Would you hire an older nanny?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I hope that OP is still reading this thread. Go up four posts at 4/10 - 14:43 and see exactly what you avoided in hiring an older nanny. Two people politely disagree with this young nanny and she resorts to name calling and a threat. Can you imagine how she is with her MB/DB is they dare disagree with her?!

You made a good choice, OP, in hiring an older nanny - especially a nanny with the resume that your nanny has.

There was no threat, and the older "drama-free" nannies were name calling first.

04/10/2014 14:35
It's noting personal, Dear, you will be older soon and will understand what we are talking about.

"Dear" was clearly used in a derogatory sense in that post.

I'm fairly sure that the "but she started it" whine does nothing to prove you are an emotionally mature nanny. And "Dear" was used as a patronizing term, not derogatory.

That said, I have to agree with the majority of MBs and state that as the mother of four children who has had over eight nannies in the past fifteen years, my vote definitely goes to the older nannies. Our current (hopefully last) nanny is in her last 50's, has more energy than I have ever had and is dependable, punctual and calm - as well as "drama-free". Far and above the best nanny we have ever hired.

"To each his own". Just my two-cents...

15 years and 8 nannies suggests problems with you and I not a nanny. This is a tremendous amount of turnover.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope that OP is still reading this thread. Go up four posts at 4/10 - 14:43 and see exactly what you avoided in hiring an older nanny. Two people politely disagree with this young nanny and she resorts to name calling and a threat. Can you imagine how she is with her MB/DB is they dare disagree with her?!

You made a good choice, OP, in hiring an older nanny - especially a nanny with the resume that your nanny has.

There was no threat, and the older "drama-free" nannies were name calling first.

04/10/2014 14:35
It's noting personal, Dear, you will be older soon and will understand what we are talking about.

"Dear" was clearly used in a derogatory sense in that post.

I'm fairly sure that the "but she started it" whine does nothing to prove you are an emotionally mature nanny. And "Dear" was used as a patronizing term, not derogatory.

That said, I have to agree with the majority of MBs and state that as the mother of four children who has had over eight nannies in the past fifteen years, my vote definitely goes to the older nannies. Our current (hopefully last) nanny is in her last 50's, has more energy than I have ever had and is dependable, punctual and calm - as well as "drama-free". Far and above the best nanny we have ever hired.

"To each his own". Just my two-cents...

15 years and 8 nannies suggests problems with you and I not a nanny. This is a tremendous amount of turnover.

This thread is 5 years old, PP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope that OP is still reading this thread. Go up four posts at 4/10 - 14:43 and see exactly what you avoided in hiring an older nanny. Two people politely disagree with this young nanny and she resorts to name calling and a threat. Can you imagine how she is with her MB/DB is they dare disagree with her?!

You made a good choice, OP, in hiring an older nanny - especially a nanny with the resume that your nanny has.

There was no threat, and the older "drama-free" nannies were name calling first.

04/10/2014 14:35
It's noting personal, Dear, you will be older soon and will understand what we are talking about.

"Dear" was clearly used in a derogatory sense in that post.

I'm fairly sure that the "but she started it" whine does nothing to prove you are an emotionally mature nanny. And "Dear" was used as a patronizing term, not derogatory.

That said, I have to agree with the majority of MBs and state that as the mother of four children who has had over eight nannies in the past fifteen years, my vote definitely goes to the older nannies. Our current (hopefully last) nanny is in her last 50's, has more energy than I have ever had and is dependable, punctual and calm - as well as "drama-free". Far and above the best nanny we have ever hired.

"To each his own". Just my two-cents...

15 years and 8 nannies suggests problems with you and I not a nanny. This is a tremendous amount of turnover.

Not for a military family as this PP later made clear.