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Yes, thank you, it is indeed worth reading. It's also worth noting that the reporters of these horrific events *never* mention how these penny-pinching parents found these so-called nannies, nor what the compensation was.
Of course there should be no correlation, but there in fact is. So far we know of no well-compensated professional nanny who has made the news for wrongdoing. High quality child care is never cheap. You need to pay the best to get the best. |
Anonymous
| Anyone could be tempted by unlimited access to someone else's money. A professional nanny will most likely not take that temptation, but there in no reason for a parent to be so trusting. Every time that a nanny spends money and should be reasonably able to provide a receipt, it should be there. |
Anonymous
| Pay a livable wage and $15/hr is NOT a livable wage. |
Anonymous
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Wow, that was a great article OP, thanks so much for sharing it. I actually read all three pages of it!
I think it was wrong for the writer's friends to comment that she was partially at fault for giving her nanny her PIN #. That is so untrue. I mean, if she trusts her nanny enough w/her own children, then why shouldn't she trust her with her bank no.#? And I hope she doesn't get permanently jaded by this awful experience. As a nanny, I would NEVER ever take a penny from my bosses. It's not ever crossed my mind. People assume that just because someone has way less money than someone else, that that automatically is a recipe for a future disaster. Because they think that ALL poor folks must be thieves, right? |
Anonymous
I would trust more people with my kids than with my PIN, and it's not because I care more about cash than children (I don't). There is a much lower threshold for theft than for harming children. I would wager that the majority of thieves wouldn't intentionally harm a child. Stealing is pretty widely considered a lesser evil than harming a child. |
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You are not supposed to give *anyone* your pin - not your spouse, not your mother, not your nanny, not your personal assistant. If there's some one in your life who you want to have access to your account, then you can get them their own card, with their own pin, that links to your account.
There are other ways to steal, of course, but giving away your pin is just irresponsible on every level. No one should have your pin. |
Anonymous
| I simply can't imagine anyone in their right mind giving out their bank pin number. The woman was either super stupid or lazy, or both. |
Anonymous
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A previous boss gave me his pin, had me do a withdrawal monthly for the $5000 budget. Given that I handled all household finances, with the exception of balancing the checkbook and doing his taxes, he trusted that I would only pull the money required. Of course, he also checked the balance online numerous times per week, and I had to remind him when it would be late showing up due to a holiday...
But I wasn't just the nanny, I was the household manager as well. |