Questioning nanny's judgement - am I overreacting?

[Anonymous]

As a nanny, I'd like to add my voice to the chorus of other nannies - FIRE HER. Even a teenage babysitter knows never to leave any child unattended in a bath tub!!!

[Anonymous]

Yikes, think about how many things she has done you haven't caught on to! ?

[Anonymous]

Good for you OP. Our contract also has a clause saying that termination for cause (safety, negligence, theft, ...) can be immediate and without severance.

You did the right thing. Thankfully your kids are ok.

Good luck with your search!

[Anonymous]

I'm a nanny an I'd fire her immediately for the tub incident.

The other things aren't serious issues- front burners can safely be used with young children, ad if he had left adequate time Idon't see anything wrong with her choosing a different route.

But leaving any child alone in a tub like that, sick or not, is very dangerous and everyone knows it is a terrible idea.

[Anonymous]

OP: I fired a nanny for cause (driving kid in unsafely installed car seat 3 times) and the other family in the share kept her. I go back and forth wondering (a) why did i let it happen 3 times and (b) was I wrong to fire her when the others didn't?

you are human so will feel guilt but yeah, the bathroom thing = fire.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Another nanny here. The bathtub incident is an immediate firing offense in my book. It showed a major lack of judgement.

Taking a different route to get somewhere isn't a huge issue, but the fact that it made her extremely late and she lied about it initially poses a problem.

Using rear burners in the presence of small children should be common sense, but some people lack it. This can be worked on, but in combination with the other issues I don't foresee this nanny becoming the trustworthy caregiver you need her to be.

+1

[Anonymous]

Since you already told her once about the burner issue, and she still is not following your instructions that is a HUGE offense in my book.

And I don't think the sick four yrs. old should have been alone in the tub...That would be a deal-breaker for me. God forbid what could have happened.

I would start looking for another nanny. Like. Now.

[Anonymous]

The bathtub incident is an immediate dealbreaker.

The driving thing--eh. Lying about being late--big problem.

The stove thing--I cook on the front burners and I have an 18-month-old. She's well-trained to stay away from the stove (she points at it and says, "Hot! No!"), I keep the pot handles facing away from the edge, and I always keep an eye on where she is relative to the stove. I would have a problem in that you specifically told her not to use the front burners and she did so anyway.