Returning Emails

[Momof4]

Isn't interviewing an awful part of our business? It's really nice when you get honest, considerate people who are nice at the personal meeting and serious about knowing about your program and location and choosing the best fit for their family. It is also nice when they send you a thank you email even if they have chosen another daycare. The rejection always hurts, but that takes the sting out of it a bit for me. Thinking that I didn't completely waste my time but helped educate young parents about daycare, you know?

Unfortunately, you run into all kinds of people during the interviewing phase and they are not all nice and they are not all polite and they are not all serious, some are shopping and wasting your time. So that's why the preliminatry phone process and emailing process is important to weed out anybody who won't be a good match. Our time is really important and we work such loooong days.

Last week I worked from 7:30-4:30, cleaned my house, had an interview from 5-6, went to get my groceries, ate my supper at 7pm, prepared food and activities and answered emails until bedtime. No rest. That is why it is important to me that when I interview families they are respectful and serious about learning about my daycare. I completely understand how you feel.

This woman was a SHOPPER! She didn't live anywhere near me and I missed that during the preliminary emailing and she was at least nice enough to let me know she found somebody near her home. Yeeeesh!