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[quote=Anonymous]If you want to fire her ASAP, then I think it's only right that you give her some severance. From your description, she hasn't done anything grossly negligent that warrants being fired with no warnings or notice.

If I were you, I would give her a formal warning. Let her know the things you're having issues with, and that you'd like to see improvement over the next two weeks, otherwise you may have to start exploring other options. If at the end of those two weeks she has not improved, I think it's then fine to fire her with no severance.

As for the communication issue, I have a few questions. Are you arriving home exactly at her end time? So that she's trying to get out the door and get home, and you are asking long detailed questions about the day? If she's meant to leave at 6 and that's when you're getting home, then I don't think you're entitled to long discussions about DC then. So make sure you either arrive 10-15 minutes earlier, or tell nanny you will build that extra 10-15 minutes into her pay. Are you calling her during the day while she's watching DC? Could it be that the time you call is a particularly busy one within DC's schedule (trying to feed, put down for a nap, etc)? Or are you calling after hours in the evening? Because again, your nanny is under no obligation to have long conversations with you about DC in her off hours.[/quote]

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