Agreeing to babysit for NF who turned me down - WWYD?
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Anonymous
| I had an interview with a family for a nanny position. They ended up choosing another nanny. The mom reached out and asked me if I would consider babysitting for them. Some of my friends are saying go for it because it's pocket money. The others are saying to turn them down. It's like them saying I'm not good enough to be a nanny to their son, but I'm good enough to babysit. WWYD? |
Anonymous
Wow you seem really petty, you should turn them down to save them the trouble of dealing with you. They met someone who fit in with their day to day lives better, or was cheaper, or had better references (they can't know you 100% from an interview), or had better hours available yet they need a babysitter still, I don't see why you would be so offended they asked you. |
Anonymous
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I think it speaks volumes about the kind of nanny you are if you would be so petty to turn them down simply because you didn't get the job. as PP said, you don't even know why you didn't get it. they liked you and trusted you enough to ask you to still be in their child's life but apparently that isn't good enough for you.
move along and let them find a nanny of higher caliber (now that I think about it, maybe that's why they didn't want to employ you full time..) |
Anonymous
| It's so petty that op has got to be a troll. Seriously. |
Anonymous
| I would do it if they were in a good location close to me and paid well. If you have the time in your schedule to babysit. |
Anonymous
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OP, you are not being petty! The feeling of rejection is totally understandable in this situation, and you should not be made to feel guilty for feeling this way. You wanted the job you interviewed for (nanny), and now you're not getting that, but instead "oh, hey, can you be available at our convenience on Friday and Saturday nights, just in case the girl we DID hire for the nanny position you wanted isn't available?" Yeah, doesn't feel great; I've been there, too.
At the end of the day, if you need the money and are available on weekend evenings, and it seemed like a reasonable fit, then I would say yes. But if you're too butthurt about everything (which I certainly wouldn't blame you for--I would be, too!), or if there is some other logistical reason, or you just plain don't want to, then just say "no thank you." |
Anonymous
| If I don't get a job I interviewed for but otherwise liked the family, I usually offer my services as a date night sitter if they need one. If you like them, yes take them up on it, if you don't, then don't. |
Anonymous
| I wouldn't. |
Anonymous
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It would all depend on how badly you need the money right now.
If you could really use the extra ca$h, then it would be a good idea to swallow any pride and accept her offer. However if you are really turned off by the fact that you were not their top candidate for a nanny, then it is best to decline and not have anything to do with this family. GL. |
Anonymous
100% agree |
Anonymous
| If they really thought you weren't good enough they wouldn't ask you to sit for them, though I get how you may feel. The mb I work for interviewed 3 nannies before me and said she liked them all but just couldn't see them as the right fit though they were lovely women. Sometimes it just needs to feel right and you also don't know what other things the other nanny brought to the table |
Anonymous
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100% agree with poster at 01:15.
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