About Rachael

Reviewed on 7/16/2024

She knowingly screwed us over and put us in a horrible situation. She was our full-time nanny and had been for over 3 months. She nannied my 6 month old Monday - Friday during business hours in our home while we worked remotely. We fully depended on her during the week as we had to work and have no family here. I thought we had a great rapport and open communication, however, she blindsided us and unexpectedly quit at 6 AM on a Wednesday before she was supposed to come in. She sent me a long hateful text, basically said we were horrible parents, and then BLOCKED me so I couldn't even respond. She gave NO notice, gave no indication, didn't offer to finish out the week, absolutely nothing. She just quit less than two hours before her shift and blocked me. She has NO respect for our decisions as parents, she disregards the advice and opinions of my child's doctor, and has some serious passive control issues. She is 28 years old and doesn't have children, but thinks she knows better than the parents and even medical doctors. Her abrupt resignation and how she handled this shows how little she actually cared about my child. Morgan regularly called out and was not exactly reliable in the first place, however, her unexpectedly quitting as she did was unacceptable. She worked for us for 3 months and in this time called out 7 times. When she texted me that she quit, she told me she had been frustrated even though she NEVER once came to me to talk about anything that frustrated her. Again, I thought we were very open and she never gave any indication that she was unhappy or frustrated. I am a very open communicator and Morgan clearly places no priority on communication.   When my baby was 4/5 months old, she suggested that we sleep train my child. I told her I wasn't comfortable with it and you're not supposed to start until at least 6 months. I also just wasn't ready as my baby had severe reflux and had been through a lot. When she texted me her abrupt resignation, my baby was a little over 6 months and she told me I was hindering my child's development and independence because I wouldn't let her sleep train MY child. Not to mention the doctor said what we were doing was fine and that they also wouldn't recommend sleep training until 6/7 months.  I gave Morgan free reign to create a nap schedule. In her spiteful resignation, Morgan also stated that she hated that my child would scream in her ear when she was trying to get him to nap. But the reality of this is that no one else has this issue. No other sitters, no other family members, no one; just Morgan. Hindsight being what it is, we now realize that my baby was screaming for half an hour (sometimes more) as she tried to put him down for a nap because she was trying to force her agenda of forcing him to sleep when it just wasn't something that worked for him. She then condemned me for my baby screaming when trying to nap, but he only did that for her because it wasn't something that worked for him. And she refused to accept this. Instead, she cared more about forcing him to sleep when she wanted him to which caused my baby significant discomfort and frustration. She also mentioned that something was wrong with my child because he wasn't drinking 6-8 ounces in one feeding and I was hindering her progress in feeding my child HER way. My baby drinks 3-4 ounces per feeding and just has more frequent feeds. When she told me this, I asked the doc about it and they said the way my baby eats is just fine and normal. I relayed this to Morgan. In her resignation, she spitefully told me something was wrong with my child, the doctor was wrong, and my baby should be drinking larger bottles. She said that she has been offering "really obvious and simple solutions" and we are not attempting to make my child better.. even though nothing is wrong with him and the doctor even said he's okay!! After she quit on a Wednesday, my MIL had to pay over $700 to fly across the country the next day. It has been an absolute nightmare and pure chaos trying to find a new nanny, trying to find coverage after family leaves, work full time, take care of my baby, and I may now have to quit my job. Morgan then had the audacity to send me a money request on Venmo a few days later (because remember, she blocked my number so this was the next way of communication). I had every intention to pay her for the one day that she worked that week, but I had been dealing with the nightmare she knowingly left in her wake. So there was a delay in payment but she had the audacity to leave a note saying "I know how I quit was upsetting" but you need to pay me now.  So below is a summary of what you get if you hire Morgan/Rachael. Someone: - Who is reliable? Absolutely not. - Who is dependable? Think again. - Who cares for, loves, and adores your children? Clearly not. - Who is honest and has a solid moral compass? Hard no. Also someone: - Who will quit on you with NO notice or legitimate reason, knowing you have no family around to help after she's gone? YES - Who puts her agenda over what is better for your child? Absolutely. - Who thinks her experience trumps what you want as a parent and what a doctor recommends? You bet. - Who is passively controlling and will quit on you because you don't take her word as fact? Sure thing. - Who prioritizes her agenda so much that they are okay with your child being uncomfortable and unhappy? Yes, yes yes. - Who doesn't care about at all? Who doesn't have any consideration for how her actions affect you and your family? Yes. - Who has no respect for the parents and their decisions? All day long. - Who will leave you high and dry? Many times. - Who is beyond unprofessional and spiteful? Yes. - Who you'll regret hiring? Abso-lutely