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[quote=Anonymous]MB here- I wouldn't fire her.  Heaven forbid my boss ever overhears me talking to my friends about him, and I still work there! And what I say usually isn't even a reflection of how I really feel, it's usually just me blowing off steam at brunch with my friends.  I say that to make the points that (1) having only overheard part of the conversation, there is no way for you to know whether she was venting to a friend, or if she truly isn't as polite/nice/friendly as you thought, (2) since you overheard her, you know she is tactful enough not to bad mouth a former boss in your face, which is really a good thing, despite you having heard it, and (3) there really isn't a person in the world who has never had even one unkind thing to say about her boss, and it is life, not a reflection on either the boss or the employee (I have a great relationship with my boss, and my nanny, but I am sure my boss annoys me, and I annoy my nanny - it happens).
 
If you like the nanny and she is doing a great job, I would let it go.  If you see this as one of many problem spots or you can't let it go, then raise it if you feel you must, but only in a "overheard your conversation, gotta be mindful of cell phone and privacy issues, because I don't care but someone else might" kind of way.  I am sure if she knows you heard, she'll apologize profusely and try to explain, so the question is whether or not you care so much about the apology and explanation that you are willing to embarrass her by telling her you know.  Personally I wouldn't do that, but I have worked with my child's nanny long enough that, if I overheard that convo, I'd probably be mad at her former employers on her behalf too because she is great and I would assume they were not nice and she needed to vent about it.[/quote]

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