I like our nanny...most days at least. Like when she shows up, or doesn’t give me a weird attitude. I also hated looking for a nanny and really don’t feel like doing it again since overall she’s normal and when she’s here I think my son is safe.

That said, this is her 4th missed day of work in 2 months on a few hours notice. And that’s aside from 2 separate long weekend vacations she requested a week or two in advance. I’m starting to think she’s just taking advantage.

One was a sick day, another a car problem, then a plane problem and now a sick relative. I don’t want to be heartless but this wreaks havoc on our schedules and could conceivably end up getting me fired if it happens on the wrong day. I mean, I actually have an infant and haven’t needed this many emergency days since returning to work (aside from dealing with her emergencies!)

Pretty sure I just need to fire her but need a push or maybe just to vent 😬

How did you other mamas with nannies find a good one?

UPDATE

So yesterday I asked her to wash the couch covers, which was discussed when we hired her as needing to be done at least once per week. She gives me an attitude. Today, I ask her to do the laundry and she responds that she just did it Tuesday and that I’m not supposed to put my laundry in the basket and that we should be paying her more for that. Mind you, my laundry basket upstairs is almost full. I’m planning to do my laundry tomorrow. There was one of my shirts in my son’s basket bc he spit up on me this morning and it smelled.

So I say it’s definitely 90% his and that his towels need to be washed and he peed through a diaper last night on his sheets and sleeper. WHY I should have to explain to her how the laundry came to be dirty to her I don’t know, but it was the last straw. I was already planning to give her a formal warning later about her next short notice day off being her last. So I said this isn’t working out. Let’s call it 2 weeks notice as of today. And she said if that’s how you feel I’ll leave right now. And I said if you’d rather do that ok. I think she hoped I’d beg her to stay bc obviously this messes up our work schedules.

She proceeded to curse me out, tell me how she busted her ass for my son and I’ll never find someone to deal with all my bullshit. MY BULLSHIT! He sleeps half of her 8 hour shifts. In 10 weeks of working for us she called out 4 times on 10 minutes to 4 hours notice AND took 4 vacation days that we went out of our way to accommodate. And she only works 4 day weeks to begin with.