Anonymous wrote:Huge red flag here!!!!! Huge.

She mislead this other nanny which is unfair + deceptive.

She needs to pay for trial days since she is requiring the person's time & presence along with her services.

To deny her compensation because things went South is just outrageous!!

Do. Not. Take. This. Job.

+1,000,000

Huge red flag here!!!!! Huge.

She mislead this other nanny which is unfair + deceptive.

She needs to pay for trial days since she is requiring the person's time & presence along with her services.

To deny her compensation because things went South is just outrageous!!

Do. Not. Take. This. Job.

An hour with the kid, while you're there, as part of the interview ... I can see that as unpaid.

Multiple hours, nanny provides, at the very least, babysitting services so you can do other things, even if you're in the house, that's paid.

If you're not close to "yes," don't do a trial day. You shouldn't be doing trial days with more than 2-3 people. Most people just do 1 person.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I never pay for a trail day. It's an interview. I want to watch you work and see how you would do your job, I'm not actually getting any childcare.

Do you pay for TRIAL days.

No. Trial = interview.

Do you pay for interviews?

A trial is NOT an interview. It's a trial WORKING day to see if you like each other. You interview. Decide you like each other enough to move forward. Then she WORKS a trial day for you. Key word, WORKS. You pay her for that.

Mb here. I paid for a trial day since the nanny took care of the baby that day and I just tagged along.
It wouldn't have occurred to me not to pay.
When we interview candidates at my work place it's an all day thing and we don't pay hem but they don't do any work for us either.
The trial was after an interview which was over an hour with some baby play time.

I'd certainly do some due diligence in making sure you feel comfortable about the fit OP. There's a lot more that should go into a decision than just the instance you cite, but it would definitely make me want to be extra careful about expectations, etc...

- MB

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I never pay for a trail day. It's an interview. I want to watch you work and see how you would do your job, I'm not actually getting any childcare.

Do you pay for TRIAL days.

No. Trial = interview.

Do you pay for interviews?

Anonymous wrote:I never pay for a trail day. It's an interview. I want to watch you work and see how you would do your job, I'm not actually getting any childcare.

Do you pay for TRIAL days.

troll possssstttt

Anonymous wrote:I never pay for a trail day. It's an interview. I want to watch you work and see how you would do your job, I'm not actually getting any childcare.

FYI, your posts are tiresome and asinine. You're so far off base, you stick out like a sore thumb. Perhaps a troll trying to drum up traffic?

I never pay for a trail day. It's an interview. I want to watch you work and see how you would do your job, I'm not actually getting any childcare.

Run.

Trouble ahead with this woman. If you care to give her a chance, let her compensate you very well, because you'll soon be interviewing again. You should be well-paid for your trouble with her. Trust me. And keep your ears open for your next job.

Regardless of it worked out or not the mom should've paid the lady. I'd proceed with caution with this family

Interviewing with a family that seems nice. They have one baby, a 4 month old. The mom said they lined someone else up, had her come in for a trial day, but it didn't work out. The baby cried the whole time, etc. She was blown away because the nanny asked for payment ( it was a paid trial) but she felt she should of accepted an unpaid trial because it's " like an interview, and it went badly". Something about this just rubs me the wrong way. Why offer a paid trial, but then say she should of had an unpaid trial. I just see a red flag, but unsure if I'm being too harsh?