I want to be a nanny when I grow up.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Get a college degree - preferably in Early Childhood Development/Education and get a few years of work in at a large daycare center or preschool. Learn sign language and get certified in sleep training and certainly CPR. Dress well, present yourself well and sign with a top agency. Then you can earn between $25 and $30 an hour with benefits with a wealthy family.

+1 Working for parents who are just getting by or want a maid more than a teacher will never bring you job satisfaction.

You basically have to give up your life for these types of jobs. Most college educated women do not want to be a nanny.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I got trapped being a nanny because I didn’t have a loan co-signer to allow me to complete my last year of college. I had a 3.8 average. I hate all elements of my job except the kid. I got married two years ago to someone who makes a much better salary; I’ll be leaving to start our own family soon and will probably pursue different employment down the road. Literally any other job is better than this; I feel like I’m a nanny for lazy adults more than the child. I have good memories of other families but this current one blows.

Why couldn't you transfer to a less expensive university and get a job, paying for school as you went?

I had maxed out the amount I could borrow without a co-signer. I already went to a state school which was as inexpensive as it was going to get; transferring wouldn’t have helped the cost issue. I worked full time plus when I was in school. I wouldn’t go back at this point; the costs have gotten worse.

[Anonymous]

I had a slew of dreams when I was a young child, but they all went hand-in-hand with being a mom. When I was a teenager, I found out that getting pregnant would not only be very unlikely, the child would likely not make it to term and I would be endangering my own life. I went to college, double majoring in things unrelated to children, hoping to just put that aside. After several years, just tutoring kids wasn’t enough, so I looked for other things I could do. I’ve volunteered with abused children, been a mentor, babysat. None of them helped me feel like I was doing enough for the next generation. So, yes, I nanny. I don’t care if other people look down on what I do. My employers value what I do. I’m willing to work anything from 20 hours per week to 24/7. I don’t have a significant other or children, so my schedule is more flexible than most other nannies. And I don’t care what I’m paid, I’m a live in nanny who is in this for the long haul, but I’m also young enough that I’m looking at what I can offer the family versus what I’m paid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I had a slew of dreams when I was a young child, but they all went hand-in-hand with being a mom. When I was a teenager, I found out that getting pregnant would not only be very unlikely, the child would likely not make it to term and I would be endangering my own life. I went to college, double majoring in things unrelated to children, hoping to just put that aside. After several years, just tutoring kids wasn’t enough, so I looked for other things I could do. I’ve volunteered with abused children, been a mentor, babysat. None of them helped me feel like I was doing enough for the next generation. So, yes, I nanny. I don’t care if other people look down on what I do. My employers value what I do. I’m willing to work anything from 20 hours per week to 24/7. I don’t have a significant other or children, so my schedule is more flexible than most other nannies. And I don’t care what I’m paid, I’m a live in nanny who is in this for the long haul, but I’m also young enough that I’m looking at what I can offer the family versus what I’m paid.

That's great but you're an exception.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I had a slew of dreams when I was a young child, but they all went hand-in-hand with being a mom. When I was a teenager, I found out that getting pregnant would not only be very unlikely, the child would likely not make it to term and I would be endangering my own life. I went to college, double majoring in things unrelated to children, hoping to just put that aside. After several years, just tutoring kids wasn’t enough, so I looked for other things I could do. I’ve volunteered with abused children, been a mentor, babysat. None of them helped me feel like I was doing enough for the next generation. So, yes, I nanny. I don’t care if other people look down on what I do. My employers value what I do. I’m willing to work anything from 20 hours per week to 24/7. I don’t have a significant other or children, so my schedule is more flexible than most other nannies. And I don’t care what I’m paid, I’m a live in nanny who is in this for the long haul, but I’m also young enough that I’m looking at what I can offer the family versus what I’m paid.

That's great but you're an exception.

OP asked a question about individual experience, I answered.

[Anonymous]

That's the same as wanting to be a maid when you grow up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That's the same as wanting to be a maid when you grow up.

Ugh... you again...