Samantha S.

We initially had great correspondence and an excellent interview with Samantha. So much so, that we offered her the job. Unfortunately, it was downhill from there. Her first morning of work came, we waited and waited but she never showed up. We emailed and we called, worried that something might have happened, but got no response. Two days later we received an email stating that she had been very ill the previous week, and had needed to visit the hospital. Though apologetic, there was no explanation why she couldn't get even a short message to us sooner. We wrote back letting her know that we were still interested in having her, and that we were willing to give her time to get better. We just needed to know how much time she needed to recuperate. We got no response. This email was followed up by a phone call to Samantha the following evening because we needed to find alternate care for our children if she was not up to filling our position. Again, no response. Three days later we received another email. She apologized for not calling saying that her voice was bad, but again did not explain why she was unable to send us a more timely email, nor did she address any of our original questions about when she might be available to work. It was time to look for someone else. While she presented herself very well at the beginning, Samantha did not understand the responsibility and simple courtesy of communication necessary to be a true care-giver for our children.