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[quote=Anonymous]We've had four nannies over the years, and two have left quickly (one after 5 months, one after a week).  The 6-month one had been applying to graduate programs and didn't tell us, and departed when she was ready to begin school.  The one-weeker was, we learned later, secretly applying to other non-nanny jobs even after accepting an offer from us.  She ignored our request to please return our keys after she quit with less than 12 hours notice and we had to change our locks.  In both cases we paid the hourly rate the nanny asked for.

I think this sort of thing can be difficult to screen for.  I would rely heavily on references--we had only one reference for our one-weeker and that should have been a red flag.  I would also try to really talk to the nanny during the interview about her priorities, what kind of job she envisions, her longer term goals, her pet peeves about parents, etc.

I certainly agree that it's important to not be a micromanager and give the nanny authority, and of course to pay fairly.

Nannies on this board like to blame parents for everything.  There are certainly crappy bosses, but there are crappy employees too.[/quote]

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