Is your Nanny Well Off?

[Anonymous]

I know sounds strange. My daughter graduated college and already has a high paying job in Tech starting Aug 1. Her and some of her friends are doing nanny stuff for extra money.

I noticed she got more offer more this year as 21, college graduate, she has a car. She did camp counselor work in HS and baby sitting.

But I seem to notice given her home address (my house) is a rich block, weirdly she put it up on line and two pretty rich sets of families contacted her.

Is there a reason rich people want well off nannies?

Is it like the English Butler or French Maid thing? Why pay more someone making peanut butter sandwiches and pushing a swing?

[Anonymous]

I think she probably got more offers because she has a degree now. Not because you’re rich.

[Anonymous]

Mine is. The upside is that she's highly educated and she has taught DD excellent manners, so that's enough upside for us to keep her around. She is also very opinionated about how to educate young children (and her opinions don't line up with ours), and we like that she cares so much. The downside is she'll NEVER work overtime and asks for a lot of vacation every year (like she's taking this summer off to go visit family in Europe, so I had to find a college student to help out) and she's started insisting on bringing her dog to work even though we're not dog people. Yet, I can't bring myself to let her go...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mine is. The upside is that she's highly educated and she has taught DD excellent manners, so that's enough upside for us to keep her around. She is also very opinionated about how to educate young children (and her opinions don't line up with ours), and we like that she cares so much. The downside is she'll NEVER work overtime and asks for a lot of vacation every year (like she's taking this summer off to go visit family in Europe, so I had to find a college student to help out) and she's started insisting on bringing her dog to work even though we're not dog people. Yet, I can't bring myself to let her go...

She is not rich. Her family is.

[Anonymous]

It’s the degree. Yes, those of means definitely want the educated nanny.

[Anonymous]

She got more offers because there is a childcare shortage/crisis

[Anonymous]

Our nanny is extremely comfortable but not wealthy. She’s older and has a pension from her first career (retired very young), lives in a better neighborhood than we do (but she’s renting), and drives a BMW (fully paid for).

We loved her instantly because she has a rich vocabulary, years of teaching experience, and a wonderful imagination.

We pay her well because she deserves it and not because she needs it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mine is. The upside is that she's highly educated and she has taught DD excellent manners, so that's enough upside for us to keep her around. She is also very opinionated about how to educate young children (and her opinions don't line up with ours), and we like that she cares so much. The downside is she'll NEVER work overtime and asks for a lot of vacation every year (like she's taking this summer off to go visit family in Europe, so I had to find a college student to help out) and she's started insisting on bringing her dog to work even though we're not dog people. Yet, I can't bring myself to let her go...

She sounds immature and spoiled and your kids will end up the same way if you keep her around.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mine is. The upside is that she's highly educated and she has taught DD excellent manners, so that's enough upside for us to keep her around. She is also very opinionated about how to educate young children (and her opinions don't line up with ours), and we like that she cares so much. The downside is she'll NEVER work overtime and asks for a lot of vacation every year (like she's taking this summer off to go visit family in Europe, so I had to find a college student to help out) and she's started insisting on bringing her dog to work even though we're not dog people. Yet, I can't bring myself to let her go...

She sounds immature and spoiled and your kids will end up the same way if you keep her around.

She's 45. You might be right, and it is something we're considering while she's out this summer.

[Anonymous]

Mine isn't. Has roommates, no car, etc.

[Anonymous]

Rich people want nannies with college degrees who speak well and read well in English. Your daughter’s parents’ zip code doesn’t matter.

[Anonymous]

Ours is umc. Shes from the area, parents are now retired but were white collar professionals. Neither her or her family are rich but all well educated and comfortable. I never thought about it much until now but I’m sure her background contributed to why we hired her; polite, intelligent, well spoken etc.; she benefited from growing up in an environment that was stable.

I don’t think I would prefer a wealthy nanny at all. Maybe if she was independently wealthy but had a real passion for working with kids but family money? This would be more of a red flag for me. I’d think she was “living her best life” and not up to the actual work of childcare, she’d quit at any point to go “explore Europe”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Rich people want nannies with college degrees who speak well and read well in English. Your daughter’s parents’ zip code doesn’t matter.

Exactly this.

[Anonymous]

There was a movie about this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know sounds strange. My daughter graduated college and already has a high paying job in Tech starting Aug 1. Her and some of her friends are doing nanny stuff for extra money.

I noticed she got more offer more this year as 21, college graduate, she has a car. She did camp counselor work in HS and baby sitting.

But I seem to notice given her home address (my house) is a rich block, weirdly she put it up on line and two pretty rich sets of families contacted her.

Is there a reason rich people want well off nannies?

Is it like the English Butler or French Maid thing? Why pay more someone making peanut butter sandwiches and pushing a swing?

Your grammar is so bad that I implore you to take a course in English Grammar and English as a second language. I would also add that your premise is so absurd that either you are drunk or just stupid.