The situation is this... a fellow friend from childbirth class and I have been looking for a part-time nanny to take care of our kids. Two days would be with Annabel at my house, and one day would be with her baby, JP, at her house. We figured it would be easier to find someone who would want to work for three days than someone who would work for two or one. The reason I only need two days is because I'll be working from home and need someone to watch Annabel while I'm working. (Conference calls with a wailing child in the background don't go over very well... I know, can you believe it?)
So to avoid paying exorbitant agency fees, we signed up for a couple of nanny job posting sites (the Monster.com for nanny jobs). We posted our job listing and searched for nannies. Our first interviewee had potential... she showed up for the interview! And on time! But she brought her 3.5 year old son, who was all over the place. So she ended up paying a lot of attention to him instead of the interview. She kept saying how she LOVED babies, but didn't really acknowledge either of ours until the end of the interview. Plus, she talked. A lot. Too much. We were annoyed.
Subsequent nannies we interviewed were either no-shows or really, really late. Most told us how much they LOVED babies, but again, didn't really pay any attention to ours. We asked one of them to meet us at Chick-fil-a, and she didn't know what that was. When she arrived for the interview, she wouldn't make eye contact with JP's mom! Some would show up looking completely disheveled, a total mess. Unbelievable! How can we expect you to take care of our children when it looks like you barely take care of yourself? Are we asking too much?? Are all the good nannies taken? When is freakin' Mary Poppins going to glide in with her awesome umbrella and spoonful of sugar to save the day??
Here's a photo of Annabel and JP awaiting the next nanny candidate. They waited so long, they decided to fall asleep!
On a positive note, we did find someone to watch Annabel for the days that I have to go to my office downtown. Her home is only a couple of miles from Chris's office, so he can drop me off at the train and Annabel off at her house. And if anything should happen, she's very close by, so Chris can get her easily. So at least that's taken care of!
If anyone has any other ideas on how we might be able to find a good part-time nanny, please comment below. Any suggestions are appreciated!
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