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AIBU?

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To want more notice that my childminder won't be working?

28 replies

MissCalamity · 07/08/2011 18:37

Here?s my very first AIBU ? please be gentle Smile

My childminder has looked after my DS for 2 days a week since September last year when I went back to work, and she?s always been very reliable and never had any time off sick or taken lots of holidays.

In the past 5 weeks she?s probably worked 2 days due to having extreme sickness since she?s found out she?s pregnant. I know she?s suffered with bad morning sickness with her two other children, but nothing as bad as this with being constantly hospitalised. I am concerned for her wellbeing (as she is a good friend of my sister?s) but am really frustrated at her communication with me.

The first time she let me know she was going to be off sick was first thing 24 hours before, which was good as I could give my mum notice to have him. My mum took redundancy at the end of April and luckily is available to step in when needed. Since then though, CM has been quite slack in letting me know she?s unavailable, I normally get a text around 8-9pm in the evening, but most of the time this is prompted by a text from me.

I feel bad texting and am always very apologetic for bothering her, I?ve texted this afternoon at 3pm but had no reply ? what annoys me though is that her facebook is always updated every hour, that she?s still ill, throwing up etc.. and feel if she?s got enough time to do that sat in her hospital bed, she should just drop me a quick text just to say, I?m not working so I can give my mum a bit of notice. She knows that my mum is now more or less available for back up, so I don?t know if she just doesn?t bother letting me know earlier because of this? If my mum wasn?t available, my OH and I would really struggle having to sort out holidays from work for the foreseeable future.

So, AIBU or not??!

OP posts:
Sheepling · 09/08/2011 00:51

twois - I dont use a childminder, but I wouldnt sack one for basically having a rough pregnancy.

Pumpkin - OP must have some idea about what the situation is to ask whether she is too ill to work - unless she is psychic? Something must have been said originally for the OP to think she may not be going to work?

sayithowitis · 09/08/2011 09:07

When I last visited someone in hospital, there was a 'console' over the bed which gave access to internet, phones, ppv tv etc. The person I was visiting paid for 'credits to use this so they could access e-mails, facebook etc. The use of mobile phones was still not allowed within the hospital though., so no texts. Is it possible that something somilar is happening here and maybe she is only answering texts when someone else can do it for ( there are occasions when I ask DH to use my phone to send/reply to texts if I can't for some reason - I am driving for example.

porcamiseria · 09/08/2011 10:22

sack her, get a new CM, totally unprofessional to be ignoring you, and then updating FB

I would find someone new then gently sack her, you need childcare

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