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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ask how they like to do things.

Ie if putting away the kids clothing is part of the job, ask "do you have a specific way you like the children's clothing folded? Or does it just need to be folded and away tidily?"

My current MB doesn't care. My previous boss asked me to fold them a specific way (guess who I like working for more?)[/quote]

I agree with this.  When I was interviewing nannies one of them asked me this exact question (how I like things folded) and I was astonished and said I had no idea, and it didn't matter at all as long as they were clean.  (I was overjoyed at the prospect of help with the laundry - why on earth would I worry about how things were folded!)  I was a first time mother and it never occurred to me to be that detailed in an interview about something I thought seemed like a much less important part of the nanny job.  So that question may have been very helpful to the candidate (who we hired and adore).   But it also never occurred to me that as flexible as I was with 90% of how things got done, I do have certain non-negotiables - like nap and feeding scheduled w/ my newborn twins.   My nanny and I learned on Day 1 that I hadn't been clear about my expectations and that the schedule was not flexible.  Easily solved with one quick conversation and never an issue again but it was a big lesson to me.

So my point is, new parents might not know how to think about their management style, or be aware that they might go a little bit nuts when someone else does things differently.  So to try to get at what they might be like I think asking a few specific questions is a great idea.  Also, try to know what your own non-negotiables are - can you be flexible according to whatever parents want to do with sleep training or do you have a certain way you want to be able to do things?  How much freedom/control do you want to be able to exert and in what areas?  Then ask a couple of questions around those areas.   Maybe they'll have answers ready, or maybe not but either way you'll be able to learn a lot by how they respond.[/quote]

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