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[quote=Anonymous]I quit a similar job with 2 days notice... I was hired to do two mornings of 5 hours, which was fine by me as I had a 3pm-8pm job with school kids as my main source of income anyway. The job was also with a SAHM and a 6mo baby. Half the time I was let go early because the baby fell asleep and didn't get paid for the 'missed' hours and was asked to make up those hours on other days, and the mom texted me several times less than an hour before I was due to arrive to tell me she didn't need me that day. I lasted about two months, maybe three months tops.

Then I found another part time morning job where my hours were guaranteed and the mother never tried to change my hours without advanced notice. My job was treated as a job. I stayed with that family for nearly 4 years until both kids went to school.

OP, treat the nanny the way you would like to be treated by your employers and she will stay for even a small number of hours. Treat her like she is disposable, and she'll leave. Yes, she should have maybe given you another day's worth of notice, but learn from this experience when you're dealing with a new nanny; offer guaranteed hours (you can pay 100 bucks an hour but if she never knows how much she's earning any given week, she's not going to be able to keep the job if she's a professional nanny) and respect her schedule (if she knows she works Monday and Tuesday for you she can more or less easily find another job in the afternoons or on other days, whereas if her days with you differ week to week, your job is the only one she can have - and 14 hrs is not enough).[/quote]

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