And if that goes well, you would meet the kids at the house later on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MBs need to at least be professional about it and get a sitter a home for her kids.

Part of the interview is probably meeting the kids to see if you get along.
...and if she had a sitter to rely on at 7am....?

This is absolutely not an appropriate environment in which to introduce a nanny to your children.
Leave them with a sitter or have the interview at a time when your husband can stay with them.

+1 You can see if they get along with your kids at the second interview.