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[quote=Anonymous]In general I like to give people the benefit of the doubt and when the situation is unclear then it's time to schedule a formal meeting to discuss and get answers.  Maybe try to schedule a meeting with both MB and DB together.

I am in a similar situation but from the other side.  I am a MB. I negotiated and agreed contract terms with my nanny and provided a draft contract before she started working with us. We were slow to actually produce the signed contract but my nanny has had the signed contract for several weeks now and has not given it back to us signed and after only a few months she has told us she needs to change her situation because she needed more hours and more $.  We very quickly reviewed what we could do, longer hours, additional tasks, more $. I gave her details/proposals in writing and she is generally unresponsive to them and ignores them. Says she hasn't looked at it or discussed with her husband. It's been a few weeks now and it is not clear to us if she wants to stay with us under the new terms. I would like to give her the benefit of needing time to sort it out but we are quickly approaching the date when she said she needs to change schedule (January).

Family and friends feel she is likely stringing us along to see if she gets a better offer from a new family. Her non communication is a problem, in a vacuum people are left making assumptions. I suggest you schedule a meeting to specifically discuss the matter and be sure they know why you need to meet. I need to do the same next week. I am not thrilled that after just a few months my family will have a disruption  and a change in caregiver when my kids are very happy with her but  it is better to resolve it clearly and directly so you (and we on our case too) know where you stand and can move forward and make plans.

No need to be passive aggressive, just be professional and hopefully they will respond we'll in response. I know I would respect that as an MB. Good luck. [/quote]

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