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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Why would an MB fire a nanny who is quitting anyway (unless for some reason you don't trust her). Doesn't she need to use her notice period to find other care? Don't the parents still have jobs to go to?

I wondered about this too. If a productive employee resigns, I try to keep them as long as possible.

My guess is that this happens in situations where the employer was already unhappy with the nanny's performance but didn't want to spend the effort to replace her. Once she quits and the employer needs to get a new nanny anyway, the employer doesn't see any reason to keep putting up with whatever she is unhappy about from the nanny.

Poor performing employees are always the ones who think they are doing a perfect job. I'm sure the nanny leaving thinks she did a great job and the employer is only letting her go because she's mad but more is going on. [/quote]

I agree with this.

[b]Also, this kind of thing doesn't just happen in the nanny world. It happens all the time in many industries.[/b] [/quote]

I believe that it happens more commonly with nannies than in other positions because the MB/nanny relationship is much more personal than the regular employer/employee relationship. MBs often take it personally when a nanny decides to leave and often have feelings of resentment. Also, even if it did happen just as commonly in other industries, references are more important in the nanny world than in many other job positions. Parents need to be able to trust a nanny with their children so they want that nanny to have positive references. [/quote]

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