Nanny search resumes
We’re back to interviewing nannies again. Having been through 2 nannies in the past couple of years and interviewed dozens more, I’m not terribly thrilled about hiring a new one. I know there are great nannies out there — it’s just that they seem to already work for my friends. At least with us working out of the house, I’ll be able to keep close tabs on what’s going on. I’m sure she’ll be thrilled with that.
Hiring a new nanny is kind of like dating. You learn from each breakup more about what you’re looking for, and how to discern the canned answer from the genuine response. I made an offer to a nanny two weeks ago, which she was very pleased to accept until we reached a breaking point in the negotiations. She did not want to work when the kids were sick, and I didn’t see the point in having a nanny if there wasn’t someone to watch them when they’re sick, which is almost every other day from November to March. On top of that, she expected to be paid anyway, and not out of accrued personal time.
This week we had another candidate work three days with us, and I was about to make her an offer when she told me this morning that she doesn’t think she can work for us as much as we need. Now I’m trying to figure out how to patch together enough childcare between two sitters, but worrying about so much disruption to the children’s routines, and feeling extremely frustrated by this process.
When I get to the point where I’m ready to give up, I have to remember that at at least with Ballhype, I have a very flexible schedule which gives me more time with our kids than most working parents get, and that was one of the objectives of this project in the first place.
Posted by Erin 
08.Oct.07
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