Is this a joke?
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Anonymous
 
A young professional couple with a newborn daughter in Chevy Chase, MD seeks a full-time nanny to work Monday-Wednesday from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Thursday-Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pay is $11 per hour for roughly 45 hours a week. The Nanny's duties include tending to our newborn daughter's total well being in a loving, fun, and nurturing fashion. You should be: * Passionate about child development and want to be a part of a child's life during her formative years. * Happy to keep us very connected to her daily life. * Experienced in newborn through early childhood care. * Willing to manage light housekeeping while baby is napping. Major Responsibilities * Create a stimulating, nurturing, and safe environment for the baby. * Supervise the baby's activities at all times. * Prepare bottles for and feed the baby. * Massage the baby every morning (will demonstrate). * Bathe and dress the baby. * Perform all housework related to child care, including washing the baby's clothes and other items, tidying play areas, and washing bottles. * Administer medicine to the baby. * Daily reporting of baby's activities. The Nanny's light housekeeping duties in addition to the above include but are not limited to: * Keeping the common areas in the apartment clean. * Doing the household laundry once a week. * Preparing simple healthy dinners for the family at least two or three days a week. * Preparing bed time bottles for the baby. * Occasional errands may be required. Job Qualifications and Requirements * High school graduate * Experience caring for newborns * First aid training and child and infant CPR * Speaks English * Reliable, honest, and trustworthy * Physical ability to care for a young child * Ability to plan, organize, and multitask with minimal supervision * Driver's license and auto insurance preferred (will provide vehicle when needed) * Training in early childhood education preferred |
Anonymous
| I would say, no, it's not a joke. Minimum wage in Maryland is $7.25, and that's what you'll get doing much harder labor at McDonald's. So, I would think there are people who would be interested in applying for this instead. You are clearly not one of them, but reposting the ad with a string of shocked smiley faces is just rude. |
Anonymous
| I'm sure it's not a joke. I work in mclean and make 10 per hr. happy to have a job! |
Anonymous
It is a joke!
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Anonymous
| The pay's not great but it's not crazy. I've definitely seen worse |
Anonymous
| This belongs in the nanny forum. |
Anonymous
| Oops, my bad. Sorry. Carry on. |
Anonymous
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The only joke here is that OP thinks she is so damn special that an $11/hr job is beneath her. Find me another industry where you can make even close to this much money and the ONLY requirement is that you have graduated high school. Oh wait, you won't, because it doesn't exist.
The nannies on these boards have some pretty over-inflated senses of self worth and, yes, entitlement. |
Anonymous
| They will find someone but they probably won't get everything they want for that rate. She may not speak great English, she may not have tons of experience, she may not be a stellar employee, or she may simply need a job and will bail ASAP. Hopefully who ever they get quickly realizes how grossly underpaid they are, or that this family has a hell of a time finding someone and has to readjust their expectations. Its funny that PPs claim OP is entitled because she thinks $11/hour is below her. You know nothing about her. It very well may be below her. I'm sure you wouldn't work for $11/hour. What IS entitled is thinking you should get the most expensive luxury childcare for your precious snowflake, but you shouldn't have to pay what everyone else pays. |
Anonymous
A high school degree isn't the ONLY requirement. If that's the only requirement you have for your nannies that's really very sad. Most people want a nanny with the high school degree, some level of experience, various safety certifications, the ability to demonstrate competence as an employee (references that will reccomend you), etc. I'm sure you're the same elitist bitch trying to convince everyone that no nanny has ever gone to college and therefore should be happy with whatever scraps you throw her way. Just stop trying to degrade other people, and go figure out why your life is so so sad. And for your reading pleasure, jobs that only require a high school diploma: http://www.careerbuilder.com/Article/CB-1252-Who-is-Hiring-20-Jobs-You-Can-Get-With-a-High-School-Diploma/ http://finance.yahoo.com/news/best-paying-jobs-high-school-103628796.html http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2013/05/21/good-careers-high-school-degree-careercast/ Of course most of those jobs require certain skills, attributes, and training, but then so do most nanny jobs for any parent who gives a shit about their kid. No one just grabs the first person off the street who managed to stumble through high school. |
Anonymous
| They want a housekeeper with heavy childcare IMO and that's not in the right price range. |
Anonymous
Sure. I have a bridge to sell you. |
Anonymous
| What do you mean you have a bridge to sell me ? I've been a nanny for 12 years I speak fluent English. I have a college degree and I make 10 an hr. The most I've ever made is 12.5. I'm a great employee. I've never missed a day of work I've never been late and in the last 12 years I've worked for only 4 families. I stay with the families until I'm no longer needed. |
Anonymous
do you actually live in DC because the cost of living here is very high. |
Anonymous
The fact that you're stupid enough to work for that, does not make it an appropriate wage. If you truly have 12 years of experience, speak fluent English, and have a college degree, you should be making at least $40K/year. If not, you are seriously undervaluing yourself. Your degree was a waste of money, if you're only going to charge $10/hour. |