Need to get this off my chest...

[Inspired by Reggio]

Wow ~ this is one of those cons of the business having to invest our after hours unpaid family time interviewing for new clients and than have it be all for nothing

I will admit that I am too picky with red flags ... I do not interview unless BOTH parents are able to make the first meeting cause while I get they do not want to waste both parents time either MY TIME IS VALUABLE TOO and interviewing sucks up a lot of it sometimes and well I am not wasting my time basically interviewing 'twice' when one comes the first time to 'weed out' any who might not be a consideration for them ... I do an extensive phone interview and than either both arrange to come together or not at all!

Also I do mind a little holding of the hand of a newbie parent to get them comfortable but only with in REASON ... an hour and a half SECOND interview and they are still 'questioning' I likely would have decided that we are not a match cause they are needing a little more than I am willing to give.

Also ... having worked in centre care where you have to stay 'in ratio' until relieved I do not buy the I cannot get to my sick kid within an HOUR excuse .... honestly if she is a teacher with 80 minute classes I am assuming she is teaching OLDER children at a high-school or higher level so you get the call to come pick up your kid if the principal or someone else cannot step in you cancel classes and give the kids a spare that period ... happened on more than one occasion when I was a high-school student heck we even had one time the school Secretary came in and 'supervised a study period' due to a teachers family emergency!

Even in daycare if a staff had to REALLY LEAVE due to family emergency we made it work ratio wise to get them out of program even if we had to get the cook into ratio or move children around into different groups!

IMO no JOB is worth not being there for your own sick child in an emergency ~ sorry but that to me is an issue about VALUES and the fact they balked on how to make that simple and common sense requirement that KIDS COME FIRST work well than IMO we do not share enough of the same values to be a match ~ this is a blessing in disguise as to how many other ways their careers would come before their child and I would personally just let it go!!!