Nanny gave her two weeks notice by text

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Anonymous wrote:Certainly she was not happy working for you, for some many reasons. I'm sorry this happened to you. But wondering why she just didn't wait tomorrow Monday to tell you. Anyways she took a decision already.

OP here,

Nanny was unhappy because my mother is with her all day with two kids under two years old. She basically said we were not a good fit for her.

Did she know that she'd be dealing with grandma plus 2 under 2 all day? Did she get to meet grandma and do a trial period with grandma before accepting the position?

Doesn't matter really. As the nanny said, the jib wasn't a goid fit. Texting us fine to start the 2 week clock. Obviously it can be discussed in person later but you do need to look at why you thought having your mom there was a good idea. Maybe you thought it would be helpful to the nanny? But as people have posted it is not usually a positive.

The reason I asked is because I've been there. I insist on a trial of how the position will really be. Two trials with grandparents living with the family fell flat, but no harm no foul, we all moved on. One went swimmingly, and I enjoyed having that grandmother around until she moved back across the country. Issues arise more often because the nanny wasn't told that grandparent(s) would be there frequently/everyday or because they're just visiting... for months, but they weren't included in the trial.