OP - I agree and I do believe the attitudes on here have damaged the reputation of nannies. I know not all nannies are like this and heck, I don't even know if it's all nannies who are posting those low-class comments but I have a feeling because of the egos many of them have and how the ego gets damaged quickly if anyone mentions cleaning, being flexible, "low" pay rates, or something related. Deep down they don't think their profession gets respect (most of it is inside their heads), so they get snarky when they don't like a question, opinion, response. I don't think they realize that they're doing more harm then good on the respect-o-meter.

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OP - I agree and I do believe the attitudes on here have damaged the reputation of nannies. I know not all nannies are like this and heck, I don't even know if it's all nannies who are posting those low-class comments but I have a feeling because of the egos many of them have and how the ego gets damaged quickly if anyone mentions cleaning, being flexible, "low" pay rates, or something related. Deep down they don't think their profession gets respect (most of it is inside their heads), so they get snarky when they don't like a question, opinion, response. I don't think they realize that they're doing more harm then good on the respect-o-meter.

I agree. Ironically, people have respect for nannies who do work hard, make themselves a valuable contributor to the household, take initiative, and yes, do household chores. Its the nannies that constantly post about seeing 3 hours of nap time as their surf the web time, want to bring their own laundry to work, want to bring a friend along for the day etc etc that make people not see the nanny profession as anything more than a glorified teenage babysitting position. These are the same posters constantly complaining about their jobs and wondering why they don't make more money.

Its telling that you seldom see posts about how nannies can become better nannies, sharing ideas of interesting projects or things to do other than angling for more outings and trips with other nannies. You don't see posts asking or sharing ideas of healthy recipes for kid's breakfast or lunch you see posts constantly about nannies should be provided with food of their choice. I could on but its pretty clear that most of the nanny posers on this sit take no pride in what they do and are only looking for easy money with as little work as possible.

Those posts happen, they just don't get much attention unfortunately. Personally I would love to see more of it. Especially something organizing local playgroups (but I'm sure you take that as me "angling" for outings with nanny friends).