Finding other educated nannies

[Anonymous]

I’m a governess for a HP/HNW family. The kids are homeschooled by me 60% of the year as there is a lot of travel involved. I’m struggling to find nannies with a higher education. I find I don’t have much in common with other nannies and I feel isolated. Any other nannies with Madter’s degrees? Is it just a rarity to have a highly educated nanny?

[Anonymous]

You cant find common interests with people not as educated as you?
I think the problem here is you.

[Anonymous]

Is there a homeschooling network in your area that you could look into?

Are there any agencies you might call - perhaps they could put you in touch w/ some people they've placed who might have similar client needs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You cant find common interests with people not as educated as you?
I think the problem here is you.

+1

Other nannies probably don’t want to hang around you because of your “I’m better than you, I have a Master’s degree” mentality.

[Anonymous]

So. You can't associate with someone who may only have a Bachelor's degree? Interesting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You cant find common interests with people not as educated as you?
I think the problem here is you.

+1

Other nannies probably don’t want to hang around you because of your “I’m better than you, I have a Master’s degree” mentality.

+2

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m a governess for a HP/HNW family. The kids are homeschooled by me 60% of the year as there is a lot of travel involved. I’m struggling to find nannies with a higher education. I find I don’t have much in common with other nannies and I feel isolated. Any other nannies with Madter’s degrees? Is it just a rarity to have a highly educated nanny?

Yes. I have a masters in ECD and I have never met another. I am in Los Angeles. However, more and more, I am meeting nannies with college degrees is education.

[Anonymous]

I only completed my Associate Degree.

I am probably not even worth a conversation with until I get my Masters.

Maybe I will even go higher than that & earn my Ph.D!
Then I will be only holding press conferences w/other Nannies.

And you will still be holding conversations.

[Anonymous]

Sounds more like it's that other nannies can't relate to homeschooling and traveling that much. I don't have a Masters, but I have experience homeschooling my charges and being 24/7, so I'd be happy to talk and compare stories

[Anonymous]

OP, I have a Master’s too and you need to get over yourself.

I felt like you once. I worked hard to get my Masters in SW and made nothing. I had to apply for food stamps because I was making $11 an hour for 50-60 hours a week.

I started nannying and made twice that with better benefits. But no one would guess I’m as educated as most of my employers. Nannying are seen as low-skill and low-educated field. While, that’s not actually true that’s the way the white collar workers view it.

You have to get use to being spoken down to, and assumed dumb. Also realize that the nanny down the street with the GED. You aren’t necessarily smarter. She’s making as much as you without the student debt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, I have a Master’s too and you need to get over yourself.

I felt like you once. I worked hard to get my Masters in SW and made nothing. I had to apply for food stamps because I was making $11 an hour for 50-60 hours a week.

I started nannying and made twice that with better benefits. But no one would guess I’m as educated as most of my employers. Nannying are seen as low-skill and low-educated field. While, that’s not actually true that’s the way the white collar workers view it.

You have to get use to being spoken down to, and assumed dumb. Also realize that the nanny down the street with the GED. You aren’t necessarily smarter. She’s making as much as you without the student debt.

Not OP, but I do command a much higher wage because of my degree. If you don't, PP, you should look for a new job. Even a college degree in any major will command a higher rate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, I have a Master’s too and you need to get over yourself.

I felt like you once. I worked hard to get my Masters in SW and made nothing. I had to apply for food stamps because I was making $11 an hour for 50-60 hours a week.

I started nannying and made twice that with better benefits. But no one would guess I’m as educated as most of my employers. Nannying are seen as low-skill and low-educated field. While, that’s not actually true that’s the way the white collar workers view it.

You have to get use to being spoken down to, and assumed dumb. Also realize that the nanny down the street with the GED. You aren’t necessarily smarter. She’s making as much as you without the student debt.

Not OP, but I do command a much higher wage because of my degree. If you don't, PP, you should look for a new job. Even a college degree in any major will command a higher rate.

A higher rate than YOU would have earned without it. If the GED nanny down the block has a decade of full time nanny experience with glowing references and dozens of relevant classes and certifications, she will often be worth just as much as the newcomer who spent the last decade taking classes, even if the classes are child-related. So yes, some of us poor rubes are making just as much as you are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, I have a Master’s too and you need to get over yourself.

I felt like you once. I worked hard to get my Masters in SW and made nothing. I had to apply for food stamps because I was making $11 an hour for 50-60 hours a week.

I started nannying and made twice that with better benefits. But no one would guess I’m as educated as most of my employers. Nannying are seen as low-skill and low-educated field. While, that’s not actually true that’s the way the white collar workers view it.

You have to get use to being spoken down to, and assumed dumb. Also realize that the nanny down the street with the GED. You aren’t necessarily smarter. She’s making as much as you without the student debt.

Not OP, but I do command a much higher wage because of my degree. If you don't, PP, you should look for a new job. Even a college degree in any major will command a higher rate.

A higher rate than YOU would have earned without it. If the GED nanny down the block has a decade of full time nanny experience with glowing references and dozens of relevant classes and certifications, she will often be worth just as much as the newcomer who spent the last decade taking classes, even if the classes are child-related. So yes, some of us poor rubes are making just as much as you are.

+1

Why do you think your BA in Interior Design means you deserve more per hour than a nanny with 15 years experience and a GED?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You cant find common interests with people not as educated as you?
I think the problem here is you.

+1

Other nannies probably don’t want to hang around you because of your “I’m better than you, I have a Master’s degree” mentality.

+2

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, I have a Master’s too and you need to get over yourself.

I felt like you once. I worked hard to get my Masters in SW and made nothing. I had to apply for food stamps because I was making $11 an hour for 50-60 hours a week.

I started nannying and made twice that with better benefits. But no one would guess I’m as educated as most of my employers. Nannying are seen as low-skill and low-educated field. While, that’s not actually true that’s the way the white collar workers view it.

You have to get use to being spoken down to, and assumed dumb. Also realize that the nanny down the street with the GED. You aren’t necessarily smarter. She’s making as much as you without the student debt.

Not OP, but I do command a much higher wage because of my degree. If you don't, PP, you should look for a new job. Even a college degree in any major will command a higher rate.

A higher rate than YOU would have earned without it. If the GED nanny down the block has a decade of full time nanny experience with glowing references and dozens of relevant classes and certifications, she will often be worth just as much as the newcomer who spent the last decade taking classes, even if the classes are child-related. So yes, some of us poor rubes are making just as much as you are.

Not in my world. The degree gets you more than someone with 40 years nannying experience. And a nanny with an advanced degree and/or preschool teaching experience tops the market.