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[quote=Anonymous]A family I worked for 2.5 years ago emailed me today telling X. We had too many people asking for a reference. If you want us to give a reference, only give an email. I have become less enthusiastic about giving positive feedback for you. I have less and less time to devote to this and will not spend time on calls. We had one family contact us saying how it didn't work out. We only want to give a reference if you are going to positively meet the needs of these families."

I worked for them for a year. We had a decent relationship. I did my part but they paid me a low wage, never giving me the raise they promised, and their checks bounced on numerous occasions. They were pretty pissed when I gave notice and let me go next day. They even said I was great with their daughter. I explained that I interview with 5-10 families ( some babysitting) at a time and I guess a lot of them liked me. The " bad" family who contacted them was a family who was horrible. I worked for them for about two weeks. The mom worked from home and rudely made comments and bitched about her last nanny all the time. It was just a bad fit so I left. I gave two weeks notice but they told me not to come back. They never even paid me for my last week there ( paid weekly).

Now I don't know if I should use them or not. Im afraid they may give me a bad reference or no reference at all. I've been with two families since, both wonderful. I think it may look fishy if I don't give a reference for them. I'd say they gave received a total of 15 - 20 nanny and babysitting families contact them in a 2.5 span. Do you think that's a crazy amount?[/quote]

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