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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You proved my point by discrediting my friend's cause of termination (not surprising). I guess ALL of you MB's tell the truth right?!!! Thanks for your unbiased and knowledgeable opinion, it was VERY encouraging. I came on this site to get a question answered, I'm not here to go back and forth with an MB who probably has too much free time on her hands.  Have a wonderful night. 
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I'm a pp who is also an MB who didn't believe you were a boss.  I didn't believe it because I know how hard it is to find a good nanny, and how hard I and my husband work to retain a nanny and work through concerns or problems before firing someone.

No one I know would fire a nanny for leaving a child in a high chair while she goes to the bathroom, or being on the phone once for a few minutes, or perhaps leaving them in the crib for a little while.  Those are small items, perhaps not even an issue, and not worth terminating employment over without discussion.  As you said, there are two sides to the story and you have only gotten one.  If your friend had done something about which she was embarrassed or ashamed then she may not be telling you.

I would fire someone without notice for theft, harming my child (or putting my child at risk/in harm's way), lying to me, taking my child somewhere inappropriate, bringing people in to my home without letting me know, etc...

I would encourage my nanny to leave a baby in a high chair or other safe place when she had to go to the bathroom or walk away for a minute.  I might encourage my nanny to leave a child in a crib if we were working on nap structure/quiet time, etc...

Your examples didn't make sense as reasons for firing.  So you either don't know the whole story (which is very easy to imagine) or you have a chip on your shoulder.  Seems to me that you got fairly balanced feedback overall but you're just looking for a reason to be angry.[/quote]

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