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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, 20 calls is a lot.  Why so many OP?  [/quote]

I have a lot of interest. After one position ended I had a lot of interest. I interviewed with 10 families and received offers from 9 of them. I'm assuming they all called references. After that ended ( they moved) I interviewed with 5 families and received 3 offers. I've also had a few ( 3-4) babysitting positions that wanted to speak to references. So in the 2.5 years ( almost 3) that's how many called and for those reasons.  [/quote]

You should be weeding through these families better.  Don't give your references unless  you are pretty certain you would accept the offer.  I've been offered the majority of jobs I interviewed for, but I know by the end of the interview if it will be a fit or not and I only five references if I feel confident that it's a good match.  I cannot imagine having NINE families that I was interested in enough to give references.  This is why you have had bad experiences (like the 2 weeks with the crazy family).  You need to hone your judgement.  Remember that you are interviewing them as much as they are interviewing you.

In the short term, apologize and promise to only share their email going forward and promise that you will only use them as a reference if you really need to, then do so.  [/quote]

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