"Polished"?

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Anonymous wrote:I used to work for a placement agency that wanted "polished" applicants. It means put together, dressed in a flattering manner - no muffin top, no exposed mid section peeping out between pants & blouse, yoga pants might fly for a nanny job if the right flowy nice blouse were on top. Nothing to make you stand out as weird - tattoos, piercings, excessive make up, t-shirts of your favorite band, perfume, etc. You should look warm and welcoming but professional and mature. At my old agency, it was kind of code for discriminating against significantly overweight people but I hope most agencies aren't like that.

Nannying is not a profession that the overweight can really partake in anyways.

I'm a nanny and I just checked my weight I'm 5'0 and I weigh 154 that gives me a BMI of 30.1 so technically I'm obese I would need to weigh between 94.5 and 127.5 to be considered normal weight. My goal weight has always been 130 but after looking this up it's now 127 so I can be "normal" I do however feel perfectly healthy at my obese weight of 154 I don't know physically what I will be able to do better if I loose 25 pounds other then look better in a 2 piece at the pool.

Were trying to have a conversation about 250 pound nannies and you jump in with "I weigh 150 pounds, I'm fat and it's no problem." You are just muddying the waters.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I used to work for a placement agency that wanted "polished" applicants. It means put together, dressed in a flattering manner - no muffin top, no exposed mid section peeping out between pants & blouse, yoga pants might fly for a nanny job if the right flowy nice blouse were on top. Nothing to make you stand out as weird - tattoos, piercings, excessive make up, t-shirts of your favorite band, perfume, etc. You should look warm and welcoming but professional and mature. At my old agency, it was kind of code for discriminating against significantly overweight people but I hope most agencies aren't like that.

Nannying is not a profession that the overweight can really partake in anyways.

I'm a nanny and I just checked my weight I'm 5'0 and I weigh 154 that gives me a BMI of 30.1 so technically I'm obese I would need to weigh between 94.5 and 127.5 to be considered normal weight. My goal weight has always been 130 but after looking this up it's now 127 so I can be "normal" I do however feel perfectly healthy at my obese weight of 154 I don't know physically what I will be able to do better if I loose 25 pounds other then look better in a 2 piece at the pool.

Were trying to have a conversation about 250 pound nannies and you jump in with "I weigh 150 pounds, I'm fat and it's no problem." You are just muddying the waters.

I believe the comment was " nannying is not a profession that the overweight can really partake in anyways " thus insinuating that if you are overweight which is defined as a BMI of over 24.5 you can't be a nanny. I'm 154 and obese according to my BMI even in my prime high school days of 130 size 4 athletic body I was overweight according to the charts.

[Anonymous]

I'm 5'4" and weigh about 225. I can't figure out why the PP thinks I wouldn't be able to lay on the floor with a baby. I can certainly do that, I routinely walk three miles at a shot, and am fully capable of playing soccer or otherwise running around with little kids.

[Anonymous]

I'm curious as to how much consideration parents give to a nanny's weight during the hiring process.

Is there a preference for athletic figures neither under or overweight?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I used to work for a placement agency that wanted "polished" applicants. It means put together, dressed in a flattering manner - no muffin top, no exposed mid section peeping out between pants & blouse, yoga pants might fly for a nanny job if the right flowy nice blouse were on top. Nothing to make you stand out as weird - tattoos, piercings, excessive make up, t-shirts of your favorite band, perfume, etc. You should look warm and welcoming but professional and mature. At my old agency, it was kind of code for discriminating against significantly overweight people but I hope most agencies aren't like that.

Nannying is not a profession that the overweight can really partake in anyways.

I'm a nanny and I just checked my weight I'm 5'0 and I weigh 154 that gives me a BMI of 30.1 so technically I'm obese I would need to weigh between 94.5 and 127.5 to be considered normal weight. My goal weight has always been 130 but after looking this up it's now 127 so I can be "normal" I do however feel perfectly healthy at my obese weight of 154 I don't know physically what I will be able to do better if I loose 25 pounds other then look better in a 2 piece at the pool.

Were trying to have a conversation about 250 pound nannies and you jump in with "I weigh 150 pounds, I'm fat and it's no problem." You are just muddying the waters.

I believe the comment was " nannying is not a profession that the overweight can really partake in anyways " thus insinuating that if you are overweight which is defined as a BMI of over 24.5 you can't be a nanny. I'm 154 and obese according to my BMI even in my prime high school days of 130 size 4 athletic body I was overweight according to the charts.

No, overweight means fat and unable to partake in high energy activities, not some medical "technical" answer. By the definition you are trying to use some athletes and bodybuilders are "overweight". You know exactly what was meant by the term in this threads context but again, just attempting to muddy the waters.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm curious as to how much consideration parents give to a nanny's weight during the hiring process.

Is there a preference for athletic figures neither under or overweight?

While you might not find a study or anything concrete you can just look around, how many obviously (not technically) overweight nannies do you see? I have been in this field for 12 years and met countless nannies and can tell you this. There are more overweight women in the typical 20 person cubical office than nannies I have met in 12 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm curious as to how much consideration parents give to a nanny's weight during the hiring process.

Is there a preference for athletic figures neither under or overweight?

While you might not find a study or anything concrete you can just look around, how many obviously (not technically) overweight nannies do you see? I have been in this field for 12 years and met countless nannies and can tell you this. There are more overweight women in the typical 20 person cubical office than nannies I have met in 12 years.

Where I work there is a variety of sizes among nannies, but I see these pots from time to time and I wonder how much of a factor it is.

[Anonymous]

Op here: omfg really? Can we just have one post that doesn't turn into drama? Stop with the stupid weight comments and giving in to the trolls!!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm curious as to how much consideration parents give to a nanny's weight during the hiring process.

Is there a preference for athletic figures neither under or overweight?

While you might not find a study or anything concrete you can just look around, how many obviously (not technically) overweight nannies do you see? I have been in this field for 12 years and met countless nannies and can tell you this. There are more overweight women in the typical 20 person cubical office than nannies I have met in 12 years.

Ugh really? I've been a nanny for 9+ years now and I'd say 70% of the nannies I encounter are overweight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm curious as to how much consideration parents give to a nanny's weight during the hiring process.

Is there a preference for athletic figures neither under or overweight?

I give zero consideration to weight. As someone who is model-skinny yet disabled, I know firsthand that thin does not equal healthy or high energy.

[Anonymous]

The term "polished" when referring to a nanny can be quite subjective, however I would say overall it means a very professional and well-groomed and neat looking nanny.

Someone who doesn't have any wild hair colors (punky pink or purple), tattoos, and piercings except for the ears.

Perhaps someone who wears their hair tied back or up in a ponytail while on duty and has a clean and neat appearance w/minimal make-up, trimmed and clean fingernails and pressed clothes.

[Anonymous]

Wow...How did we go from "polished" ----> weight issues, etc.

What a great example you all are showing to any and all of the parents on here who employ or may employ us nannies.

Reading some of these posts would make me second guess paying you all to watch my children.

Some of you have the maturity level of my children.

[Anonymous]

I'm an overweight parent. Of twins. I do just fine keeping up with them, as does their fabulous nanny (who wouldn't meet any definitions of "ideal" weight.) I don't judge others ability to do their job by their presumed BMI.

I do judge a nanny by whether he/she communicates well, whether he/she would be someone who models the kids of behavior I'd like my kids to learn, and whether he/she is someone I would feel comfortable having with all of us at family events, vacations, meeting people we have over to our house, taking the kids to a pediatrician appt if necessary, etc...

That is what I would be looking for in terms of polish in a nanny. (But the no muffin top rule or excessively revealing clothing is a good one also!)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm an overweight parent. Of twins. I do just fine keeping up with them, as does their fabulous nanny (who wouldn't meet any definitions of "ideal" weight.) I don't judge others ability to do their job by their presumed BMI.

I do judge a nanny by whether he/she communicates well, whether he/she would be someone who models the kids of behavior I'd like my kids to learn, and whether he/she is someone I would feel comfortable having with all of us at family events, vacations, meeting people we have over to our house, taking the kids to a pediatrician appt if necessary, etc...

That is what I would be looking for in terms of polish in a nanny. (But the no muffin top rule or excessively revealing clothing is a good one also!)

you can't honestly think a heavy nanny can keep up with little kids as well as a fit nanny (who enjoys her job and is a good nanny, no need to try to bring up all the bad nannies out there.) Nor can you argue that the life style choices that lead to overweightedness are good things to model to your children.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The term "polished" when referring to a nanny can be quite subjective, however I would say overall it means a very professional and well-groomed and neat looking nanny.

Someone who doesn't have any wild hair colors (punky pink or purple), tattoos, and piercings except for the ears.

Perhaps someone who wears their hair tied back or up in a ponytail while on duty and has a clean and neat appearance w/minimal make-up, trimmed and clean fingernails and pressed clothes.

I have a nose piercing, visible tattoos, and pink dip-dyed hair. I just gave a professional presentation to a group of nurse practitioners (certainly a more "polished"group of people than a bunch of nannies). No one batted an eye.
Boring does not equal polished, nor does having some personal style make you unprofessional.

I shudder to think that so many closed minded people are in charge of influencing children.