I have an older nanny (she's 56 and a grandma q couple times over). She's wonderful. Raised her kids, grandbabies, worked with children in a daycare. Had a different career before that. She's so calm and patient and nurturing and genuinely loves the baby and toddler stage. No worry about her having little kids at home. She spent a week holding a sniffly/coughy baby for naps and made her soup etc. She's of a generation not into her phone so she's never on it and she has a million little kids stories and games from our culture.

Anonymous wrote:I'm in my 50s don't feel old but in our society civil rights and labor laws protect people over 40 from ageism

1) Employers who employ fewer than 4 employees are exempt from nearly all discrimination laws in every state (the federal cut off is 15 employees, but some states have reduced that number). Wage and tax law apply to everyone; anti-discrimination law does not. There are even laws to basically protect the right to discriminate when hiring someone to perform personal services in your home. A nanny family can legally say that they will only hire a white, young, Christian, heterosexual, female nanny who isn't pregnant, and can legally fire her if she becomes pregnant.
2) Almost any woman over 50 in any career field can tell you that age discrimination is alive and well. They never say, "you're too old." They just never offer you a job.

Here is a document outlining rights for domestic workers in two of the states with the most protections (New York and New Jersey). You will see on pages 20-21, anti-discrimination law is still not extended in this case: http://www.nelp.org/content/uploads/2015/03/RightsBeginatHome.pdf

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Anonymous wrote:I always considered myself one at 30-31 years old and was shocked when people expressed surprise on my other thread about me being one.
For me, a young nanny is aged 19-24. An older nanny would be 30 years plus.
Maybe I just come into contact with a lot of young nannies?

Am an Older nanny, 63, my boss is very happy with me,I don't have any problem about that.
Some family prefer older nannies,other' prefer younger that can pay less .
Older nannies have more experience,don't worrie about ,keep going.
Be happy this is the most important thing.

Thank you,good advice.

Bye we don't retire until 67 years old so people better get used to older nannies

I'm in my 50s don't feel old but in our society civil rights and labor laws protect people over 40 from ageism

Anonymous wrote:I always considered myself one at 30-31 years old and was shocked when people expressed surprise on my other thread about me being one.
For me, a young nanny is aged 19-24. An older nanny would be 30 years plus.
Maybe I just come into contact with a lot of young nannies?

Am an Older nanny, 63, my boss is very happy with me,I don't have any problem about that.
Some family prefer older nannies,other' prefer younger that can pay less .
Older nannies have more experience,don't worrie about ,keep going.
Be happy this is the most important thing.

Actually laughing at you PP. Bless you reading so much into my posts!

Anonymous wrote:Wow, if you are fellow nannies, I feel sorry for your charges. What nasty people you are. All I did was say I was qualified and experienced and that I deserve some respect and acknowledgement for that. Stupid of me to ask for advice or feedback on DCUM, Cattiest forum around clearly. Should have known better.

No, what you did was start a thread looking for people to tell you that your MB has no right to provide feedback on your care of her child. When the many educated and experienced nannies here told you that you were being a self-important prima donna, you started another thread specifically to discuss your "extensive" qualifications, and were told that they aren't extensive by most standards. You need to let it go. You are mediocre. It's a fine thing to be. Now stop trying to convince yourself and random strangers on the internet that you are supernanny.

Wow, if you are fellow nannies, I feel sorry for your charges. What nasty people you are. All I did was say I was qualified and experienced and that I deserve some respect and acknowledgement for that. Stupid of me to ask for advice or feedback on DCUM, Cattiest forum around clearly. Should have known better.

Anonymous wrote:'You sound kind of sad', You are getting that from one post? Thanks

I agree that in her multiple threads and multiple posts that state that she is an unquestionable authority on child-rearing because of her bachelors-level degree and having worked in some daycares, she sounds pretty pathetic. If the most impressive thing about you is that you are asically wualified to do your job and are 5 years older than your friends, well...you're not bery impressive.

'You sound kind of sad', You are getting that from one post? Thanks

PP, it was a question, that is all. People are so rude on here at times. There is no need for it

You sound kind of sad to me, OP. I hope being an "old nanny" isn't the only thing going on in your life - it's just a job.

I am a nanny. I'm 58. If 30 is an older nanny then . . . Well, it makes me think of that time when my charge was 3 and he asked me if dinosaurs were around when I was little.

Anonymous wrote:In DC, most nannies are older than 30 and almost all MBs are older than 30. It's hard to consider a nanny old if she's younger than you are!

I should work in DC. I would feel young then! I am the OP and 31 next week and MB is 35.