Anonymous wrote:I've had a nanny for the past 2 months. My daughter is in love with her ( 5.5 months old). We love her too. She goes above her responsibilities ( only baby care), stays late whenever we need her, has helped us in a bind when both my husband an I were an hour late from work on one occasion, etc. She is always willing to help, comes to work in a joyful mood, and adores our daughter. She has been late on two occasions ( bad snow days, no big deal) and recently took a sick day. She was sick, she worked 2 days where she had a bad cold bit developed a respiratory infection with a high fever. Wasn't a big deal either. She had always been very upfront, let us know ahead of time when she felt she was getting sick, and we deem her as reliable and a very long-term fit. I had lunch with my friends and we were discussing are arrangements and how our children are adjusting, etc. When I mentioned the sick day ( she's a co-worker) and the two late days, she told me I need to fire her. We in no way want to. We knew the moment we met her, she was for us and a fit for my family.
We plan to keep her but wanted other parents opinions. Would you fire her? Keep her?
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