I just wanted to share my experience with you. I live in NYC. I work as a consultant and had been working less than ideal after going through two nannies in six months. At the park, I would speak with other mothers and nannies and let them know what I was looking for. One nanny that I had observed for awhile said she was looking to make a change because her employer was paying her only $600 for the week as a live-in. I told her we didn't have the space for a live-in so I was looking for a live-out but could pay $20/hr for 40 hours and $25 for hours over 40. We exchanged emails and phone numbers. She told me she would need to give notice. She texted me that her employer was very disappointed but that she could start in two weeks. She started working on Saturday with us to acclimate the kids to her. The children liked her and I got a great feeling of her. She started on April 27, as planned to start full time as a live out. It felt like my life changed. I suddenly had a savy, smart, punctual and energetic nanny full of ideas who seemed to love her job.
In her activities with our children, she was at the park and observed the nanny who replaced her. She didn't identify herself to the nanny but observed her. Apparently, she even took a photo. She texted it to her former employer and let her former employer know the new nanny was unkind and not paying attention to the children. At the time, all she told me was that she saw her replacement and felt bad for the kids.
Unbeknownst to me, the mother and her met for coffee and spoke last week. They offered her the same salary she is making here to live-in and work more hours there. Not only did she take it, but she informed me by text, Saturday morning that she would not be returning on Tuesday because she was going back to her former employers. I had never imagined such a thing could happen. I'm also upset because I would not have hired a nanny who did not give her former employers notice, but she didn't show me the same favor.
