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The Bar => The Lounge => Topic started by: VivisMom on July 28, 2008, 02:12:02 PM
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This is, I kid you not, for real:
From: http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/kid/772852266.html (http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/kid/772852266.html)
We're a family of ten. My husband and myself, our 5 children, 2 dogs, and cat. For as long as we've lived in the city we have been lucky to have the same nanny/family assistant. Originally starting out as my eldest son's baby nurse and staying with us for nearly 19 years.
I have had a hard time meeting people that have been right for the position. We've sought help from agencies and other nanny finding sites and have now moved here in search for some more dynamic candidates.
I feel that I must be up front, this job is a VERY much so a FULL TIME job with NO flexibility. Both my husband and self work full time in jobs where it is essential for us to work long hours (hedge fund and fashion industry).
The hours will generally be:
Monday- OFF, however, you may have some errands to run for the family.
Tuesday- 9am-9/10pm
Wednesday- 7am-9pm
Thursday/Friday/Saturday- 3pm-11pm (You may stay much later, you may get to leave much earlier. We often have events on these nights.)
Sunday- 10am-3pm (1st and 3rd weekend of the month)
7pm-10pm (2nd weekend of the month)
OFF (4th weekend in the month)
I do need to be upfront when I say my children can be a bit difficult. This job is very nontraditional in the sense that my kids are older and still need someone to "parent" them 24/7. My oldest son will be starting his first year at Columbia in the fall and will not be around much, but, will probably still need support. Picking up his dry cleaning, if he needs anything for his apartment, scheduling doctor appointments, anything to help him and his daily life run smoothly.
As for my 2nd son- he doesn't need to be cared for. He will pretty much look after himself but I do want someone that will be concerned with what he's doing with his time at home. Making sure he's studying and insisting that he needs to be more polite. He has a streak of rude.
The younger three, well, they're the one's you will have the most interaction with. They are 14 (son), 12 (daughter), and 9 (daughter). They are extremely particular and each have their own set of demands and little "isms" about them, but, I assure you they are entertaining, charming, and delightful most of the time.
Mostly impart to my children's ages the nanny will be expected to do some "family assistant" type jobs. This includes food shopping, light errand running, coordination of children's school and personal schedules in a way that both my husband and I can access, walking dogs, and interfacing with our assistants.
You should be:
Younger and ambitious. This job is a lot of hours and not always easy for people that are not in shape to keep up with my kids.
MUST be 100% legal and able to speak PERFECT English.
MUST be presentable/polished.
MUST have SOME college.
City savvy and Blackberry Accessible.
HONEST.
AND willing to have at least a 2 year contract.
Compensation will be:
18 days paid vacation. Half to be determined by you the rest by us.
Health/Dental benefits (full, great plan) (after 90 days)
60-75 k DOE
Paid over time at the rate of $60 an hour for any amount of time worked over 50 hours.
Option to live in our beautiful second apartment located on 84th between Park and Lex for a reduced rent.
To apply for this job please submit the following:
"Resume" outlining your child care experience.
A brief explanation of why you want to apply.
My family and I will review these as they come in and will contact you with in 24 hours if we'd like to move you further along in the interview process. Please make the subject of your email- Nanny of 10 Position
Okay, so basically...you want to pay someone to parent your children. Your FIVE (bratty, from your description) children. For 75k + dental a year? You have GOT to be kidding me.
:mental:
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So the only guaranteed time off is one weekend a month 11pm Friday to Monday morning after which you may or may not get your weekly day off. I'm amazed the job description doesn't include holding a monthly line up to check that the parents can still recognise their offspring.
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Paid over time at the rate of $60 an hour for any amount of time worked over 50 hours.
Option to live in our beautiful second apartment located on 84th between Park and Lex for a reduced rent.
Sorry overtime starts after 40 hours. And secondly "reduced rent"? You want a slave with no personal life and you want to make them pay rent. WTF?
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They need to get together with Tiffany from Baltimore.. :lmao:
http://baltimore.craigslist.org/kid/764966422.html
Great Live-In nanny avaialble ASAP
Reply to: tiffywo@aol.com
Date: 2008-07-22, 7:30AM EDT
My name is Tiffany! I am 19, I will be 20 this Friday. I am looking for a live-in nanny position to start asap. I would like to stay in the area of glen burnie or somewere around catonsville. I am looking for a position that wouldnt mind me having my 3 mnth old and 2 year old and my fiance living there also. Id prefer kinda seperate living quarters. My fiance got laid off of work so I need something ASAP. Also, if you have a vehicle for nanny personal use that would be great!
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Why does Queen's "Fat-Bottom Girls" keep running through my mind...?
Oh, yeah, 'cuz I'm a perv, that's why! :naughty:
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Yeah, but you get one of these 'nifty' anklets for FREE!
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/Ball_and_chain.jpg)
KC
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They need to get together with Tiffany from Baltimore.. :lmao:
http://baltimore.craigslist.org/kid/764966422.html
Great Live-In nanny avaialble ASAP
Reply to: tiffywo@aol.com
Date: 2008-07-22, 7:30AM EDT
My name is Tiffany! I am 19, I will be 20 this Friday. I am looking for a live-in nanny position to start asap. I would like to stay in the area of glen burnie or somewere around catonsville. I am looking for a position that wouldnt mind me having my 3 mnth old and 2 year old and my fiance living there also. Id prefer kinda seperate living quarters. My fiance got laid off of work so I need something ASAP. Also, if you have a vehicle for nanny personal use that would be great!
Yeah...so the fiance can stay home and watch the two kids who aren't his. LOL. Only in Baltimore.
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They need to get together with Tiffany from Baltimore.. :lmao:
http://baltimore.craigslist.org/kid/764966422.html
Great Live-In nanny avaialble ASAP
Reply to: tiffywo@aol.com
Date: 2008-07-22, 7:30AM EDT
My name is Tiffany! I am 19, I will be 20 this Friday. I am looking for a live-in nanny position to start asap. I would like to stay in the area of glen burnie or somewere around catonsville. I am looking for a position that wouldnt mind me having my 3 mnth old and 2 year old and my fiance living there also. Id prefer kinda seperate living quarters. My fiance got laid off of work so I need something ASAP. Also, if you have a vehicle for nanny personal use that would be great!
Yeah...so the fiance can stay home and watch the two kids who aren't his. LOL. Only in Baltimore.
I disagree...the youngest is probably his and probably a couple more at his ex-'fiance's house :-) Meh, your point still stands though :-) Rest assured though, VVM, it happens over here in the Midwest too. :thatsright: :-)
That brings up another discussion. Ever noticed how the women collecting food stamps and such always have a 'fiance' they never seem to marry? Can we say welfare fraud redux? Can we say household income that isn't reported? :p :-)
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You know I may have been rash in rejecting this job opportunity. Perhaps simply purchasing a taser could make this something of a sinecure.
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You know I may have been rash in rejecting this job opportunity. Perhaps simply purchasing a taser could make this something of a sinecure.
Always thinking ahead! :evillaugh:
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Paid over time at the rate of $60 an hour for any amount of time worked over 50 hours.
Option to live in our beautiful second apartment located on 84th between Park and Lex for a reduced rent.
Sorry overtime starts after 40 hours. And secondly "reduced rent"? You want a slave with no personal life and you want to make them pay rent. WTF?
Not if you're salaried it doesn't!
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Parent your own Damn kids, idiots.
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You know I may have been rash in rejecting this job opportunity. Perhaps simply purchasing a taser could make this something of a sinecure.
Always thinking ahead! :evillaugh:
Lemonade out of lemons. :innocent:
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You know I may have been rash in rejecting this job opportunity. Perhaps simply purchasing a taser could make this something of a sinecure.
Always thinking ahead! :evillaugh:
Lemonade out of lemons. :innocent:
Gonna need a lot of sugar to make lemonade out of that job. :-)
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I bet the kids don't belong to her husband. She only seems to have time for a "lover". ....a very modern feminazi woman.
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They need to get together with Tiffany from Baltimore.. :lmao:
http://baltimore.craigslist.org/kid/764966422.html
Great Live-In nanny avaialble ASAP
Reply to: tiffywo@aol.com
Date: 2008-07-22, 7:30AM EDT
My name is Tiffany! I am 19, I will be 20 this Friday. I am looking for a live-in nanny position to start asap. I would like to stay in the area of glen burnie or somewere around catonsville. I am looking for a position that wouldnt mind me having my 3 mnth old and 2 year old and my fiance living there also. Id prefer kinda seperate living quarters. My fiance got laid off of work so I need something ASAP. Also, if you have a vehicle for nanny personal use that would be great!
Yeah...so the fiance can stay home and watch the two kids who aren't his. LOL. Only in Baltimore.
I disagree...the youngest is probably his and probably a couple more at his ex-'fiance's house :-) Meh, your point still stands though :-) Rest assured though, VVM, it happens over here in the Midwest too. :thatsright: :-)
That brings up another discussion. Ever noticed how the women collecting food stamps and such always have a 'fiance' they never seem to marry? Can we say welfare fraud redux? Can we say household income that isn't reported? :p :-)
When I was teaching in the City, on the first day my freshmen wanted to know more about me...so one of them asks, "You got a husband?" (I was not married then.) "A Boyfriend?" (I had not yet met my husband.) "A baby daddy?" at which point I was like, "Do I LOOK like the kind of girl who has a baby daddy?"
Sadly, a story like Tiffany's is all too common in Baltimore. I knew more kids who had babies than I did kids who could read. And their parents didn't care...one more baby meant more welfare money.
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They need to get together with Tiffany from Baltimore.. :lmao:
http://baltimore.craigslist.org/kid/764966422.html
Great Live-In nanny avaialble ASAP
Reply to: tiffywo@aol.com
Date: 2008-07-22, 7:30AM EDT
My name is Tiffany! I am 19, I will be 20 this Friday. I am looking for a live-in nanny position to start asap. I would like to stay in the area of glen burnie or somewere around catonsville. I am looking for a position that wouldnt mind me having my 3 mnth old and 2 year old and my fiance living there also. Id prefer kinda seperate living quarters. My fiance got laid off of work so I need something ASAP. Also, if you have a vehicle for nanny personal use that would be great!
Yeah...so the fiance can stay home and watch the two kids who aren't his. LOL. Only in Baltimore.
I disagree...the youngest is probably his and probably a couple more at his ex-'fiance's house :-) Meh, your point still stands though :-) Rest assured though, VVM, it happens over here in the Midwest too. :thatsright: :-)
That brings up another discussion. Ever noticed how the women collecting food stamps and such always have a 'fiance' they never seem to marry? Can we say welfare fraud redux? Can we say household income that isn't reported? :p :-)
When I was teaching in the City, on the first day my freshmen wanted to know more about me...so one of them asks, "You got a husband?" (I was not married then.) "A Boyfriend?" (I had not yet met my husband.) "A baby daddy?" at which point I was like, "Do I LOOK like the kind of girl who has a baby daddy?"
Sadly, a story like Tiffany's is all too common in Baltimore. I knew more kids who had babies than I did kids who could read. And their parents didn't care...one more baby meant more welfare money.
I hear you, VVM. Terrible really the potential lost because of those situations.
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I dare someone to send this to Dr. Laura.
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These kids don't need the nanny, especially the one in college. The youngest 9, she can be taken care of by her older siblings if the parents are not around. Yes, those parents need to be with their kids raising them.
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What kind of 19 year old wants a nanny? I mean really, what does he tell his friends?
Of course judging from the tone, he's probably used to having servants provided by mommy and daddy. He would probably tell everyone the nanny was his "personal assistant" or "house manager".
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What kind of 19 year old wants a nanny? I mean really, what does he tell his friends?
Of course judging from the tone, he's probably used to having servants provided by mommy and daddy. He would probably tell everyone the nanny was his "personal assistant" or "house manager".
Sounds like a helicopter parent to me. I remember reading somewhere that helicopter parents happened in the 19th century and they were thr wealthy and elite class.
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What kind of 19 year old wants a nanny? I mean really, what does he tell his friends?
Of course judging from the tone, he's probably used to having servants provided by mommy and daddy. He would probably tell everyone the nanny was his "personal assistant" or "house manager".
Are you kidding me?! :naughty:
When I was 19 you could have given me a dozen of 'em!
As to what he tells his friends ..... I can't repeat that here. :-)
KC
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a 19 year old should be able to manage their own affairs. That includes the drudgery of doing their own laundry, cooking their own meals and organizing their own schedules. Too many "children" have grown up with NO responsibility.
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a 19 year old should be able to manage their own affairs. That includes the drudgery of doing their own laundry, cooking their own meals and organizing their own schedules. Too many "children" have grown up with NO responsibility.
I'm convinced that having a sick or injured parent during one's formative years is a blessing in disguise. My older brother and I took over those responsibilities when I was 10 (he was 12) because my mother was laid up for six months.
I can't believe I'm marrying a woman who doesn't even know how to do laundry.