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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes I had that feeling.  I checked MB's history on the computer and snooped in her email (yeah yeah yeah I know I'm horrible, no need to flame me) and saw that she was looking for my replacement.  Then the kids told me about MB looking on a webpages at 'pictures of nannies' (I'm guessing sittercity or care).  Plus one of the kids told me that a nanny came on the weekend 'to play' for the whole day.  I"m guessing this was the trial period?  I know from reading the emails that MB wanted to hire this nanny.  So basically I worked my ass off hoping to at least leave with a reference.  Not sure what happened, but MB never hired the other nanny and I saved my job.  Maybe the other nanny didn't want the job, who knows.  But all that is to say, I worked so hard just to get a good reference and eventually talked to MB (who told me that she wasn't looking for another nanny - lies!!!).  I aksed her what I could do to improve and asked her for a list and went to work fixing the issues.  I worked hard every day so that even if I was let go, I could use them as a reference as I am a long term nanny with that family.  It's now a few years later and things are good.  I saved my job and I've been really happy.  It's a very high paying job and I love the kids.  MB was trying to see if she could get a nanny/housekeeper for the same price as me.  I guess she realized the grass wasn't greener![/quote]

That would have really bothered me and I think I would have ended up quitting, but that's just me. Wasn't it uncomfortable working for the family knowing they were looking to replace you? Even if they were happy with you and just looking for a more affordable option, they could have given you a heads up. Horrible that you found out by snooping.    [/quote]

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