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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm an MB.  I would immediately see this as an indicator that you are planning to leave - especially given the "hit a few speed bumps lately".  I can't imagine a way you could frame it that would make me believe anything different.

And if you do have a second job you love why do you need the letter now?

Also, just for the record, as an MB I don't take letters of reference particularly seriously.  I want to speak to your references.  So anything you hand me in a letter is fine, but I pretty much dismiss it if it isn't backed up by direct interaction (phone or email) w/ the person who wrote it.  So I'm really not sure it's worth you pressing for unless you are planning to start interviewing.

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While I generally agree, [b]if I read a glowing letter of recommendation from an employer and then received a less that glowing recommendation when I called the same employer after the nanny told them that she would be leaving - I would tend to feel it was sour grapes on the part of the employer.  
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A glowing recommendation letter prior to telling the employers that you are leaving is always a good idea.  [/quote]

That's fair, and I'd probably feel the same way.  I have had nanny candidates give me reference letters from prior employers who were unavailable for contact (and once not even possible to verify that they were ever an actual employer.)

But I agree with you - a letter that is more glowing than a post employment reference isn't necessarily a deal-breaker.

In any case, I think if OP asks for a letter now she is sending the strong message that she is a short-timer in the job.  Which is totally fine if she wants to make a point, but she just needs to know what message the employer will likely receive.  [/quote]

OP here and I have been at this job for nearly two years so I don;t think that is considered a "short timer", is it?  [/quote]

No, I didn't mean short timer in terms of your overall tenure, I mean that you are now planning to leave and therefore will only be in the position for a short time longer - until you find something better.  Sorry I wasn't more clear.  [/quote]

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