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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]13:59, We knew it; there is hope for you. Your tone has dramatically changed for the better. Kudos to you. There's a huge difference in barking out commands vs. sharing experiences and opinions. And in the end it's good to acknowledge that every family is different, and may have different priorities.[/quote]

Oh, golly, you again.  Sorry for the thread jack, OP.  This is the person who has been cyber stalking me calling me a FFN.

Once again, you are wrong.  (Why am I not surprised.)  I have been posting on DCUM for years.  I have consistently posted in support of respectful treatment by both nannies and families.  I have consistently encouraged others to treat their nannies as well as they can.

But I have also consistently maintained that there are far too many nannies who whine about their pay and working conditions without any thought to people who are so much worse off than they.  I have consistently told them that salaries are set by the market, and not by their personal whims and desires.  I have consistently pointed out that, if your expenses are too high for your salary, you can either find ways to reduce your expenses or increase your salary - but that you are unlikely to accomplish the latter as a nanny.  And yes, I have consistently railed against those nannies who seem to think that they are entitled to more because (a) their boss drives a fancy car or goes on nice vacations or (b) they have to live with roommates as adults.

When I first started out, I contemplated taking a job as a FT nanny for a senior co-worker because the pay was several thousand more annually.  I did not because there is no real career advancement for nannies.  Is that fair?  Yes, given that people choosing that career are aware of that going in.  So I will continue to tell nannies with decent families that they should stop whining and do an excellent job.  Best chance they have of changing their own circumstances.  Are there nannies with bad families?  Sure, but there are just as many if not more good families with bad nannies.  So everyone needs to stop keeping count of who has what and focus on what you can do to improve your own circumstances.

And I have NEVER barked out commands on DCUM.  I have expressed my opinions forcefully.  That's all.[/quote]

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