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My lesson learned. You'll never find it. Lower your expectations.

If there was a person who was capable of everything you said, they'd have other better career opportunities. Jobs that paid more, gave more flexibility, more RESPECT from others.

Nannies are usually nannies because their job options are something along the lines of .... taking care of babies, working at a call center, selling Avon to friends or whatever else they have these days, or target/Walmart. Of those options, those who have strong personalities (can't be told what to do) usually pick the nanny profession because there is no other grownup watching their back.

You could write a sociology paper on this topic. Anyway... conclusion, you'll never find what you are looking for. The good news is that kids turn out great even if you don't have those things and can't find that nanny. So don't despair.

Even the Elementary School Teacher... she could wax poetry about how much she likes working with kids one on one. Call me jaded after all these years but... if she became a fully qualified Elementary School Teacher.. which takes years of training, then it must've been hard to change the status quo, make a life changing decision to go into another career field. What could that be? There was something major to make her forgo all of that training and throw away all the investment of her years working as an Elementary School Teacher. Why did the nanny profession look so good to her at that point? She couldn't take the politics at the school? Couldn't stay organized? Couldn't handle the kids? It was something that she was not cut out for. I wish her the best and everyone deserves a fair wage but honestly, putting your expectations on anyone, even a former Elementary School Teacher seems unfair. 
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You couldn’t be more wrong about this, but I appreciate your opinion on the topic. I absolutely ADORED teaching. No doubt in my mind, I was born to teach. Problem is, I wasn’t spending the majority of my time teaching. Instead, I spent countless hours making sub plans so that someone less qualified could do my job while I administered assessment after assessment, filled out endless amounts of paperwork on said assessments, and went to meetings where said paperwork was never discussed or needed. I was SUPER organized, had classroom management skills that were second to none, and was absolutely crushed when I realized that the only career I’d ever dreamed of having was not at all what I wanted to do for the rest of my life.

To assume I “threw away” my training and the years I spent in the classroom couldn’t be more incorrect. My education, training, and experience is exactly why I am as marketable as I am. I now have a career where I get to focus on actual TEACHING. No paperwork. No tests. No unnecessary meetings. Kids and learning and FUN. The fact that my salary has more than doubled with this career change is an added bonus. I make more as a nanny than I would have EVER made as a classroom teacher. When my first nanny family moved a year and a half ago, I was snatched up so quickly by friends of theirs, that I didn’t even have to worry about searching for a new job. Some families want a “nanny like me” and are willing and able to pay for the level of professionalism I provide.

OP does not have unreasonable expectations and I wish her the best of luck in her search.[/quote]

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