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[quote=Anonymous]While we were looking for date night sitters on Care.com a few weeks ago, I noticed our nanny (she is saved as a favorite caregiver on my account) had updated her profile to reflect the fact that she is looking for a FT nanny position. She has been with us a year, I get that circumstances can change and what was once a fit for a person may not be any longer. It bums me out because when we did our last check in about her job satisfaction a few months ago, she had no complaints or issues. There has been no job creep, I follow our contract to the letter, she has guaranteed hours every week (and is typically let off early each day), there are no nanny cams or micromanaging, I encourage her to take PTO whenever she needs it (and then some, even if it's unpaid), she was recently given a raise after working for us for 8 months, etc. I'm sure we aren't the perfect family (who is??) but I frequently tell her how much I appreciate her and how thankful I am that she's DD's nanny.

The only "black mark" I can see is that I am a WAHM for 50-70% of the week. I try my hardest to stay away out of their way since DD has terribly bad separation anxiety so I leave for lunch when I know they are gone at an activity, and try not to return home unless DD is napping or to relieve our nanny for the day. I literally work in our bedroom for most of the day and try not to be seen. I know most nannys are not fans of WAHMs but she did know this going into the role.

Anyway, the point of this is I don't know how to ask her why she is looking for a job, or if it even matters. Frankly, I've been wanting to discuss it for a while but I've been putting it off, and now it's bothering me a lot. We would love to have a long-term nanny that is with our family until our DD heads to Kinder. Based on our contract, we did ask that a 4 week notice is given on both ends unless we terminate her for cause. I guess I've been reticent to bring it up because it seems a bit awkward for all parties involved. Any advice would be appreciated!

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