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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Anonymous wrote:
Give her notice now, but make the severance contingent on her staying until the first week of December. If she was really good, you could assist her in finding a new job by posting on your neighborhood list serve or here.

Also, write her a recommendation letter and offer to be a reference.

Don't feel bad, OP. You're not a bad person. Things change and jobs end and your nanny will find a new job.

No one said she was a bad person, but why shouldn't she feel bad? This is a shitty thing to do right before the holidays. She has to look out for her family of course, but it is selfish, and she is screwing her nanny. She also was planning to do either severance OR notice, instead of both like a normal person.[/quote]

She shouldn't feel bad because her life circumstances changed and she is responsibly taking care of her family. Yes, it is unfortunate that it is before the holidays, but life happens, and not always at an ideal time. OP isn't doing something intentionally "shitty" thing TO her nanny and she's not "screwing" her nanny.

Her nanny will find a new job. In the meantime, [b]OP has a generous severance planned[/b] and a bonus for a six month nanny.

People get laid off all the time, and you'd be surprised at how often it happens at holiday time. Life goes on.[/quote]

Feeling bad doesn't mean you've done something wrong necessarily, it just means that you recognize that your choice to look out for your self is hurting someone else. A good person would feel bad about that. A selfish person would not. OP was planning severance OR notice, not both. Not exactly generous or thoughtful. [/quote]

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