Parent asking for an interview and not showing up

[Anonymous]

Nannies, have you ever been asked to meet at a public place* such as StarBucks*
for an interview and nobody shows up? This happened to my friend yesterday, the
mom and dad never showed up. No phone call or email. How often does this sort of
thing happen? After 15 minutes I would have left, my friend sat there for 2 hours.

[Anonymous]

I'd give it 15-20 minutes tops. Your friend doesn't sound very bright. Maybe she was at the wrong Starbucks, or maybe the family didn't recognize her as the candidate or maybe they saw her and decided they didn't like the way she looked and moved on. Hard to say, but I hope your friend learned not to sit around wasting her time on someone else.

[Anonymous]

She is too humble, I was miffed at her too. It was a interview not a blind date. Lol lol

[Anonymous]

Nope. I'd wait 5 minutes and make a phone call.

[Anonymous]

Yes, this happened to me 3 month ago,the family want to meet at Starbucks
And never show up,but I get her address on the internet and I discovery they lives in very bad place.

[Anonymous]

Yes,they do that,this always happen with poor family,rich people don't do that.

[Anonymous]

I would have left after fifteen minutes as well.

Did your friend try calling or texting them to see if they were lost or if anything happened to them?

I think it was rude and inconsiderate of the family to simply not show up unless of course something catastrophic occurred that couldn't be helped. Hopefully that was not the case.

Your friend was very patient. She must really need a job right now.

[Anonymous]

o.p Here this woman cancelled the first time saying her husband wasn't able to make it. Sorry but I wouldn't have stayed there that long.
No email, call nothing! So sorry this happened you guys.

[Anonymous]

Why is this a question? After 10 minutes, your friend should have called or emailed or texted herself to find out where the MB was. I'd sooner assume that one of them got the date, time, or Starbucks wrong over some nefarious intent by the MB. Same answer if the nanny candidate was late. Depending on the response, your friend could then decide whether it is worth her while to reschedule.

[Anonymous]

I would have tried to confirm the night before. After 20 minutes of waiting I would have called. Then waited another 10 but knowing me I would have waited longer. I wouldn't wait longer then 45 min without any communication.

[Anonymous]

This happens about 20% of the time, unfortunately, and it has nothing to do with the wealth of the family; it has to do with how respectful they are of other people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes,they do that,this always happen with poor family,rich people don't do that.

Rich people will show up but might ask you to meet at a coffee shop, as they don't always want a lot of candidates showing up at their house.

[Anonymous]

My friend says the lady didn't want to give her telephone number. She was contacted through emails several times. If I didn't have a number I wouldn't have taken het serously. For the poster who wants to know why this is a question,who are you to ask? This is a forum to share is it not?