Are you comfortable working for a Single Dad?

[Anonymous]

Are you comfortable working for a single dad? And what do y'all think about being a live in nanny with a single dad?

What should I keep in mind if I do get a job with a single dad, as a young nanny?

[Anonymous]

I'd be comfortable working for a single dad.
Would I want to be a live-in? No.

I'd meet the dad in a public place for the first time to make sure he is legitimate. I would also find out why he needs a live-in. Does the job sound too good to be true? Keep your guard up.

[Anonymous]

Live in..no. Not for any particular reason, just not something I would want to do. Would raise a lot of eyebrows from others and I wouldn't want to deal with that.

[Anonymous]

Not unless he was gay.

[Anonymous]

I am not a nanny, but here is my perspective as a child of divorced parents. My parents had joint custody and I lived 50/50 mom/dad. We always had a live-in nanny. There was no way that my dad could have raised me, working full-time in the job that he had without full-time live-in help. Our house wasn't big (well, until he got remarried and they got a big house and had more kids), but our nanny's room was on the lower level with a completely separate exit/entrance and own living space. Our nanny actually moved with me when it was time for me to live with my mom (a mere two miles down the road).

There are so many divorced parents out there, and I think it's great when dads take an active role as my dad did. It would be a shame for them not to be able to find a nanny.

So, IMO, as long as there is separate living space, I don't see the issue -- sure, I see a concern, but how is that different from working for a married couple where the wife travels or a bad marriage, etc?

[Anonymous]

I would work for a single Dad as long as he didn't set off any of my alarms (same as with two parent family). Live in I would want to have meet the Dad at least twice before accepting the job (same for a two parent family) and I would also want a door that locked, ie to be able to lock my bedroom/ bathroom door from the inside.

I would also be careful with boundaries and make sure to stay professional and away from any areas that might be misunderstood

I also don't work for a DB in a live in position who I thought was cute/ attractive or is in any way my type