Awhile back I posted looking for a full time sitter for my son. We picked one from reynoldsburg because she was close, cheap, and keeps her kid load small. She has 4 kids, and they are in school most of the day.
We made the "contract" 7am-5pm. That way if I had to stay after work, my wife could pick him up.
First issue, when I pick him up at 3:30 there are always a ton of different kids. "My kids have friends over after school" she says.
2nd issue, since we are technically paying from 7am-5pm, and we pick him up by 3:30. Sometimes I tell my wife, why dont you pick him up so I can work on something or go pick up groceries. Well the sitter flipped out stating the contract is until 3pm, and thats how it needs to stay as she has a family too. Ok, so I pull the contract out of the file and sure enough states 7am-5pm. She said "Well I just wrote down 5pm on accident, if you want to keep him here until 5pm you need to pay extra." Um- no.
3rd issue, you cant contact this lady by phone at all. I got called into work one morning for snow removal and called her many times with no answer.
And today the final straw. I show up 15-20 minutes early to pick up my son, No one is home? So my wife "Emails" her because she wont answer the phone. She emails back and says she had to run to the store real quick to pick up something. Ok, so I wait. She pulls up and looks guilty as FUK. My son is not with her?? We go inside and one of her young teenager kids is watching my son??
Basically there is a "2 week notice" in the contract. What are your thoughts on getting rid of this sitter?
TLDR: Oh well