Seriously people?
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Anonymous
| So, I just went on an in-home interview with a family I phone interviewed with last week. I was happy coming off the phone interview- we seemed to be very much on the same page regarding expectations and child development. I got there today, began interviewing, and about 10 minutes in their little girl comes in and literally threw up on my shoes. Seriously? They couldn't call and reschedule if they had a child home sick? I know dealing with sick children is part of being a nanny but I currently watch two infants and REALLY don't want to get them sick. SOOO irritated and definitely declining the job offer if I get it. |
Anonymous
You won't. Your distaste was likely evident in your reaction. FYI, sometimes kids throw up and THEN you know they are sick. |
Anonymous
Go away. I'd be pissed too OP. |
Anonymous
NP- You and OP are both in the wrong field if that is the case. |
Anonymous
| OP is not in the wrong! When interviewing anyone, and especially someone employed FT with children!, you should have the courtesy to say there's a bug going around in the household and are you comfortable continuing or should we postpone the interview (or hold it in a nearby coffee shop). It is incredibly rude to assume someone won't mind being exposed to any kind of D&V illness. Who are you people?? |
Anonymous
| Did you read PPs response? She said sometimes the kid throws up and THEN you know they're sick. This is true. You don't always have advance warning. Also, op, you don't know that she was sick. She might have eaten something that disagreed with her and that caused vomiting. You don't have all the info and you're making a lot of assumptions that may or may not be correct. |
Anonymous
| I feel like there have been a lot of threads lately about nannies being upset when they are notified in advance of a sick child and then are exposed to child with symptoms of one illness or another. Do people really believe that they are going to get sick every time they are exposed, however briefly?? I'm around sick kids so often and I rarely get sick so I never think I'm being rude if I don't inform people coming to my home that someone in it has a sniffle. |
Anonymous
| Agree with those saying the parents might not have known she was sick. IMO it's all about the parent's response in this situation. Were they super apologetic and saying they had no idea she was sick, let us help you clean up, etc etc. Or were they super blase about it, passing it off as if it were no big deal? |
Anonymous
Is the distinction between sniffling and vomiting really that difficult to discern? You seem to be exerting a fair amount of effort on being purposefully obtuse. And yes, to the other PP, it's possible the parents didn't know. If that were the case, however, I'd have expected OP to report that they were mortified and apologetic and she did not mention any kind of reaction from the parents that would excuse asking a nanny into your home where anyone, particularly germy children, are vomiting. |
Anonymous
PP here. Not trying to be obtuse. I assumed OP was upset because he/she was not notified about being exposed to a potentially contagious illness. A sniffle can be indicative of a contagious illness just as much as someone vomiting so feel free to re-read my post with the last phrase reading "someone just puked" instead. Of course, puking could just mean food poisoning while a sniffle could be allergies. |
Anonymous
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PP, I think most people know the difference between an illness that brings sniffles and an illness that brings vomiting. They are two different scenarios and no, I would not mind being exposed to colds but absolutely would walk out of an interview if there was a D&V bug I wasn't informed of.
In fact, my FT job is four days a week and my agency placed me for a temp job for my day off one time. When I arrived, all three children (2yo twins and a 9mo) had conjunctivitis. Obviously I had to excuse myself because what kind of nanny would I be, potentially exposing my primary charge (only 5mo at that time) to pink eye?! There is a level of courtesy that comes with hiring caregivers for your children and I am genuinely surprised to see so much debate over this (assuming the parents knew their daughter was sick which obviously we can't know). |
Anonymous
| 16:28 here. I completely understand giving people notice of contagious illnesses and I've seen some people on these boards get just as upset about being exposed to common colds as D&V illnesses. I just think there are some scenarios where you should not expect to get notice such as when it is either (1) the first time a symptom appears (i.e. first time puking, coughing, just starting to feel feverish), or (2) when it is not a contagious illness (i.e. food poisoning, allergies, teething). OP's original post is unclear whether he/she is giving any thought to the fact that it could have been (1) or (2). |
Anonymous
| Maybe the only reason the mom was home and the nanny was not there is because the kid was sick so the mom stayed home and told the nanny to take the day off and that's why she was able to interview you today. |
Anonymous
She said she had a phone interview with them a week ago. Chances are pretty good she scheduled the interview then. She never said the interview was scheduled at the last minute today. Why is everyon so quick to assume the parents knew about the illness prior to OP coming? OP didn't say the child was lying on the sofa or was clearly sick. We heard only 1 side of the story with very few details. OP, if you are sure the family knew ahead of time, I'm sorry. It really sucks to be thrown up on and I hope the family apologized. If they didn't know until she threw up I'm still sorry you got thrown up on but maybe you shouldn't go on here bashing people that may not have done anything wrong. |
Anonymous
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Wow. Just Wow.
Oh well. On the positive side OP. Better to find out now. Than the first day. Or the 15th day what stupid and inconsiderate morons her parents are. You just dodged a bullet. By the way, hope you don't get sick. |