This is why nannies get bitter

[Anonymous]

I just saw this ad on care.com. All I can say is wow.


I am searching for either an at-home nanny to come to our house while I am at work or someone who provides child care out of their home nearby- in between Kettering & downtown would be wonderful! My work hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. so I would need someone from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. My daughter is 11 months old currently. She is a very easy baby- genuinely happy most of the time! She is in the laughing stage right now and not yet walking so it is a lot of fun! I'm not sure what a good pay-range is but I am really hoping to pay near $100 a week.

Nonsmoking is very important! I also would like someone who can be silly & make voices, someone who likes to make learning an important part of the day.
Photo from Jessica B. for child care job in Dayton

Job Details:

Ages of Children: 7 months-3 years
1 child
$5 - $15 per hour*

Ideal Provider Qualifications:
Has own transportation
Non-smoker
Has attended college

[Anonymous]

Care.com should be sued for allowing illegal activity on their site.

[Anonymous]

Care.com is at least up front about the requirement to pay at least minimum wage to a nanny. I messages sittercity about this and they responded that not only are they just a job board and aren't responsible for the content of an ad, but that I am mistaken that a nanny is entitled to minimum wage. For real?! How can you claim to cater to an industry and be so clueless as to the laws that govern said industry. I've also had my account suspended when I messaged a parent about how the wage they are offering is illegal.

As for the woman in this ad, she clearly just doesn't understand the difference between an in home daycare and a personal nanny, which by the looks of it she can afford neither. I'd love to hear some of these parents answer how they expect someone to live off of $100/week or if they'd ever work for $1.90/hour.

[Anonymous]

Maybe it was just a typo. She says $100 a week but also says $5-15/hour. So my guess is she meant $100/day.

Still not a lot of money but very different than $100/wk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Care.com is at least up front about the requirement to pay at least minimum wage to a nanny. I messages sittercity about this and they responded that not only are they just a job board and aren't responsible for the content of an ad, but that I am mistaken that a nanny is entitled to minimum wage. For real?! How can you claim to cater to an industry and be so clueless as to the laws that govern said industry. I've also had my account suspended when I messaged a parent about how the wage they are offering is illegal.

As for the woman in this ad, she clearly just doesn't understand the difference between an in home daycare and a personal nanny, which by the looks of it she can afford neither. I'd love to hear some of these parents answer how they expect someone to live off of $100/week or if they'd ever work for $1.90/hour.

they say this but then they allow parents to post BELOW minimum wage. So I pay think care is better, wake up and smell reality! Also, someone should message 'Jessica' to let her know how absurd she is. Make a fake profile or something so she doesn't go and write a negative review, because she probably will!

[Anonymous]

PP here. If* you think.

[Anonymous]

She even wants someone who has attended college. I work in the area where this was posted and I make $13/hr it is way below for the area.

[Anonymous]

Don't those greedy owners of care and sittercity have any legal responsibility?

[Anonymous]

Why does that ad make you bitter? I ignore outrageously low offers and counter low offers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why does that ad make you bitter? I ignore outrageously low offers and counter low offers.

Exactly. Just ignore it. They will realize when they get no responses that they are being ludicrous. I wonder if they realize that it's illegal? Or do they care?

I found my current position on care.com and it's the best job I've ever had.

[Anonymous]

What bothers me is that she will probably find someone! There are only a few types of people that would take a job like this. Someone who doesn't need to work and is looking for play money, ie. doesn't take the job seriously, someone truly desperate, or someone looking to gain access to children. I agree with some MBs who say throwing a ton of money at a nanny doesn't necessarily make her a good nanny, but at a certain point the phrase "you get what you pay for" is quite accurate.

[Anonymous]

If nannies ignored those pathetic rates then everything would be ok. The cheap parents wouldn't get offers and would have to eventually higher their rate. I'm not sure anyone would work for 100 per week but there are sitters who reply to min wage nanny jobs, etc..

It's soo tempting to respond to these type of posts. This wack job of a parent not only wants a full time nanny but a COLLEGE EDUCATED full time nanny with her own vehicle for $100 / wk for 11 hours per day (55 hours per week) -- LMAO

[Anonymous]

Care.com should be reported to the labor board.

[Anonymous]

Clearly a typo. Calm down.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Care.com is at least up front about the requirement to pay at least minimum wage to a nanny. I messages sittercity about this and they responded that not only are they just a job board and aren't responsible for the content of an ad, but that I am mistaken that a nanny is entitled to minimum wage. For real?! How can you claim to cater to an industry and be so clueless as to the laws that govern said industry. I've also had my account suspended when I messaged a parent about how the wage they are offering is illegal.

As for the woman in this ad, she clearly just doesn't understand the difference between an in home daycare and a personal nanny, which by the looks of it she can afford neither. I'd love to hear some of these parents answer how they expect someone to live off of $100/week or if they'd ever work for $1.90/hour.

+1