Just a wtf...vent

Lelo2006 · January 2014

So I hired a babysitter to come a couple times a week for a few hours. I spent a good amount of time searching on care.com and found someone I liked. She had good references and was very responsive, answering calls, texts, etc.

So Friday rolls around (supposed to be her first day) and she's supposed to be there at 1:30. I texted her purposely so we'd have a record of the hours I needed. At 1:40 she wasn't there yet, so I called and texted her. She not only never showed up, she still hasn't contacted me to tell me wtf happened!

I mean obviously she's fired but... WTF!?

Tl;dr: my babysitter stood me up & I'm annoyed.

ETA: part of me is a little worried something bad happened, but on the other hand she probably forgot and is now embarrassed & realizes she's most likely fired.

valstulas · January 2014

Even if it were an honest mistake, she could at least do you the courtesy of calling and apologizing.

PrimRoseMama · January 2014

Um yeah. That's bullshit. I hope nothing happened to her, of course. Flaky shit like that grinds my gears though.

elyse05 · January 2014

Yikes! That's really weird. I'm sure it wasn't her intention,but still.
It is really hard to find good reliable people! I have heard quite a few business owners complain that they would be happy if they could just find someone to show up on time on a regular basis. You could screw up royally, but if you just show up most of the time you are good!

Lelo2006 · January 2014

PrimRoseMama said:
Um yeah. That's bullshit. I hope nothing happened to her, of course. Flaky shit like that grinds my gears though.

Yes! I remember when I was growing up & babysitting, my mom always told me I needed to be on time, responsive & reliable. She also taught me to leave the house neater than I found it. As a result, I have pretty high standards. This girl had already come over and met me and she texted asking for my address a week later. It kind of annoyed me but I let it go.... Oh well.

Lelo2006 · January 2014

valstulas said:
Even if it were an honest mistake, she could at least do you the courtesy of calling and apologizing.

Right? Except I'm not good with confrontation... So I guess I wouldn't mind if she never contacts me again.

Stacey099 · January 2014

That sucks! Hope you didn't have anywhere important to go

EagleWife · January 2014

I've watched to many crime shows. Hopefully she didn't get done in. @-)

Sorry she stood you up. That's such a pain.

Lelo2006 · January 2014

Stacey099 said:
That sucks! Hope you didn't have anywhere important to go

I didn't. I was going to stick around the house and maybe run to the store if things were going ok. But it would have sucked if I had a dr appt or something!

Lelo2006 · January 2014

lizabethann06 said:
Whether the reason was that she forgot, she decided she didn't want to babysit anymore, or something more serious like an illness - she still owes you a call. I hope that nothing serious happened of course. I wonder if you will ever hear from her.

I know! I was thinking that there are very few times that you don't have anyway to get in touch with someone.

summerchild · January 2014

Knock on wood it isn't something tragic, but seriously FIRED! I can't believe she didn't show up at all or call!

Bmore721 · January 2014

I hope she is ok, but I would be beyond irritated if I was in your shoes. Is there a way to leave feedback on care.com?

Lelo2006 · January 2014

Bmore721 said:
I hope she is ok, but I would be beyond irritated if I was in your shoes. Is there a way to leave feedback on care.com?

I'm not sure! I don't think so. My husband was saying we should start our own competing website where you can leave reviews for people.

salsa131 · January 2014

Wow, that is really unfortunate. Sorry that happened.

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jackson290721 · January 2014

Lelo2006 said:

Bmore721 said:
I hope she is ok, but I would be beyond irritated if I was in your shoes. Is there a way to leave feedback on care.com?
I'm not sure! I don't think so. My husband was saying we should start our own competing website where you can leave reviews for people.

There is a way to leave reviews. But I would hold off for a few days in case something did happen.

The pic I posted a few days ago of my car accident a few years ago. Yeah. I was nannying for a family at the time. Got in the accident and didn't have a car, took a while to get insurance sorted out. I called the mom the next day and she got so Pissed at me. It was insane. She acted like I had gone out and asked someone to flip my car. She had always been so nice.

dliz87 · January 2014

Ugh, that stinks!

Is there a way to find your sitter through a personal reference? I feel like the chances of it working out are so much higher when someone else has already test drove them for you.

yelyah4826 · January 2014

That sucks. I would prob contact her as a "new" customer to see if she responds to see if something happened just to be nosy and for peace of mind, but obviously would not hire her again.

atlvol · January 2014

Ugh! I hope nothing serious happened to her. You do deserve an explanation though! Let us know if she contacts you.

lrichmond86 · January 2014

When I babysat/nannied, I ALWAYS arrived five minutes early with the assumption that parents would need to go over instructions with me and could get out the door on the agreed upon time. I would be really upset if my babysitter was more than ten minutes late, let alone never showed. It's a job, not af favor!

Lelo2006 · January 2014

mystererae said:

Lelo2006 said:

Bmore721 said:
I hope she is ok, but I would be beyond irritated if I was in your shoes. Is there a way to leave feedback on care.com?
I'm not sure! I don't think so. My husband was saying we should start our own competing website where you can leave reviews for people.

Can't you find a babysitter through your moms group?

You would think so! I've tried but they either are already using someone, they use their own nanny (which wouldn't work because I need someone during the day) or they haven't used a babysitter yet.

There was one girl that was highly recommended but she is due in April! I was like... Ummm don't really want to go through that again in April.

Lelo2006 · January 2014

jackson290721 said:

Lelo2006 said:

Bmore721 said:
I hope she is ok, but I would be beyond irritated if I was in your shoes. Is there a way to leave feedback on care.com?
I'm not sure! I don't think so. My husband was saying we should start our own competing website where you can leave reviews for people.
There is a way to leave reviews. But I would hold off for a few days in case something did happen.

The pic I posted a few days ago of my car accident a few years ago. Yeah. I was nannying for a family at the time. Got in the accident and didn't have a car, took a while to get insurance sorted out. I called the mom the next day and she got so Pissed at me. It was insane. She acted like I had gone out and asked someone to flip my car. She had always been so nice.

I don't think I would have the balls to do this, anyway. She knows where I live! Not worth it.

jackson290721 · January 2014

I wonder if you could leave an anonymous one? I'm not sure. No one has ever left a review for me on there. They just let me use them as references.

amandamcconnell · January 2014

So irritating. I work for a staffing company and I can't believe how often this happens. I'm always afraid something bad happened.

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