Why wouldn’t you want to go in to the position thinking it would last at least 8 months?

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Anonymous wrote:They can’t force her to stay but can they sue her if she leaves after 2 weeks? Make her pay for 7.5 months of the child’s care because she said she would do it especially if she signs a contract?

Bull. You are crazy.

It is impossible to sue someone in a court of law for not providing a service.

Are you sure ? I’ve always thought that if I am in a terrible position that I cant give notice to or finish out a contract that I would just become a terrible employee and get fired . I’d rather be fired then sued .

Being a nanny, just like any other occupation in the US, you’re an “at-will” employee. It is nice to have the same nanny/employee to grow with your children, but if it’s not working out on either part, you cannot (by law) require a nanny to stay on the job. I definitely believe in given ample notice of terminating a contract but some times, the situation is bad and you cannot— therefore, that cause is always in my contract (e.g., if I don’t get paid on-time).

OP here, I turn down their offer after they declined to do a week or two trial period.

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Anonymous wrote:They can’t force her to stay but can they sue her if she leaves after 2 weeks? Make her pay for 7.5 months of the child’s care because she said she would do it especially if she signs a contract?

Bull. You are crazy.

It is impossible to sue someone in a court of law for not providing a service.

Anonymous wrote:They can’t force her to stay but can they sue her if she leaves after 2 weeks? Make her pay for 7.5 months of the child’s care because she said she would do it especially if she signs a contract?

Bull. You are crazy.

I’d explain WHY I insist on a trial period, then find out what their concern is.

Anonymous wrote:They can’t force her to stay but can they sue her if she leaves after 2 weeks? Make her pay for 7.5 months of the child’s care because she said she would do it especially if she signs a contract?

No! All the employee has to do is site cause (real or lie) like the man was inappropriate with me or the woman was reading my phone or going through my purse.

But if this is OP, and your potential employer actually said these things to yo - RUN! Do not accept this position!

They can’t force her to stay but can they sue her if she leaves after 2 weeks? Make her pay for 7.5 months of the child’s care because she said she would do it especially if she signs a contract?

Like all of the other posters responded OP -

If things do not pan out, you are not bound to stay around.

If you notice job creep, late payments, parents arriving home late, etc., then you have every right to leave them if they do not rectify the issue.

No one can FORCE you to stay.
Good luck.

I'd let them know I was looking for something more long term, and always start with at least a 2 week trial.

Anonymous wrote:yes you can agree to 8 months but if you need to leave they cannot legally stop you.
I think maybe they just want to know you are not looking for a temp job and they need someone for that long.

+1. You can quit whenever you want to. However it sounds like the job is only eight months - the kid is probably starting school next September.

yes you can agree to 8 months but if you need to leave they cannot legally stop you.
I think maybe they just want to know you are not looking for a temp job and they need someone for that long.

Something’s fishy with that. They can’t force you to stay if you aren’t happy with them. So you can say “sure”, but then you leave if they get nasty or take advantage of you.

I get this one offer as a full-time nanny to a 3 yrs old girl. In our discussion the parents said they need my commitment for at least eight months. They said they cannot do a try it for a month and see how it goes. That's what worries me. What if something happened? i.e I am not happy with the job, with the parents, pressure, stress with the work load etc?

Thank you