... grandma might be retiring soon :(
(meaning they are giving notice the moment she does)
What are some things you hate to hear during interviews?
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... grandma might be retiring soon :(
(meaning they are giving notice the moment she does)
What are some things you hate to hear during interviews?
I rock him/her to sleep
He/she only drinks from a bottle
Best gift you can give your kids (and yourself!) is teaching them to fall asleep on their own as early as possible.
For me it was the parents who readily admitted that their child did not self feed ("too messy to clean up"), co-sleeps (which is fine in practice, but how the heck am I supposed to get them to self soothe here?) and the ones who have little to no routine (things are done at the child's whims). Here's my child, I've done little to prepare him/her for you...but 'plop' here they are for 9+ hours! Gee, thanks!
Yes, a 10 step sleep routine, we'll play it by ear, has never been away from mom/dad. Yikes, what they create and then we have to undo. We must be saints. :yes:
Oh I get that about the sleeping all the time too, gcj. When I mention to them they will need to be trained better for sleep at daycare I often get a blank look or "oh it's tough..."
OMG yes...the 10 step sleep routine!!! Someone recently posted about a child needing several blankets, positioned exactly the right way...sheesh!!Quote:
Originally Posted by mimi
wow 10 step sleep routine?! I am glad I haven't encountered anything THAT bad yet!
"He's 3 next month...he needs to be potty trained. Since he's here during the day, you'll be taking the helm with that right?".....Yeah. NO! :mad:
"We've always had a hard time getting him to nap."
"We want you to wake him up after (an hour, two hours) so he'll go to bed on time for us int he evening"
"What's your policy on late pick-ups? Do you really enforce the late fees?" (Why are you asking this...because you plan to be late?!)
Oh...and this one tops it all...it happened to me a few weeks back upon me asking where the child in question was (he's 2 1/2 years old)...they had brought older sister (10 years old) instead:
"We were worried he would cry so much that we wouldn't be able to talk to you...he's always been at home with grandma and cries when we take him places" !!!! Ummm...you can guess why I turned them away :eek:
Oh I have also had "can you budge on your rate?"
I've got: are your rates firm? we co-sleep, will that be a problem? My child cannot have...and they give me an endless list of foods, will you provide my child with white noise and rub his back throughout nap time? we don't use diapers so you will take our 12 month old to the toilet every 15 minutes~ Yep really had that one just last week lol We pick our child up every time he cries, will that be a problem for you? We don't believe in using the word no, it hurts her self esteem! Those are just a few off the top of my head lol
........and we wonder where the kids today get their sense of entitlement ......their parents had it to them on a silver platter!
Yeah I love the "didn't bring ABC as they are a bit sensitive to new things" - don't come back!
The BEST one I've had that I just stared in shock was "I'm still Exclusively Breast Feeding" I made a face then said "how am I supposed to help with that? (pointing to my "girls")" She wanted to start in a weeks time!!! Ahhhh NO!!!!! Bye-Bye
Peeing myself laughing here..... :laugh:
I cannot think of anything terrible. But I wanted to say how much I enjoyed this thread... Heehee.
That was AWESOME!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mamma_Mia
This didn't happen to me, but to a close friend.
What kind of lightbulbs, laundry detergent, personal bath soap, wipes do you use and will the coffee be on when I drop off my child because coffee gives me a headache!
the husband asked during the interview, "do you have a cat?" to which I replied "yes, I do" suddenly he drops my policy book and as he rushs up my stairs gives a yelp and runs out my front door like I had yelled "bomb!" his wife turns to me, rolls her eyes and says"he's allergic" She apologized and left. NEXT!
LMAO mimi!!!!!!!!!!!!! Why wouldn't he ask before the interview??? What a waste of time! :pQuote:
Originally Posted by mimi
haha I would just strt laughing....what a loserQuote:
Originally Posted by mimi
AWSOME! lol It amazes me how bold people are and how incapable hey are to consider someone else point of view or reality. As if, 5 families will change their entire universe for them or their child.
It did not happen during an interview but I was talking by e-mail with this parent it was brought up that her 2 year old, who was still bottle and hand fed, not talking, was not sleeping on his own and not immunized as she believed it was some government conspiracy, and was in legal battles with Ex's and Ex employers about discrimination ... I always want to give people the benefit of a doubt but it really sounded like someone who just loves to be in drama and controversy ... I could not believe the things she would say and ask ... A little like momof4, she was kind of allergic to everything on top of that and smells and cleaning products ...just too much for me to handle.
Wow some of these things make my 'will you do elimination training on my 1 year old' seem tame!
Have to laugh at the CAT one though cause yes if you are THAT allergic it should be the first question BEFORE booking a tour and honestly if he was THAT allergic to cats he would not have had to ASK if you had a cat cause the minute he stepped in the house he would have KNOWN by his instant reaction!
I had a mom tell me she skipped out on paying another sitter during the interview LOL
Is your daily rate fixed or are you flexible.. Oh the rate is just a number I made up, surely you have a better rate in mind because I do this for the pure love of it not because I need to help my own family financially. Idiots I tell you..
I did not hear this in a interview but the woman emailed it to me
" We are looking for care for our very energetic ( read out of control) 3 year old.. He is almost toilet trained but has issues using the toilet for bowel movements so we let him poop his pants hoping the feeling it creates will inspire him to use the toilet properly as such he is no longer in diapers....."
Guess who got the " Unfortunately I just filled my last available space" email reply lol
Oh, ick!!
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