Recording the interview or just contract negotiations?

[Anonymous]

Is it too much to ask to record conversations during the initial interview process? How about during contact negotiations?

[Anonymous]

why?

[Anonymous]

Seriously, why? It is far better to go with your gut during an in-person interview and to negotiate on paper (emails, memos of understanding, etc). You could if you wanted to but I don't see the upside.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seriously, why? It is far better to go with your gut during an in-person interview and to negotiate on paper (emails, memos of understanding, etc). You could if you wanted to but I don't see the upside.

+1. More standard practice is a follow-up email with a summary of what was discussed plus any additional questions.

I'm not sure if you're the parent or the nanny, but take notes and type them up right after, and then if you receive an offer (or when you're ready to extend one), you'll have them.

If someone thinks better of something they agreed to before they sign a document, it doesn't matter what they said in negotiations anyway -- you'd still have to talk about it again.

[Anonymous]

This is OP.

I've had folks hire me and say one thing and do another... even when it is in writing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is OP.

I've had folks hire me and say one thing and do another... even when it is in writing.

How would their recording make any difference?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is OP.

I've had folks hire me and say one thing and do another... even when it is in writing.

How would their recording make any difference?

Then I can play their own words back at them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is OP.

I've had folks hire me and say one thing and do another... even when it is in writing.

How would their recording make any difference?

Then I can play their own words back at them.

With their camera? Are you planning to be secretly "wired"? (which is against the law, btw)

So ridiculous, OP. Just follow your gut and choose employers more carefully.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is OP.

I've had folks hire me and say one thing and do another... even when it is in writing.

How would their recording make any difference?

Then I can play their own words back at them.

If its in writing you can do this too.

If yoi are at the point of playing a recording to prove your point anyway then it is time to move on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is OP.

I've had folks hire me and say one thing and do another... even when it is in writing.

How would their recording make any difference?

Then I can play their own words back at them.

If its in writing you can do this too.

If yoi are at the point of playing a recording to prove your point anyway then it is time to move on.

Oh my god. I never thought of that.

You win.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is OP.

I've had folks hire me and say one thing and do another... even when it is in writing.

Then you show them the contract. If they aren't going to honor a written agreement, they were never going to honor a verbal one.

[Anonymous]

I've never had a family not honor a contract. It's never ever been an issue. After I'm hired the contract is never even mentioned again. Are you screening these family properly op? Asking questions. Going in wanting to record the hiring process will make you look crazy .

[Anonymous]

OP, is this like your 100th post on recording??!!

It’s getting tiring.