Is this an attractive offer?

[Anonymous]

Good grief. OP your offer is perfectly fine. The nannies on this board are terribly stupid.You will not attract a one baby I plan to sit on the couch all afternoon type that frequents the board so often but this isn't what you want anyway. You want a responsible person who drives and can complete several basic tasks. Not a big deal.

You should post on care.com.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here, ignoring the negativity. If I eliminate pet care and maybe change it to just "occasionally feeding cat & changing water" (eliminate changing litter) does that make it at all more attractive?

What does "occasionally" mean? Seems like you're thinking if you word it that way it won't sound as bad, but you know you want it done everyday. I smell job creep.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Good grief. OP your offer is perfectly fine. The nannies on this board are terribly stupid.You will not attract a one baby I plan to sit on the couch all afternoon type that frequents the board so often but this isn't what you want anyway. You want a responsible person who drives and can complete several basic tasks. Not a big deal.

You should post on care.com.

Yes, OP will find someone to take this job. And the description and rate would be very acceptable, if the kids were 10 years younger. No one is saying the job details are off (with the exception of the cat poop), the point is that this job doesn't need to exist at all. With the exception of transportation, all of the things OP is looking for are things her sons should be doing for themselves.
The negative feedback has nothing to do with nannies not wanting to perform these tasks or being "terribly stupid".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. My sons priorities are school, practicing their instruments and extracurricular activities. This is why I am outsourcing.

I played varsity sports, was in NHS, participated in theater and was a Presidential Scholar in fine arts. I also did my laundry, walked the dog, cleaned up the cat shit, cooked for myself, carpooled with friends until I bought myself a car, oh yeah, and worked on Friday and Saturday nights. Your boys are spoiled and lazy, and apparently, so are you.

Ditto, on multiple after school activities and everything else. I also worked about 30 hours a week including weekends and after school from age 15 until I graduated. I even picked up my younger brothers from their after school activities and walked them home (more than two blocks) from age 12 until they were old enough to do it themselves. This isn't like 20-30 yrs ago, more like 5-10yrs ago because my youngest brother is 20 and was doing the same thing I was.

It's fine if you want to outsource but you need to be realistic about the time requirement and pay rate. Both won't attract anyone willing to stay more than a few weeks, who can speak any English or even drive. Are you even providing a car?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Good grief. OP your offer is perfectly fine. The nannies on this board are terribly stupid.You will not attract a one baby I plan to sit on the couch all afternoon type that frequents the board so often but this isn't what you want anyway. You want a responsible person who drives and can complete several basic tasks. Not a big deal.

You should post on care.com.

Your either a troll, a sock puppet, or its you who is "terribly stupid". Would you take OPs job? There's a fool born every minute so yes I'm sure OP could find SOMEONE. The question was "is this an attractive offer?" And we answered. The vast majority of available nanny will not want your job OP. your expectations are seriously out of whack.

[Anonymous]

I'm the OP. I guess you could call me a troll, although this isn't your typical fake post. I'm actually a nanny and this is my job description. I posted under the guise of an MB because, when I first posted the job description approximately a year ago I was accused of trolling. No one believed that it was a real job description, mostly for the same reasons people are calling troll now (too many responsibilities, not enough time, no guaranteed hours, the kids are too old).

I've been in this position for almost one year. It really is hellish and unpredictable, but $200-$250/wk is better than nothing. I'm a recent college graduate and I simply can't afford to be unemployed. The market is tough and I haven't had much luck (obviously) which is why I'm still in this nightmare of a job.

I just wanted to post my job description to get an idea as to whether my feelings of disdain are validated or not. Thanks for commenting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm the OP. I guess you could call me a troll, although this isn't your typical fake post. I'm actually a nanny and this is my job description. I posted under the guise of an MB because, when I first posted the job description approximately a year ago I was accused of trolling. No one believed that it was a real job description, mostly for the same reasons people are calling troll now (too many responsibilities, not enough time, no guaranteed hours, the kids are too old).

I've been in this position for almost one year. It really is hellish and unpredictable, but $200-$250/wk is better than nothing. I'm a recent college graduate and I simply can't afford to be unemployed. The market is tough and I haven't had much luck (obviously) which is why I'm still in this nightmare of a job.

I just wanted to post my job description to get an idea as to whether my feelings of disdain are validated or not. Thanks for commenting.

Then quit. Why have you stayed so long?
I don't believe your story anyway

[Anonymous]

I clearly stated that I've stayed so long because I need the money. I have bills to pay and I can't afford to quit my job without securing another one. I'm not from the DC area and nanny jobs aren't as available where I live as they are in the DC metro area. I would love to quit, trust me. And I don't blame you for believing my story, it's pretty unbelievable.

[Anonymous]

There is no way that someone can get done all the household things you need done while also shuttling/supervising two kids if they start at 3pm.

The person needs to start work at 2pm if not 1 or 1:30pm to get all the laundry and kitchen crap done.

And why can't your 8th grade kids walk home from the bus stop by themselves? IT'S TWO BLOCKS! Even a kid who can only move the muscles in one hand could maneuver a wheelchair off a SPED bus and two blocks home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm the OP. I guess you could call me a troll, although this isn't your typical fake post. I'm actually a nanny and this is my job description. I posted under the guise of an MB because, when I first posted the job description approximately a year ago I was accused of trolling. No one believed that it was a real job description, mostly for the same reasons people are calling troll now (too many responsibilities, not enough time, no guaranteed hours, the kids are too old).

I've been in this position for almost one year. It really is hellish and unpredictable, but $200-$250/wk is better than nothing. I'm a recent college graduate and I simply can't afford to be unemployed. The market is tough and I haven't had much luck (obviously) which is why I'm still in this nightmare of a job.

I just wanted to post my job description to get an idea as to whether my feelings of disdain are validated or not. Thanks for commenting.

I have no sympathy for you, OP. I understand being in the position of not being able to quit a job but if you have been there for almost a year, you now have no one but yourself to blame that these kids are so helpless. MAKE them help. It's that simple. Your life will be a lot better.

[Anonymous]

Op you can make more money waitressing. I don't feel sorry for you because you're not taking the initiative to find another position outside the nanny field to hold you over. Don't complain, you're doing it to yourself

[Anonymous]

Op here- I was just venting. I wasn't asking for job advice and I can do without the snarky comments and negativity. I am not permitted to ask the boys to do their own laundry or load the dishwasher because that's what I was hired for. What makes it even more difficult is DB is a "stay at home dad" (although he's rarely ever home - usually golfing or running errands) and the mom works from home 75% of the week. It's just a really stressful situation and I needed a place to come and vent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Make it $20 an hour with guaranteed pay and you will likely find qualified applicants.

I agree that the kids could do their own laundry and pet care but if I have someone come to my home and help with cleaning, if I pay for laundry and it is discussed beforehand I see no problem with a nanny doing it.

The problem isn't whether a nanny can do it, its why can't your kids do it. You could pay someone to do almost anything for you or your kids, but your job as a parent is to teach your kids to take care of themselves. Even if they grow up to be able to afford someone who does it all for them, that's different than never learning to do it yourself. This woman is setting her boys up to be someone's ex-husband/dead beat dad/30 year old living in mom's basement kind of men.

Give me a break.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here- I was just venting. I wasn't asking for job advice and I can do without the snarky comments and negativity. I am not permitted to ask the boys to do their own laundry or load the dishwasher because that's what I was hired for. What makes it even more difficult is DB is a "stay at home dad" (although he's rarely ever home - usually golfing or running errands) and the mom works from home 75% of the week. It's just a really stressful situation and I needed a place to come and vent.

The problem is, you didn't vent. You essentially made a troll post, got the appropriate response, and are now confused why people are irritated and lacking sympathy. An honest vent would have gotten you much further. Now you just look whiny and immature.

[Anonymous]

How is this job stressful? Its not that much to do in 4 hours. You open the door and let the dog out. One day a week you go to the grocery store. You wash and fold clothes. You make dinner and clean up after yourself. I'm so tired of nannies acting like anything which requires any movement takes them 30 minutes to accomplish. What's next..I need to breathe air all the time so I can't do anything else.