Want to rematch, but can't get LCC to meet???

[Anonymous]

I am a HM...and I asked for a transition meeting via email (yesterday) with my LCC.

She replied to email with a misinterpretation that I wanted to meet with her solo. That she's busy until next week. I wrote back, again yesterday, that no...I want all of us there and want to do it asap. I want to start the process of moving on ASAP.

How long do I give her to reply again to schedule a meeting before I start calling/bugging her? She said she has kid sports and activities planned this weekend.

Thanks!!

[Anonymous]

If it's urgent that you rematch, I'd ask her who is filling in while she's busy -- our LCC usually has a backup. If you generally like the AP but know you need to rematch for driving, etc., I'd give it until Monday.
Either way if they insist that you do a 2-week waiting period, that period should start today.

[Anonymous]

OP, these women are usually busy moms, and get paid next to nothing for this job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, these women are usually busy moms, and get paid next to nothing for this job.

It’s still a job. Do your job.

[Anonymous]

She could’ve at least officially broken the match after speaking to you both over the phone, and you could’ve started the 2 week countdown as of today. Now you have to wait until Monday. LCCs are required to be available during reasonable weekday hours. If yours wasn’t available, I would’ve contacted the regional manager.

[Anonymous]

Put it in writing in an email being clear that you want to rematch as of today.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Put it in writing in an email being clear that you want to rematch as of today.

And then what?

[Anonymous]

Then the agency allows to to search the site for rematch AP, and your LCC should send rematch profiles directly into your inbox. Your AP waits for families to request interviews. Decide if she’s going to work for you during the two weeks, and inform the LCC/agency.

[Anonymous]

Tell the LCC that you are initiating rematch effective immediately (if you want to) and that the clock of 2 weeks that you are willing to house the AP begins now. Call your agency director and make it clear that you want to start looking now. Be insistent, and you might have to go through a few people becuase they won't want to show you profiles until the rematch doc has been signed. It is not your problem that they can't do a meeting right away. Also, you only have to house the AP for two weeks, but they're going to ask for two weeks plus a few days from the meeting as a courtesy. Depending on the reason you're asking for, it can be 2 weeks from a precipitating event. We wound up housing and AP for nearly 3 weeks following a rematch -- including having to displace our kids to put grandma in their room since AP was no longer working. It was crazy inconvenient on us, and I wish I had stood my ground on it all.