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[quote=ScarletIbis]As many have said above, this is voluntary employment, if  it does not fit the lifestyle or requirements that you prioritize then it is not the employment structure for you. Not every job is meant for everyone. There are countless nannyies and au pairs who have loved their years of employment with various families as a live in. There is no need to compare it with slavery. Like any other type of career, there are bad employers, and good employers, good live-in situations and bad ones. 
Many employers design their live-in positions in a very beneficial manner for the nanny, so let's not overgeneralize that it only produces domestic servitude. I have never taken a live-in employment position because I know for a fact my desires for my at home lifestyle is not compatible with such a position. If you know this too, do not take a live-in position, find employment that is ideal for your personality and requirements, and if a particular family is mistreating you, address it and find a better family if necessary. You are not bound to serve there forever.

In regards to "no pay during sleeping hours" for 24/hr nannies, I do find that unfair. Of course there are children who sleep through the night, but there are also children who stay up for an hour maybe more frequently and the nanny is on call. Many other professions pay on call wages. But this is not an argument to compare various professions, apples to oranges, merely the fact that the nanny does have to care for the child, and loses sleep just at the fact that she must be alert just in case.[/quote]

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