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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't know what to say OP.  In a formal workplace what you're describing is legally actionable.

As an mother, to find someone who you thought was so fantastic and then reject them based on your judgment of their weight is astonishing to me.

I'm an MB.  I have twins.  I have an older nanny.  Neither of us is anywhere near as slender as we'd like to be.  We're both fantastic caregivers for the twins and she is more than able to keep up with twin toddlers.

Anyone could make all sorts of snap judgments about either of us based solely on appearance or age or attire, but that tells them nothing about our capabilities.

You apparently knew virtually everything you felt you needed to know about your candidates capabilities but when you saw her you instantly changed your mind.

I'm just so horrified by the picture you've painted in your posting, and by the poor nanny who is without legal resource (or a job!), that I'm at a loss to say anything helpful.

Please think about what your are teaching your children re appearance.  It's a tough world out there and lots of people who appear less than perfect on the surface (in your estimation) may, in fact, be fantastic resources.

I wish the rejected candidate luck.[/quote]

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