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Anonymous
I am new to having a nanny so don't know much about this but find this odd. My nanny has said that in the last couple months she's had 3 mothers try to offer her a job. One was in my neighborhood where a woman pulled up along side of her and said "I've seen you walking with these kids a few times. Any chance you want a new job? I pay really well." The other 2 times were at the park. One mother of 5 asked my nanny if she wanted a new job after seeing how my nanny was playing with several of the kids. And the other time was a mom having small talk with our nanny and asked if she was interested in working for her. Is this a common thing?
Anonymous
It's a little odd that your nanny felt the need to mention it to you, but not that people are offering her a job. As a nanny I have turned down more jobs than I have applied for. For some reason people often approach nannies they think are doing a good job and try to poach them. I would be very wary of taking a job offered this way, but I have always been quite happy in my existing job so it's never been a concern.
Anonymous
It's also quite possible that this is your nanny's way of trying to angle for a raise.

I would respond by saying "Gee, this seems to be happening to you a lot. Are you considering leaving Jennie?"

And then see what she says.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:It's a little odd that your nanny felt the need to mention it to you, but not that people are offering her a job. As a nanny I have turned down more jobs than I have applied for. For some reason people often approach nannies they think are doing a good job and try to poach them. I would be very wary of taking a job offered this way, but I have always been quite happy in my existing job so it's never been a concern.


+1. A mom I know who does this is notoriously difficult to work for and fires them for anything she sees as insubordination or lack of industriousness.
Anonymous
In NYC it's very common. Almost every mother must have the best there is.
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