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[quote=Anonymous]I am a new poster and work in the DC area but I guess I can share a couple of things one of my my best friends shared with me regarding her employers.  And some of the things will answer a couple of questions asked on this thread about the "out of this world" rich/celebrities families.

She has been working for this family for over a year and if I tell you what they own, I pretty much reveal their identity because their business is one of the most profitable in the U.S.  I just can say that they are somewhere among one of the 25 richest families in the U.S. listed on this article.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kerryadolan/2016/06/29/billion-dollar-clans-americas-25-richest-families-2016/#11c7cb8043b4

I asked her a lot of questions about the whole hiring process and routine and after she told me, I was a little shocked but not that much, because things are really like all of us imagine.

Dad works for the family business and mom just have a social life.  They have 2 other children and she is one of the three nannies.  They have childcare 24/7 all year around.  She has been traveling (on their private jet - of course) quite a lot and they have houses (mansions!) in a lot of places. (London, France, Turks and Caicos...and more).

They have two chefs and she said she is allowed to eat what the chef cooks-she always says this is one of her favorite parts of her job.  They also have drivers and one of them is just for her and the younger kid - Driver takes them to classes and playdates around the city.

She mentioned that she went to a restaurant with the family when they were in Europe, and the salad she ordered was 400 euros, so she gets to go to very nice places here and there.  She makes 35 dollars/hour and they give her health insurance (for her and her family).

I was very curious about the hiring process and it was through an agency, but she mentioned she had interviewed with four people that were part of the family staff after she was interviewed with the agency person. After all the interviews she did a trial care with the baby in a big room full of cameras

One thing that I was intrigued...many of you say that celebrities and really rich people are like "us" and the OP laughed and said no, they are not.  That is what my friend said.  They are different indeed.  I am sure all the money and power change everything.  I think childcare is a very personal job.  You are inside somebody's house and I always enjoyed the close relationship I get to have with each mom.  We talk about the kids and all, but we end up talking about our own personal lives and routine. And all these make both the family and the nanny accessible people (for each other).  These kind of families are not the same.  She mentioned that they really don't talk to her at all, it is like she is a chair. As long as she is there taking care of the baby.

She also mentioned that when the mom pops up, she goes to another room and wait until the mom is done playing with the kid (usually 15-20 min) so she can take over again.

I asked her about the job because I was very interested in moving out of this area to work in L.A. or NY but I don't think this is my kind of job.  I have been working for very busy professionals in the DC area and I am happy with that.  I see how a lot of moms work full time, make some good money but at least spend some time with their kids.  For what my friend told me, it doesn't seem like the children and the parents have a genuine relationship.  In fact, it seems like the younger child have no idea who those two adults in the house are. And this is sad.

(sorry for the long text and grammar mistakes)[/quote]

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