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[quote=Anonymous]Hired a nanny in July. She has been fine, but nothing great. House is messier than I want it to be. She is not proactive at all (does not do a sweep of the house to see if things need to be put away or wipe down the table after meals / snack / art projects). Often leaves dishes from her cooking / making things in the sink. Kids are safe and engaged, but not to the level I would like. Despite asking her many times to make sure they get outside time, she almost never takes them out. Again, she is fine but not great.

The thing that is becoming very challenging is she is out a lot. She was sick multiple times, had car trouble twice, had a roommate get a flat tire and need help, had a different roommate get sick at work and need to go to the dr. Every month there are at least two or three days she calls out or leaves early. And this week she was sick for three days. There was some bad weather and she did not want to come in (we are not in DC) and then today the roads were fine but she still felt uncomfortable driving.

I have had to reschedule or completely miss professional obligations because I need to be home when she is not here, so her missing so much work is impacting me.

But, I am conflict avoidant and hate the idea of firing someone (unless there was a safety issue then it is easier). I think I will be much happier with a different nanny, but I don't know what to tell her. "Its not a good fit any more" "We are going to do something else for child care" What is the best way to let her go? [/quote]

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