Anonymous wrote:No it isn't fake. She was supposed to work from home but didn't. May I add I worked for 1.5 weeks of transition and 2 full days and wasn't late once. yes, I take responsibility for being late and getting sick however, I feel it was wrong to fire me for being sick. I would rather have to get back-up care( she didnt leave work) versus my nanny accidently dropping my child because she was that dizzy, light headed. He is only 3.5 months and I felt I did the safest thing for him. I gave alternative ways to stay( put him in swing for naps vs rocking) and she wouldn't allow it. Not to mention, the mom forgot to pay for 2 whole weeks and might not even pay me for this week I worked.

Each time you are forced to admit you were in the wrong, you come up wit ways the boss was more wrong than you. Quite frankly, I think you probably deserved each other. Do you know how long I've had my nanny? Almost two years. Do you know how many times she's been late? Zero. A couple of times she's arrived less early than other days, but she's never once showed up late.

No it isn't fake. She was supposed to work from home but didn't. May I add I worked for 1.5 weeks of transition and 2 full days and wasn't late once. yes, I take responsibility for being late and getting sick however, I feel it was wrong to fire me for being sick. I would rather have to get back-up care( she didnt leave work) versus my nanny accidently dropping my child because she was that dizzy, light headed. He is only 3.5 months and I felt I did the safest thing for him. I gave alternative ways to stay( put him in swing for naps vs rocking) and she wouldn't allow it. Not to mention, the mom forgot to pay for 2 whole weeks and might not even pay me for this week I worked.

Anonymous wrote:But..but..her boss was working from home. Well actually she had the day off. Well actually, this post is probably fake.

Yup.

But..but..her boss was working from home. Well actually she had the day off. Well actually, this post is probably fake.

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Anonymous wrote:Its pretty messed up to fire someone over text, yes. That being said, you were 20 minutes late one day, and had to go home early another day. Out of your control or not, making her late or not, you made yourself look unreliable and I get why you were fired. People show you their best when they start a new job, so she probably expected things to get worse, not better. Sorry, OP. Just pick up where you left off interviewing and move on.

Yes, I was 20 mins late but she had the day off. We chatted the entire time. I didn't make her late at all. Also, I told her I would stay. I was only looking out for her sons safety and care. She hasn't even been grateful for anything, not even once.

OP, you were late. It doesn't matter if she was planning to sit on her butt all day and watch TV, she asked you to be there and was paying you from a particular time and you were late on one of your very first days. Did you apologize profusely, have a legitimate excuse and let her know how you would be working to ensure that it wouldn't happen again? Because if not, I can completely see how that would be a huge red flag on your first week.

Probably best you dodged a bullet. Although honestly if my new nanny was late the very first week and her excuse was it wasn't her fault and then got sick and had to leave early on another day that first week, it wouldn't fill me with great feelings about your reliability. It could be completely bad luck, but you have to admit that being late and having to leave early both in the first week isn't a great sign yeah?

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Anonymous wrote:Its pretty messed up to fire someone over text, yes. That being said, you were 20 minutes late one day, and had to go home early another day. Out of your control or not, making her late or not, you made yourself look unreliable and I get why you were fired. People show you their best when they start a new job, so she probably expected things to get worse, not better. Sorry, OP. Just pick up where you left off interviewing and move on.

Yes, I was 20 mins late but she had the day off. We chatted the entire time. I didn't make her late at all. Also, I told her I would stay. I was only looking out for her sons safety and care. She hasn't even been grateful for anything, not even once.

It doesn't matter one bit what she was doing, or whether she was working or not. (Which was it? You claimed she was working from home, but now she had the day off? ) You were hired, and are being paid for certain hours, and your start time is your start time. You were late. Very late. During your first week. You then got sick. You came off as a flake, and frankly, you aren't coming off any better here. You messed up. Learn from it and move on.

Anonymous wrote:Its pretty messed up to fire someone over text, yes. That being said, you were 20 minutes late one day, and had to go home early another day. Out of your control or not, making her late or not, you made yourself look unreliable and I get why you were fired. People show you their best when they start a new job, so she probably expected things to get worse, not better. Sorry, OP. Just pick up where you left off interviewing and move on.

Yes, I was 20 mins late but she had the day off. We chatted the entire time. I didn't make her late at all. Also, I told her I would stay. I was only looking out for her sons safety and care. She hasn't even been grateful for anything, not even once.

Its pretty messed up to fire someone over text, yes. That being said, you were 20 minutes late one day, and had to go home early another day. Out of your control or not, making her late or not, you made yourself look unreliable and I get why you were fired. People show you their best when they start a new job, so she probably expected things to get worse, not better. Sorry, OP. Just pick up where you left off interviewing and move on.

I also would like put that they didnt follow through on many of the stuff they agreed to. Left me without lunch for a few days, didnt organize any milk that she promised for a week and revised the contract 3 times.

Of course you have the right to be upset. Feel sorry for the next nanny and onto your next job.

20 mins but the mom stayed and chatted with me for an hour before she started work. I wasn't making her late or anything.

You gave the impression that you were unreliable. How late were you?

Also, her son was really sick and I called at work to inform her and ask what medication to give. She told me that I " scared her' and not to call her with incidents like this at work. Um I think your sons health is an emergency and needed to be alerted by it. I was so upset.

My employer ( of a week) just fired me over text( really?). I got sick mid-day( vomiting, dizzy, etc.) and I cared most for the infant child's safety. I alerted the mom who brought in back-up care. I profusely apologized. She sent me a text 6 hours later with just to get my check and they found a new nanny. I called and the mom said because I had been late( once but she was working from home) that it was best I focus on myself.

I am a little upset as I made it to work early for them today, include housekeeping duties and they just told me how much they loved me and how happy they were. This is the first time I've been let go in 5 years and I am blindsided. I know it wasn't meant to be but they just gave me keys and gave me their advanced schedule. I guess I didn't see it coming...Do I have a right to be upset or no? I understand the lateness was my fault but I can't control the sickness. I even told her I'd stay but she said it was ok. WTH?