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Possible nanny hire that wears strong perfume... can I say something?
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Lina
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Possible nanny hire that wears strong perfume... can I say something?
I have been searching for a nanny and I did find someone I like. Only thing is... she wears a really strong perfume. I don't know exactly what it is but it's a smell that I am very sensitive to and I also don't want DD to be irritated by it. DH thinks I can't say anything to her about it but if it comes down to that then I just can't hire her. What do you guys think, can I bring it up? I was thinking I could just say that we limit anything very fragrant around the baby. Any other suggestions of how I could bring it up?
Message edited 10/17/2012 8:52:37 PM.
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Posted 10/17/12 8:45 PM  |
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Possible nanny hire that wears strong perfume... can I say something?
just bring it up honestly and respectfully.
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| Posted 10/17/12 8:47 PM |
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Champ
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Re: Possible nanny hire that wears strong perfume... can I say something?
I had a similar situation and just told them that our ped said to avoid artificial fragrances bc lo is sensitive
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| Posted 10/17/12 8:53 PM |
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oneday
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Re: Possible nanny hire that wears strong perfume... can I say something?
I think so. I get headaches from strong smells, so if it was me, I'd try to nicely tell her that I really would love for her to work for us, but would she be able to maybe avoid perfume b/c it made me feel unwell- and possibly your child as well.
I had to do that at work before b/c the women I work with started wearing strong perfume. It wasn't that it smelled bad, just that it gave me the worst headaches. I felt terrible but they understood (for awhile anyway.  )
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| Posted 10/17/12 9:27 PM |
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Beck
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Re: Possible nanny hire that wears strong perfume... can I say something?
I have the same issue but it's with my MIL
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| Posted 10/17/12 9:34 PM |
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FlowerWife
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Possible nanny hire that wears strong perfume... can I say something?
i would just say you and/or the baby are allergic to perfume...
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| Posted 10/17/12 9:35 PM |
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teaforthree
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Re: Possible nanny hire that wears strong perfume... can I say something?
Definitely tell her nicely. Say you get headaches. If I were her, I'd rather have a job than wear perfume. And if you DON'T hire her because of it, she'll never know why and think it's because you didn't like HER for your kids, which I would guess would hurt her feelings even more.
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| Posted 10/18/12 7:48 AM |
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babyface10
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Re: Possible nanny hire that wears strong perfume... can I say something?
Another thing is she might have just sprayed the perfume before you met her.
My mum does this all the time. It is a habit she has from the time she smoked.
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| Posted 10/18/12 8:59 AM |
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