 Re: New development, am I overreacting?
I'm not sure I would terminate right away. I used to work in Labor & Employment law, and though I am not sure what your laws are in your state, the others are right about the possibilities of wrongful termination lawsuits and the possible bases for those.
So you definitely don't want to give her the axe right away, bonus or not. I do agree that your conversations have entered the inappropriate realm with someone that they shouldn't have. So, I would give it some time, let your nanny know up front that it was thoughtless and inappropriate for you two to have discussed the subjects you discussed with her and let her know, in no uncertain terms, that those types of discussions will no longer happen. Let her know that from now on, she needs to keep her thoughts and comments to herself, and pretend the conversations never happened.
After some time has passed, THEN I would consider shopping for a new nanny and finding some other, justifiable, reason for letting her go. Along with an average severance package, a handful of letters of recommendation and possibly some job-finding assistance.
And in the future, I would suggest you try to remember that certain things cannot be undone. Certain things are impossible to erase. This is a sticky situation for sure.
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