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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op, do you let your child ride in the front seat while he is with you? If so, I really don't think she was at fault for having him in the front seat of her car. Also, as far as giving her the extra money, maybe she figured you would get it fixed correctly the first time instead of looking for a cheap way out. My DH would have done the same thing, although he probably would have wanted to talk with you in person. Finally, ever think the reason your child is so violent is because you hit him?   [/quote]

PP, I discussed the repair with the nanny, informed her which auto repair agency was going to do it, discussed the cost of $300 with her, and asked her to think about whether she wanted me to make an appointment to have the work done.

Nanny came back and asked me to set up the repair, which I did for the very next day.  The next day she came over before the repair work to collect the cash payment for the window replacement, and I informed her that she would also be paid her regular rate for any hours spent at the repair shop.

Only after the repair was finished, about a half hour afterwards, did she first broach the subject of after-market versus maufacturer's glass for her 1999 automobile.  She even had an estimate of $1,200 handy for such work.  I have never replaced a car window, and was not even aware that they use different auto glass at this premier national company -- in fact they asked me the details of the vehicle beforehand.

I am a person of good faith, and wish only that the nanny had made her specific interests know to me at any of the several points we discussed the repair.  Since she had the $1,200 estimate handy, and I gave her $300 for the repair before the appointment, that might have been one good point (before the work) to make her preference known.

In any case, I subsequently paid her the $1,200 to have the repair done to her satisfaction.  The nanny has since informed me that her spouse is actually satified with the repair as it was done, and so she would like to refund me $600 if she can return to work for us.

I actually never spank my DC, but I think that if you break your nanny's windshield while throwing a tantrum -- then you deserve one swift spank across the bottom (fully clothed) for having done such a bad thing.  DC is also suspended from their favorite activity for the rest of spring/summer.[/quote]

I think maybe you might be mistaken about her knowing beforehand that SHE knew there was a difference in the windshield glass. She might have just spoken with her husband about it being repaired and you paying the cost. It seems to me, that she picked up the money, had it done and then her husband might have said something about there being a difference and then wanting it to be the good glass used (to replace what was good glass to start with). It seems like she could then have talked to the company when picking up the car and received the quote from them about how much it might cost with the other glass instead, again most likely after it had already been worked on. Then she mentioned it to you. Since this was only 30 minutes after she got the car back, it could have happened that way. Then, after bringing the car home, the husband could have seen the windshield and said that it actually looked ok with how they did it after all. I think offering the $600 back would have been fair, as there obviously IS a difference in the 2 types of glass (so much that one costs 4 times the amount), and since her higher quality glass was replaced with cheaper stuff, keeping half of that $1200 seems fair IMO.

To her, it looked like you were unhappy about having to pay out all that money and so you let her go. I find it ridiculous if you fired her for not being honest, when it could have gone down like I said above and there was nothing premeditated about her asking for more money after the repair. If you were already considering starting to take on the job duties yourself, then I think you just need to make clear to her that was a big part of your decision to fire her (in addition to the rest).[/quote]

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