Wajia H.

Wajia called me after I posted my job inquiring if she can bring her 14 month old son to work. Since I already have twins, I said it wouldn't work out for me. She called again to say that her husband will work a night shift and he will take care of the toddler at home during day time so that she can work. Since I understand the troubles that a working mom go through, even though i was hesitant, i said come over for interview. We asked her to work for a day as trial to see if it's a good fit. She worked for a day. We were helping her the whole day but we thought she can manage. We discussed the pay details for which she said "it's perfect". The next day, I called her to inform her that she got the job and we agreed on a start date. On the day she was supposed to start, she called in the morning to say her son is not well and also her husband night shift is not final yet. She said she can't work. It looks like a convenient lie to me as i saw her online the same morning. Whatever be her issues are (looks like too many), she was not upfront about it. I generally have basic trust in human beings. This incident definitely effects me in 3 ways. 1) don't trust people again 2) don't be considerate and provide opportunities to people who have issues 3) rearrange all my plans including work until I find another nanny. Hope this helps you to make a wise choice in your search. Good luck.