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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP again. No further communication from [former] Nanny.

As commented earlier, bouncing a check issued in payment for services ALREADY performed != canceling/retracting a payment for services NOT actually performed. And apparently banks have specific procedures for the latter.

I am on several neighborhood listservs. While flaming [former] Nanny on them might yield a grain of emotional satisfaction, I do not plan to do so, in part because such a post could apparently be considered defamation. A friend who worked in HR for decades says it's not uncommon for former employees to sue based on negative job references. Apparently this is really A Thing and many organizations give a reference that consists only of "Person X worked for Organization from Date 1 to Date 2" to minimize liability. As a parent and nanny employer, I would certainly want to know if a nanny I was considering hiring had ever disappeared on a previous family; however, it seems that a public warning could have legal consequences.

An angry post would also not solve the problem of how to explain the sudden disappearance of a previously beloved caretaker to my toddler. DS can't pronounce [former] Nanny's name, but he's clearly looking for her every time someone knocks on our door, and I'm not sure how to communicate the finality of her disappearance to him. [/quote]

Smart of you not to post on the list serve. It sucks, but it will only look bad and could potentially make it hard for you to find another nanny. Good nannies don't  want drama.[/quote]

This is just silly. Very few nannies are on MOTH. Any new nanny you get through MOTH is going to ask who your old nanny was and probably contact them anyway. Just FYI.[/quote]

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