Long-Term Nanny- How Long?
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Anonymous
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What do you consider qualifies a nanny to be long-term? Over a year, or 5 years?
It is such a high turnover position. And most families only ask for a year commitment. How long do you think qualifies as a long term employee? |
Anonymous
| MB here. I'd say 2-3 plus years. |
Anonymous
| I would say a year and a half. Maybe even a year. |
Anonymous
| I'd say over 18 months. |
Anonymous
| About 3 years. 2 seems normal. I would view 1 as very short and wonder what happened. |
Anonymous
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Three or more years as long term. Two as moderate. Less than two but more than 18 months - makes me wonder, unless it was very specific to age of child (aged out of nanny care). Less than a year and I wouldn't hire you unless there something happened like family relocated out of state.
One year is the bare minimum that someone reasonably ought stick around. But if a nanny has a series of one year jobs, I see that as a problem. |
Anonymous
| Definitely at least 3 years. I would wonder about a nanny who had a series of 1 year jobs. |
Anonymous
| 3 or more. But I have had jobs that only last a year or 2 because the family moves or the children grow up and no longer need a full time nanny. |
Anonymous
| Nanny here. Kind of surprised at the answers. I always tell families I am looking for a long term position of at least 1 year. In the nanny world I feel like 1-2 years is long term. I do have a lot of 1 year or less jobs on my resume but that is because the youngest child started school. I hope potential employers don't see that as a negative. |
Anonymous
No, not a negative with that explanation. When we were hiring a nanny for DS, he was a baby and one of the things we looked for were those who stayed with a family for at least 2 years. Since we anticipated needing/wanting a nanny for at least 3 years, we wanted to make sure we hired one who had a history of staying. Ours ended up staying for 4 wonderful years. I think it is only a negative when you appear to bounce from job to job. In the same sense, as a nanny, I'm sure you'd want a family that has steady nanny employment and not 3 nannies a year. But with the explanation that your charges went off to school, it is certifiably understandable. |
Anonymous
| We looked for someone who would be willing to stay with us for 6-8 years. When we say "long-term" we REALLY mean it. |
Anonymous
| In the nanny world is is 1.5 years! |
Anonymous
I wish I could find a nanny job that lasted 6-8 years. 2 seems to be the norm as children grow up. |
Anonymous
| I am a nanny with a few 1 year or less stints on my resume. I was young, didnt know how to negotiate, and had really bad luck. I quit two positions that couldn't meet my needs, and had two moms get pregnant and go SAHM on me. I have finally gotten my negotiating act together, and I now negotiate contracts that suit my needs. I will have been at my current position for 2 years soon, and it feels like an accomplishment to me! |
Anonymous
| Anything over a year. A nanny position can be soul sucking, and you can have huge burnout. |