What is the point of a Nanny?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not everyone wants to be around young children every day.
It doesn’t mean you’re not a good parent. If you don’t enjoy parks, playing with blocks, playing with dolls etc, why not hire someone who does.
Also, if you’re making good money that’s a lot to give up lifestyle, extras etc.

"Not everyone wants to be around THEIR young children every day."

Fixed that for you!

[Anonymous]

Op: the purpose of a nanny is to make you ask questions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:On a macro level if a women or man hires a nanny so she or he can go to an office job what is point?

Why not just let Nanny do the office job and you watch your own kids?

Why office job? Maybe she is a doctor. Are you talking about a specific person? Maybe she makes 3x what she would pay the nanny. Maybe it's bad for her career to take so much time off to be at home. Maybe she like working more than being home with the kids.
I never had a nanny. I simply worked around DH schedule. Many reasons for people to do what they do, but what you ask is pretty obvious why she does it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I earn a hell of a lot more than the nanny we hire. I have formal education that makes me qualified to do my job and the nanny has no formal education beyond HS. The nanny loves spending all day every day with children and I do not.

Are you providing her the same opportunity?

I am talking a macro basis? Let’s say 1 million women have a job in an office and one million women had a nanny. Why not educate Nanny’s to do rewarding high paid work?

Let moms be with own kids at least till eligible for childcare and back up office

What makes you think that being a Nanny isn’t rewarding? A lot of Nannies are/were teachers in your county’s school prior to transitioning to caregiving/childcare. They actually make a lot better working privately. Some nannies are very well educated and nannying on the side. Same with musicians.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not everyone wants to be around young children every day.
It doesn’t mean you’re not a good parent. If you don’t enjoy parks, playing with blocks, playing with dolls etc, why not hire someone who does.
Also, if you’re making good money that’s a lot to give up lifestyle, extras etc.

Of course you're a bad parent if you don't want to spend time with your children!

Stop kidding yourself that "quality time" of an hour a day is all the time your children need from you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not everyone wants to be around young children every day.
It doesn’t mean you’re not a good parent. If you don’t enjoy parks, playing with blocks, playing with dolls etc, why not hire someone who does.
Also, if you’re making good money that’s a lot to give up lifestyle, extras etc.

Of course you're a bad parent if you don't want to spend time with your children!

Stop kidding yourself that "quality time" of an hour a day is all the time your children need from you.

No one has said this to a man, ever.

[Anonymous]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparative_advantage

More total value creation than if I trade jobs with my nanny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:On a macro level if a women or man hires a nanny so she or he can go to an office job what is point?

Why not just let Nanny do the office job and you watch your own kids?

Well, if an employer’s office is in the medical practice he owns, I’m guessing his patients might possibly object to his nanny practicing medicine without a license, no matter how well educated she is, and how amazing she is with children.

Same thing for any other professional. Law, accounting, IT, all require special degrees and skills that a college educated nanny might not actually have.

Plus, it’s likely a parent enjoys THEIR profession as much as nanny enjoys HER profession.

Clear enough on a macro level for you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:BTW vast majority of people say Nanny in DC but they don’t pay Nanny wages.

$100,000 a year with full benefits is bare minimum.

Gloria Richards is a famous Nanny and she charges $167 an hour. But $100k is going rate.

Sound right as back in 1996 my cousin married a nanny who worked for hedge fund guy and she was making $40k a year, free room and board, full benefits. They gave her a $10,000 wedding gift check when she got married. Even used their Hampton house for free if she took vacation.

In NYC and San Fran in 2023 going rate is $150,000 to $220,000 for a nanny.

Real Nannies pass the Nanny Association Exam, speak multiple languages. In case of my cousins wife she had a Nursing Degree. And was a certified newborn care specialist.

And in Manhattan even with 200k a year the nanny gets free room and board and food stipend.

Vast majority DC parents have an illegal or a women they are taking advantage of.

If a real Nanny a person would need to earn 500k or more to make it worth while.

Really? And what do these super nannies do? Our last nanny couldn't make a grilled cheese sandwich without burning it, and sent the kids out in 40 degree weather with no coat. I've yet to hire a nanny that didn't require a serious amount of micromanaging to get tasks done like kids' laundry and homework supervision.

Sounds like you either can’t afford a great nanny or you can’t hire effectively.

If every nanny must be micromanaged, then it’s you. You. You’re the problem, it’s you.

[Anonymous]

I’m a nanny. I don’t want to work in an office. I have zero interest in a corporate job, that’s why I don’t do it.

I have a MSW and hated the work. It was depressing and mentally and emotionally draining.

I love working with kids and am very happy spending my week caring for other peoples children. I find it rewarding and I look forward to my day.

I know you are a troll OP, but different people have different strengths and weaknesses. People enjoy different things.

I’ve worked for many parents who are lovely but would not do well as SAHP. They need their work to be fulfilled.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:BTW vast majority of people say Nanny in DC but they don’t pay Nanny wages.

$100,000 a year with full benefits is bare minimum.

Gloria Richards is a famous Nanny and she charges $167 an hour. But $100k is going rate.

Sound right as back in 1996 my cousin married a nanny who worked for hedge fund guy and she was making $40k a year, free room and board, full benefits. They gave her a $10,000 wedding gift check when she got married. Even used their Hampton house for free if she took vacation.

In NYC and San Fran in 2023 going rate is $150,000 to $220,000 for a nanny.

Real Nannies pass the Nanny Association Exam, speak multiple languages. In case of my cousins wife she had a Nursing Degree. And was a certified newborn care specialist.

And in Manhattan even with 200k a year the nanny gets free room and board and food stipend.

Vast majority DC parents have an illegal or a women they are taking advantage of.

If a real Nanny a person would need to earn 500k or more to make it worth while.

Really? And what do these super nannies do? Our last nanny couldn't make a grilled cheese sandwich without burning it, and sent the kids out in 40 degree weather with no coat. I've yet to hire a nanny that didn't require a serious amount of micromanaging to get tasks done like kids' laundry and homework supervision.

That’s definitely a you problem. Try offering more than minimum wage next time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:BTW vast majority of people say Nanny in DC but they don’t pay Nanny wages.

$100,000 a year with full benefits is bare minimum.

Gloria Richards is a famous Nanny and she charges $167 an hour. But $100k is going rate.

Sound right as back in 1996 my cousin married a nanny who worked for hedge fund guy and she was making $40k a year, free room and board, full benefits. They gave her a $10,000 wedding gift check when she got married. Even used their Hampton house for free if she took vacation.

In NYC and San Fran in 2023 going rate is $150,000 to $220,000 for a nanny.

Real Nannies pass the Nanny Association Exam, speak multiple languages. In case of my cousins wife she had a Nursing Degree. And was a certified newborn care specialist.

And in Manhattan even with 200k a year the nanny gets free room and board and food stipend.

Vast majority DC parents have an illegal or a women they are taking advantage of.

If a real Nanny a person would need to earn 500k or more to make it worth while.

Really? And what do these super nannies do? Our last nanny couldn't make a grilled cheese sandwich without burning it, and sent the kids out in 40 degree weather with no coat. I've yet to hire a nanny that didn't require a serious amount of micromanaging to get tasks done like kids' laundry and homework supervision.

So you’re bad at hiring. Not sure why you’d blurt that out here for all to see, but OK.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:BTW vast majority of people say Nanny in DC but they don’t pay Nanny wages.

$100,000 a year with full benefits is bare minimum.

Gloria Richards is a famous Nanny and she charges $167 an hour. But $100k is going rate.

Sound right as back in 1996 my cousin married a nanny who worked for hedge fund guy and she was making $40k a year, free room and board, full benefits. They gave her a $10,000 wedding gift check when she got married. Even used their Hampton house for free if she took vacation.

In NYC and San Fran in 2023 going rate is $150,000 to $220,000 for a nanny.

Real Nannies pass the Nanny Association Exam, speak multiple languages. In case of my cousins wife she had a Nursing Degree. And was a certified newborn care specialist.

And in Manhattan even with 200k a year the nanny gets free room and board and food stipend.

Vast majority DC parents have an illegal or a women they are taking advantage of.

If a real Nanny a person would need to earn 500k or more to make it worth while.

Really? And what do these super nannies do? Our last nanny couldn't make a grilled cheese sandwich without burning it, and sent the kids out in 40 degree weather with no coat. I've yet to hire a nanny that didn't require a serious amount of micromanaging to get tasks done like kids' laundry and homework supervision.

Sounds like you either can’t afford a great nanny or you can’t hire effectively.

If every nanny must be micromanaged, then it’s you. You. You’re the problem, it’s you.

Nailed it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I earn a hell of a lot more than the nanny we hire. I have formal education that makes me qualified to do my job and the nanny has no formal education beyond HS. The nanny loves spending all day every day with children and I do not.

Are you providing her the same opportunity?

I am talking a macro basis? Let’s say 1 million women have a job in an office and one million women had a nanny. Why not educate Nanny’s to do rewarding high paid work?

Let moms be with own kids at least till eligible for childcare and back up office

You can’t be serious right?

Because…people. Have. Different. Preferences.

Some women PREFER to nanny children. Other women love to be a mother, but also love to be…a doctor, a lawyer, a teacher etc.

How could this possibly be confusing to you?

[Anonymous]

Imagine homescholing kids? Fk no.

Im happy going to work and help. All is good.
Kids aren't whiny or bratty, Daycare been great.