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Total scam

Updated by user Aug 24, 2018

This issue was resolved . The company contacted me and resolved the issue and offered to get a new nanny and refund the money charged and also let us know the nanny had not been honest with them and they did not know she was going to quit and get another job .

Original review Aug 02, 2018
The company is a total scam . Don’t vet the candidates give you people who they know don’t match you only to charge you non-refundable fee and get you into agreement . Our nanny admitted she never wanted to work the schedule and left within a week but the company pushes them to take the job . Stay away big rip off
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Anonymous
map-marker Mission Viejo, California

Thank you for your apology

Dear Sybil, We thank you for your apology, however this message still may be misleading to our potential clients as you still have not clarified the fact that you found this person through CARE.COM and not through OC Nannies. Furthermore, we have no recollection of providing you with a reference. I am sorry that you did not take the time to check the nanny's references which is what we always advice when people call us about one of our registered nannies. What better than talking directly to the families where this nanny had worked. The fact is, you hired this person through CARE.COM. We would've rather you not post this new comment, continuing a dialog which should not have even existed in the first place. Something that represented our agency in a false and bad light to prospective clients. We cannot be held responsible when a nanny that registered with us years back, goes outside our agency to find work. Had you worked with our agency, we would've gone well beyond a simple work history reference and performed a current full background check and performance review with their most recent employers, among many other checks we do as a full service agency for our clients. These thorough checks would have no doubt resulted in an increased chance of discovering something amiss with this person. We agree with you, do your research, and better yet, use our services to ensure the highest quality research and checks possible on someone that will work with your family, rather than using an online service as you did. We now regret that there is yet another misleading post by you. We appreciate you taking steps to get your original post removed, but you also need to remove this one and all the other comments you posted. I am sorry you suffered due to hiring this nanny and thank you for trying to make things right with our agency. We wish you and your family the very best.
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#1228464

Here is my wish. I am in desperate need of a nanny from my twins.

My wish is that my comments will not deter you from accepting my business in the future. It is a well-known fact that OC nannies is the best in the business.

I sincerely apologize, and I would never do anything to purposely hurt such a wonderful business. Thank you.

Anonymous
map-marker Riverside, California

Oc Nannies - Review in Kindergartens and Nurseries category from Riverside, California

I created a post, in which I blamed OC nannies for giving me a reference on a nightmare nanny. I am in the process of taking the necessary steps to have this post removed, as OC nannies is not to blame for my poor judgment in hiring. This is a family business, and I would like to publicly apologize for any damage I may have done by blaming them for giving a reference that, to the best of their knowledge, was true and accurate. I was negligent in not digging deeper into this persons background. I was a new mom, I had no idea what I was doing when I was hiring a nanny, and this person themed so nice, normal, and balanced, that one phone call to OC nannies giving her a good recommendation was enough to sell me on this nanny, simply because OC nannies has such a great reputation in orange county. Please bear in mind that it's not as simple as just hitting delete. This comment may remain for a while, as I have to have a notarized letter sent in to this company before they will remove it. This letter will be notarized on Monday, and I hope that OC nannies can forgive me for blaming them for giving a good reference, and for me allowing that single reference to make my decision about hiring. I have many friends who have used OC nannies, and have heard breve reviews about their service. Again, please disregard my review. I was very heated that evening, because my husband and I discovered something about this nanny that neither one of us knew, and we were both furious. It's hard for me to believe some of the wicked things she did, and I lashed out at the wrong entity, because again, I blamed them for trusting that reference. It was 100% my fault, and it's important to anyone who reads this review and the one prior to it remembers that. And, here's a tip for all of you first time moms, or those inexperienced with hiring a nanny. Do your research! Thank God it ended as best as it could be, and that she resigned on her own. Once again, I would like to take this opportunity to apologize to OC nannies for any distress that I have caused you.
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#1222104

We thank you for your apology, however this message still may be misleading to our potential clients as you still have not clarified the fact that you found this person through CARE.COM and not through OC Nannies. Furthermore, we have no recollection of providing you with a reference.

I am sorry that you did not take the time to check the nanny's references which is what we always advice when people call us about one of our registered nannies. What better than talking to the families where this nanny worked.

The fact is, you hired this person through CARE.COM. We would've rather you not post this new comment, continuing a dialog which should not have even existed in the first place.

Something that represented our agency in a bad light to prospective clients.

This nanny had registered many years prior to your phone call,

and we had not worked or talked to her in many years. Had you worked with our agency, we would've gone well beyond a simple work history reference and performed a current full background check and performance review with their most recent employer, among many other checks we do as a full service agency for our clients. These thorough checks would have no doubt resulted in an increased chance of discovering something amiss with this person.

We agree with you, do your research, and better yet, use our services to ensure the highest quality research and checks possible on someone that will work with your family, rather than using an online service as you did. We now regret that there is yet another misleading post by you.

We appreciate you taking steps to get your original post removed, but you also need to remove this one and all the other comments you posted. I am sorry you suffered due to hiring this nanny and thank you for trying to make things right.

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Davide Snp
map-marker Chatsworth, California

Resolved: Oc Nannies - Nanny Review from Chatsworth, California

Updated by user Sep 24, 2016

By the way, to OC nannies, while I don't blame you completely, I do please some blame on you for telling me this woman was eligible for rehire. There is a reason she has a seven year gap on her resume. I beg of you, if she ever comes crawling back to you for a job, do...

Updated by user Sep 20, 2016

Oh hey, let's not forget you kicking my dogs, who were between three of them. They ran and hid from you every awful day that you lived here.

They are terrified of you.

And I know why, because I have nanny cam video of you kicking them. It took us several months to get...

Original review Aug 25, 2016
I was a first time mom with a part time RN job, and a full time school schedule, getting my Masters degree in nursing, as well as my nurse practitioner certificate. I placed an ad on care.com, and had several responses. One was by a woman, Christi Larsen Davies, Who claimed to have worked with OC nannies for over a decade. neither my husband or I want to live in, but she stated that she only does live in. I found out later, it's because she has no money, and needs to squat. I called OC nannies to verify her reference, and they told me how wonderful she was, and they would recommend her to anybody. She started with us in August 2014, and although she did not work for the first week that she was here, because she was moving in, she demanded to be paid. She took my daughter on errands with her, personal errands, rather than actually spending time with her. She is a straight up psycho, and I was able to reach some of her former employers, who told me to be very afraid, because she's crazy. And she is. The Lord above blessed us, when she wrote a letter of resignation on December 14, 2014. She gave us two weeks notice, and I told her that wouldn't be necessary, and I wanted her out in 48 hours. Thank you Jesus, she left, but not after threatening me, my husband, and my daughter. And, she came into our home in the first place because of a recommendation from OC nannies. This company is a rip off, they flat out LIE about their nannies, and don't care at all about the protection of children. STAY FAR AWAY. Christi Larsen Davies is a psychopath (I have hundreds of frightening stories) and OC nanbies gave her an excellent reference, despite the fact that when I spoke with every other person who she had ever worked for, at least the ones I could get in touch with, they told the same horror stories. I am a mother of 3 now, as my twin son and daughter are now 4 mos old, and my daughter (who was in Christi's care for 4 months) is now 3, and after my terrifying experience with her, I cannot bring myself to hire another nanny...especially since the majority of them use OC nannies as a reference, the very same company that gave an excellent reference to the complete lunatic who lived in my home for four of the scariest months of my life. THEY ARE NOT TO BE TRUSTED. And, to anyone reading this, if you ever have a nanny request from a woman named Christi Larsen Davies, do not even consider speaking with her, let alone hiring her. She is mentally L, and I feel sick to my stomach that I allowed her to "care" from my one year-old child during those 4 miserable months.
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#1231879

This is going to stop now!!! I am completely in shock by ever being in your home, and reading such horrific lies.

There is no 7 gap in my resume. I took Maris to patk every day on my morning run every neighbor can verify. I never touched your dogs I cleaned up *** every morning on floor from them and nothing else. I have photos on my phone of beer cans in bushes by you.

I have photos of me stocking your bathroom sink with coors light. You are a complete and utter alcoholic. You are completely crazy absolute liar and will stop at nothing in trying to destroy me. I gave you a 2 week notice to get away from you.

You denied it and I said fine Im packing. You then got smart and paid me. No one demanded anything from you!!! I left my tv clothes hamper photos on wall and much more to get away from you.

This has gone further into the trenches of pshyco with you. My ex Husband is not surprised though. When he installed the lock on my bedroom door he said you should just get out. You always do good by children but she is a mad mad woman.

You are so dilussional. You even told me your Husband broke your spleen in an angry fight while you were drunk.

Who ran from who?!! I made a huge mistake walking into your home.

#1313975
@PissedConsumer1231879

Your husband. Ummm you're divorced and have been for quite some time.

That lie alone shows your lack of relation with the truth as well as your mental illness. You are a scary person and I fear for ANY FAMILY that you are squatting on now. Making up lies about my family and ME (just like you did to the family before you squatted on mine, telling me that the mom was an alcoholic, taking drugs, and was "paranoid" to have you take her child out....gee, I wonder WHY). She and I met quite by accident but we both had similar issues with you, and you lasted for about the same amount of time with that poor family as you did with ours.

You took my daughter around your self admitted autistic and VIOLENT brother (your words), took her to your EX HUSBANDS boat without consulting me and without any proper safety precautions like a life vest, for instance!!!! HOW DARE you make outrageous accusations about me and my family? You forcibly put a lock on MY door that was your squatting spot, with your ex husband acting like The Godfather and scaring me into submission.You lied about your background, you did everything in your power to make waves with my husband and I, put my daughter in danger, left her screaming in her crib while you attended to your personal business (including non stop fights with everyone in your life). 7-3 means JUST THAT.

Your personal issues should have been addressed after your work day, REGARDLESS IF MY CHILD WAS ASLEEP OR NOT. You turned this house upside down in less than 4 months. I still have your resignation letter and I hold it like a shield because we wanted you gone within the first week here where you were "moving", even though you hadn't a stitch of furniture, and insisted to be paid. I paid your phone bill because I NEEDED to be in touch with you while you were running personal errands (including seeing your violent brother....your words, not mine) with MY BABY, and putting her on a boat with no protection!

You are the most unfit caregiver ever, and how dare you accuse me of drug and alcohol abuse? I have a good mind to go forth with a lawsuit with your prior employer, but you are already as low as one can go, and can't even afford a can of Diet Coke. I also can't help but to laugh when you call yourself a vegetarian since you ate turkey, chicken, etc., the entire time of pure misery that you squatted here. We will inevitably run into each other one day, and when we do, I will scream for help.

You TERRIFY ME with your outrageous lies and complete lack of relationship with the truth. I'm still waiting for your lawyer. Hilarious. Subpoenas to your ex employers alone would be enough to laugh you out of court, not to mention your fake resume and my neighbors testimony that you screamed at my daughter, had her improperly buckled into her car seat, took her into the presence of a violent person, onto a boat without permission or a life vest, putting a lock on the door in MY HOME under threats from your equally unstable ex husband....this list is endless.

My only goal is to protect other families from you. Having met and spoken with your ex employer before you terrorized our home, it is clear that she is a loving mother and a STABLE MOTHER who you went out of your way to denegrate. I'm in fear for the lives of my family and myself with someone as unbalanced as yourself. I pray that you seek the help you so desperately need, but since you do not have insurance, I'm sure that's not going to happen, and you will continue to go through life blaming everyone and everything for your problems.

I received this message from you today although it is backdated, so I'm not sure if it was slow to come through, or if you purposely backdated it. Regardless, it does not matter. I laid it all out.

I pray that we never cross paths again, and that if we do, you will stay clear and stop threatening me and my family. Best of luck.

#1217736

Kicking my dogs, not feeding.

#1209348

Dear Lady, First I am very sorry if you had a bad experience with Miss. Davies, but we did not place Christie Davies in your home!

Like you said in your letter, you hired her through CARE.COM.

Why don't you blame CARE.COM instead? Why would you want to slander and defame our company when we had nothing to do with this? I am appalled at your comments about our agency.

First, in regards to Christie Davies, we have not talked or heard from her in about 6 years.

I have been in business for 35 years, and I care very much about my clients and the people we place.

Through our agency, unlike care.com, we meet the nannies in person and we interview each and every applicant face to face. Then we immediately call all their references, to make sure we can recommend them to our clients. We ONLY work with nannies that have glowing references.

We also run a nationwide background check and finger print them before we place them. If you found Miss Davis through care.com I am sure she had some references from her previous employers. Didn’t you check those references before allowing her to move into your home? That is what a parent should do before considering bringing someone into their home.

When Miss Davis registered with us many years ago at that time, she passed all our requirements and she was also registered through Trust line. Trust Line is a government office that runs background checks and their fingerprints through the FBI. Miss Davis had a clean record and excellent references.

I will also tell you that if you called us, we would have strongly advised you to check Miss Davis references before hiring her. Furthermore, for legal reasons we DO NOT give out information about any of the applicants that register with our agency.

The only time we would give you detail information about an applicant, is IF you were an actual client of our agency that hired us to find a Nanny. I am very sorry to hear about your experience, but this is something you have to take up with Miss Davis and not with OC Nannies. Please remove this defamatory post immediately about our agency.

Regards, Management.

#1215471
@PissedConsumer1209348

This woman is a very dangerous caregiver. I did not do my due diligence, and I do regret that.

I had never hired a nanny, and since your company has such A large presence in orange county, as well as a fantastic reputation, I thought that whoever I spoke with was offering a true assessment of Christi. I read letters that were written up to seven years prior, and the only agency that I was able to call was yours. Again, the person stated that yes, she was real legible for hire, and that she had gotten outstanding reviews. The other people that she had listed, as I said, more from so long ago, I didn't think at the time it would be necessary to call them.

Nor did I consider the reason why there is a seven year gap in her references. I understand very clearly now, having met quite by accident, one of her previous employers, who came just before she squatted on us. Christi had told multiple lies about this poor family, and the only thing that I'm grateful for on their end, is that she never used their names, because the things that she said about them more nothing more than your slander. I apologize for putting your company and a part of life, however, it was you that I relied on in order to get a good reference.

Believe me, I have learned my lesson, and I will never, ever hire any outside help again, because not only did she scare us, but she did some very treacherous things to our family. Four months of living ***. We are lucky that our marriage survived it. And now she's running around talking about a drinking problem that I have, something about a "IVF nightmare", which she wouldn't know anything about, because she took off every weekend, and every single afternoon, the moment the Clock ticked three.

I have no idea what she does for a living, or where she squatting now, but for your agency's reputation, I would never hire her for a job again. The things that I have found out since she left us a year and a half ago are very unsettling.she has quite a reputation around orange county, and it's not a good one. She should not be caring for children. Again, my apologies for painting her agency in a bad light.

I was very upset to find out that I hired a fraud, and I did so based on a reputable company's reference. The reason I chose to reach out on that particular day, was because that was the day that I met the mother of her previous assignment. And, the stories that she told were identical to mine, although she was not aware that Christie had completely trashed her, although she never did mention her name, she said horrific things about this family, especially the mother. That should have been my first red flag, that she was trashing her previous employer, and that she lived there for such a short period of time, but again, first time mom, and never had a nanny before, so I made a lot of mistakes.

I wish you the best, and I deeply apologize for dragging you into such an ugly situation. I just simply felt as if your company has deceived me, but it looks like you were deceived as well.

#1206823

Dear Sybil and Strett Suriyaniel

Firstly you need to know Legal action is in the process against you both for this despicable, loathsome, monstrous, wicked slander. In 36 years of being a Nanny / Housekeeper / House Manager and Personal Assistant has ANYONE attacked me.

I am with Trust Line for 36 years, I gave you a full back ground check letters of references and a full resume. You called each and every one and received glowing references. I WILL not go into the alcohol and IVF scary scary situation in your home at that time. I have photos of the alcohol you put under my bed hiding it from your Husband.

I have texts to friends and family of the chaos that went on under your roof. My ex Husband came into your home under your allowance and installed a lock on my BEDROOM door. You later denied that to your Husband when he inquired why was there a lock on my door. you told him right in front of me...I did not condone this???????

Yet you sat next to my Husband on the couch and spoke with him before he installed it. A witness. I have your own Husband as witness in his own words after you shouted at me for no apparent reason he said and I quote....It's ok , just keep doing what your doing. Under oath he will have to be honest about that.

I am very sorry you felt the need to lash out publicly because a Nanny had to flee from your home. As you being a Mother I am SHOCKED and sickened that you would lie about another woman who for 36 years has never had one complaint. To lie about a woman who helps teach, love, nurture and provide safety to children. I am not bothered so much about my reputation, as I have a full lifetime career, references, family, friends, and even children that are full grown who will say....These statements of slander here are FALSE, and abominable!!

Shame on you for letting your anger control you and falsely accuse another human being of such lies .

Please note this has been copied. Christi Davies

#1214899
@PissedConsumer1206823

Oh Christi, I can see that you haven't changed a bit. I am so sorry for your mental illness.

I'm curious how you could've been a house manager/nanny/personal assistant for 36 years, went to the best of my knowledge, you were 52 years old. Unless that was a lie as well. The bottom line, you used us for a place to stay. Horrific conditions?

You've got to be kidding me. I stayed in my room and studied and worked all day long, and you were off and running by 3 o'clock every day. Your time spent with my daughter was with you running personal errands. I too have text messages of you threatening me, demanding money from me, and trying to intimidate me.

It's my home. If I want to have a few drinks, that's my right. I wasn't driving. I did not understand at the time why you were so insistent on being a live-in, but I realize now, that it's because you squat from place to place.

I shouted at you for no apparent reason. That's a laugh. Why was I so angry? Because you had gone around the house and raise all of the blinds, and then blamed my husband for it, causing us to argue.

You did nothing but divide our family, and you did it on purpose. You couldn't afford your phone bill, who paid it? That would be me. You needed an advance on your salary every week, who gave it to you?

Once again, me. You were fighting with every single person in your life, from your mother, do your best friend (supposedly). You enjoyed yoga, so I bought you several vouchers to do hot yoga, just to be kind. The very first night that you stayed in our home, I made you a beautiful dinner of scallops, asparagus, and I forget what else.

I bought a brand-new bedroom set for you. You want to talk about photographs? I have a photo of you with your pants down, peening outside of my house, with a cigarette in your hand. Everything that you told me about yourself was a lie.

You needed some place to stay, and so you used us, and then you split. And for OC nannies to give you a good review, when I spoke to so many of your previous employers after you left, is horrific. You have no business working with children. And, I want to thank you for one thing.

Because of your terrifying behavior, I have raised my twins and my daughter with zero help, because I will never trust anyone again. I pray that you were not working with children, and I pray that you get the help that you need. It reminded me of the hand that rocks the cradle him, because when Stret and I were able to talk after you left, we realize how many things you did purposefully to drive us apart. I'm so sorry to tell you that he failed.

Please don't ever come near my home.

Lord knows where you're squatting now, but I wish I could warn them. You are a very unstable human, and I think it's really frightening that you're caring for children.

#1214902
@PissedConsumer1214899

And, by the way, in regards to the bedroom door. When you're living in somebody else's home, it's not YPUR DOOR.

Nothing in this house was yours. You acted like it was, but it wasn't. And as for that installation, you scared me so much with your anger and vitriol, that you believe me into letting that door be installed. To be truthful, I wanted to fire you two days in.

But I kept thinking it was going to get better. And it didn't. It got worse. Don't you find it ironic that all of the families that you for tour you've had some kind of problem with?

Did it ever occur to you that it might be you?

I just hope and pray that me and my three children never run into you again anywhere. I think you are a dangerous person.

#1215322
@PissedConsumer1214902

One final thing. You were being paid to be on the clock from seven until 3 PM.

My daughter took two naps per day, and you used that time, for which you were being paid, to take care of your personal life, like laundry, unsuccessfully trying to secure a credit card, because you have horrible credit, so you basically "worked" 4 hours per day. Additionally, I still have a copy of your resume. You had no references for over seven years. I was very foolish, and the only entity I called was OC nannies, because your references were so old.

And, you hadn't even worked for them for over six years at that point. How is it that you have no references for seven years? I remember how much you trashed the family that you worked for that you "had to escape" (common theme in your life....you had to "escape" our home too, according to you....as if you were in some kind of danger. Ridiculous!

And shows your mental instability). You told me that the mother at your previous place of employment was on drugs, always drunk, drove drunk, and was a psycho. Now, you're basically saying the same things about me. How interesting.

I honestly feel the general public needs to be aware of your instability, and not be charmed into believing your lies. Although we never wanted a living, I thought you were so sweet, I made an exception for you. The only good thing that came out of it, like I said, is that I have never hired any help again, because you scared me forever. So, I don't work, and I spend my days shuttling my children around to various activities.

As for my "drinking", there's no issue there, and I certainly don't take drugs, like you accused your former employer of doing. My daughter never asked for you once after you left. Not once. My husband and I stopped fighting, when we realized how many situations you had set up to create an issue, like telling me that my daughter was going to strangle to death the strings of the blinds, because my husband so "carelessly" Opened them all up, when in fact, it was you that did that, just to start problems between us.

You also told me that my daughter had a learning disability, and that there was a huge concern that she walked on her toes. This list is endless. And I don't want to beat a dead horse. This is in no way slander, because all of these things happened, and since you've left our house, life has been stable, happy, and stress-free.

you made my life a living *** for four months, and your claim is that you had to "escape". The truth is, you could not continue squatting at your friends house, you don't have credit that would allow you to finance a stick of of gum, and you needed a new place to squat. Once you found something better, that's when you dec