Michele R.

Michelle was interested in a position I posted a few weeks ago which involved watching infant twin girls. During the interview, I specifically asked if she thought she could handle watching twins because they often cry at the same time, she said yes. We had other interviews, but decided on her since she seemed like she liked the girls. After the first day, I called her frequently to make sure she was doing well, and make sure she did not need our help, she said she could handle it but this was a lie. I would call her everyday at lunch to answer any questions or concerns, and she never said anything was wrong just that they cry a lot (which last time I checked, babies do). Today after a week of work (well not a full week since she had Monday off, took a half day on Wednesday, and left early on Friday), she called me at work to tell me that she couldn't handle it because she was having panic attacks and that I needed to come home now. My husband came home she handed us one of the babies and walked out without as much as a full explanation, she just said she can't handle it. I know twins are a lot that's why we asked her if she could handle it. We also asked that she give us notice if she realized they job wasn't for her so we could prepare, which she did not. Also there were some concerns with how she took care of the girls, many days I would get home and the girls would have super heavy urine soaked diapers. There were also a few times that she did not clean a poopy diaper very well and "left a little behind". She did not clean bottles very well at first (I had to teach her how to do it properly). I don't mind training but she claimed to have experience. Despite all of her errors, we were willing to try and work with her and train her, yet she did not have the common courtesy to give us a two weeks notice and left us high and dry. We both work and now are forced to take time off to try and find a solution to this situation that she put us in. I would not hire her for a position to take care of a child that can not fully take care of him/herself.