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[quote=Anonymous][quote]This is one reason I don't feel bad charging families a high rate. We take extra risk in our job because there is no HR department to protect us. Nannies, let them have their petty ways and raise your rates. They can pay for the privilege of being jerks. Otherwise, you are on the short end because no one looks out for us.[/quote]

Just so you know for future reference, HR departments do not exist to protect workers. They exist to protect the company's interest. The kind of issues being discussed here are common problems in most other industries. The employee needs to be very careful and educate themselves on their protections and on how to answer interview questions that border on the personal.

Frankly, I don't think OP asked a necessarily discriminatory question. She asked about future plans. Unfortunately, the nanny candidate gave her a detailed answer about her personal plans that introduced a factor that damaged the candidate in the mind of the employer. The insidious thing about this is that the OP can just pass on this candidate (as could any other company) and never indicate it was because of the pregnancy plan. She can just say, and believe, it is a "bad fit".

I would not necessarily pass on the candidate, OP. If the same situation happened to me and the candidate offered family planning info, thus opening the door to discuss this, I would ask followup questions. Sure, she can tell you one thing and ultimately do another, but, if I really liked her, I'd ask more. Would she be expecting paid maternity leave? Would she plan on returning to work after a set amount of time? Does she have childcare plans of her own? Sure, she doesn't have to answer any of those questions, but since the nanny brought up having a baby and I have worries that that disruption would be something I can't accommodate, yet I really like her as a potential nanny, I'd want to give her a chance to show she has thought out how to balance job and baby before writing her off.

I wouldn't worry about temporary nannies or changing caregivers for a few months, OP. Your children will have a lot of important people in their lives that will take maternity leave or sick leave. Kids are pretty resilient.

If she is a good candidate, and you can find a way to make it work, make it work. Don't avoid her just because she wants a family one day. It isn't right. [/quote]

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