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[quote=Anonymous]Hi OP! I am also a Nanny and I am 44 yrs old. I love what I do as well and my personal belief is that "[u]There is Dignity in ALL Work."[/u] W/out us nannies staying home and providing one-on-one childcare to all of these young children, many of these Fortune 500 CEOs would not be able to do their jobs. Everyone does their part in making the world go around. I think we provide an [i]excellent[/i] service to many families, yet it is one of the most thankless professions because there is no special "degree" needed...Just a loving heart and a passion for children.  :P

Anyway, many people view us as simply "Glorified Babysitters." Personally, I don't give a hoot what anyone thinks about what I do. I am good at what I do, I hold a job and pay my taxes and I wake up every day looking forward to what awaits me at work.

The downside to being a nanny is that while now you are making good money OP, in inevitably children [b]do[/b] end up growing up and families do outgrow their need for your services. Then you are back to "square one." In most professions, you start at entry level, pay your dues while gaining invaluable experience which can then assist you in climbing the career ladder. As a nanny, no such ladder exists. I mean, sure...The more you work, the more references you can provide and there is a chance another good family will snatch you up, but it's not something you can count on. There truly is no room for advancement in the nanny profession and it usually involves jumping from family to family. Your pay is basically based on luck. So one family is paying you $65/Yr. Awesome. Well, when the kids outgrow you and you need to move on and find another family, when if no one else out there thinks nannies should be paid such an amount? Trust me, many families love to nickle and dime their childcare providers to death. Then, you may find yourself working a job making half of what you are making now.

For this reason and this reason alone, I do not think being a nanny is a good long-term career choice for anyone.

Just my two cents.  :roll:  [/quote]

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