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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What kind of person would take this job though?  It basically would have to be someone with no life, and no hope of ever really having one.
Someone couldn't do this if they had kids, or a spouse.  Or if they were still "young" and going to school (with that schedule, no time for classes, even night school!)
It can't be someone that has any friends, no real time to see them.   Or that has a hobby, no time for that.

I'm picturing a mid 40's, socially awkward, chubby woman (no time to workout.)[/quote]

She said that it is more common in her culture. I don't know if she's part of an immigrant community or a religious one, but I'm guessing that the kind of person who would be interested is someone with few resources, who needs a place to live, and would like to be part of a family.

So, I'm guessing a young woman in her religion (if this is a religious culture), who is ready to move away from home and save some money for college, but whose family (and she) would prefer that she is in a family setting. Or, a recent immigrant (if this is an immigrant culture) who would like the cultural aspects of being part of an American household, feels safer in a family setting than on her own, needs a place to live, and doesn't know a lot of people yet.

If someone is not interested in going to school, or wants to take an online class or two, this might be a perfectly good gig for a year. Not everyone is a professional nanny looking to keep work and home life separate. There still are quite a few women who want to turn their natural affinity for children and their ability to run a home into something they get paid for.[/quote]

There are also professional nannies who prefer to live-in.[/quote]

The consensus here seems to be that a professional live-in nanny would want set hours and a very defined set of expectations. OP wants more flexibility than that.[/quote]

Actually, OP wants set hours (8am-8pm M-S), and she's willing to pay for it.  Professional nannies prefer different schedules, and this wouldn't appeal to someone who wants M-F 8am-5pm.  That's okay, but there are professionals who might want it.[/quote]

Actually, she said she wanted someone who would help after hours, and might get up over night.[/quote]

Really? I didn't see where she said that she wanted after 8 pm.  Nor did I see where she said she definitely wanted overnight care.  If that's what she wants, it's 24/6 care, and it's major overtime, but the nanny would definitely be a professional.[/quote]

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