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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. I apologize for the confusion. I'm trying to keep things as just-the-facts-ma'am as possible given the occasionally volatile nature of this board, but this is the only place I know to find the MB perspective.

I gave notice and said that I could stay until mid-October at the absolute latest (although hoping they find a replacement much sooner). MB countered and said that she couldn't reasonably be expected to find a replacement by October, and I would need to stay until a replacement is found, however long that takes. [/quote]

Thanks for clarifying.

She's nuts.  There is no world in which an employer can tell a nanny that 3 months notice is insufficient and you have to stay however long they want.  Absurd.

I'm an MB.  If I did this to my nanny I'd expect her to quit on the spot, that day.  It's just ridiculous.  I'm sorry.  If my nanny gave me three months notice?  I'd cry with gratitude and relief.

Presumably you have something lined up to have given notice in the first place?  If I were you, and if I could swing it, I'd give her two weeks and take the summer off.  Or go work for an agency for a few weeks.

It's really a ridiculous and unfair request.[/quote]

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