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jmowreader Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-07-07 04:00 PM
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Possibly the strangest employment ad I've ever seen
This is for a nanny...

http://350.careersite.com/candidate/processcandviewjob?docid=A1130-31E9A&source=search

* Nanny cams are posted throughout the house to provide accountability
* Must be a Christian
* Must provide pastoral reference as well as personal references

She even has a website up so you can see what her charming little hellions look like.
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NC_Nurse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-07-07 04:09 PM
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1. Cape Fear no less....
:D
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Briarius Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-07-07 04:12 PM
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2. Daniel, Tara, Hunter, Logan & Dylan
Edited on Sat Apr-07-07 04:12 PM by Briarius
Oh my...
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-07-07 04:14 PM
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3. Our boys have been raised by Nannies....
would that be wild Nannies or tame, captive ones....
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petronius Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-07-07 05:16 PM
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9. That line jumped out at me - all that blather about a loving Christian family,
but they can't be bothered to raise their own children? And the bit about wanting applicants who will "love our children as their own" - do these parents define 'loving ones children' as 'wanting them to be raised by a stranger'?

At least they're up front about the nanny-cams, however; I give them credit for that...
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SacredCow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-07-07 05:26 PM
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10. Yeah- I smell a little hypocrisy....
and it just kind of gives me the heebie jeebies. I'd never want a stranger toraise my child...
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Nikia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-07-07 05:52 PM
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14. Well, some parents have their children raised by day care workers
I don't think that it is wrong to hire someone to come to one's home and watch one's children while one is at work.
Perhaps the line meant that, meaning that the parents went back to work right away so the children are used to this arrangement, as opposed to young children who had not had this arrangement and might be hostile at first to it.
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petronius Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-07-07 06:15 PM
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18. I know that's true - and I'm sure my wife and I would rely on daycare if we had children,
Edited on Sat Apr-07-07 06:17 PM by petronius
but the way that the line was written sounded really off in the context of that ad. It would have sounded better, IMO, if they'd phrased it like you did. (On edit, you're right: the ad says "raised with nannies," not "raised by," so I guess I was a teeny bit harsh.)

(Regardless, I'm just here for the 'dogpile on strangers in a vicious judgemental way' fun - I haven't formulated any serious opinions on child care/raising so far in my life... :) )
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Gormy Cuss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-07-07 06:25 PM
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19. "raised by nannies" as opposed to "cared for by nannies."
Honest about that too. I don't know anyone who phrases it that way, whether they have a nanny or send the kids to a daycare center -- they all know that the parents are raising the kids, not the care worker.

I think there's probably a sad tale behind this all. Three kids under age 4 is stressful alone, and perhaps there are other life stresses too.
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petronius Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-07-07 06:27 PM
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20. To be fair, I misread the ad - it says "raised with" not "raised by"
Still, my creep-ometer in the upper-yellow zone, just not pegged in the red...
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-07-07 06:35 PM
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21. Are they free range boys....
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Gormy Cuss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-07-07 06:44 PM
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22. "Raised with" isn't loaded, but if you read her blog
there are allusions to major family transitions and behavioral problems with the older child, which is why I wrote that there seems to be something sad, perhaps a little desperate, lurking behind this ad. I hope that they find a nanny who is a positive influence on the children.
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marzipanni Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-07-07 07:29 PM
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25. Even if the older boy is possibly close to four, he was only a toddler himself
when two new beings requiring lots of attention came into the picture. The last nanny(s) probably burned out.
If babies and children are with nannies or day care providers during the ~45 hours/week while parents are at work, and with their parents(not counting sleeping time) ~15 hrs/wk weekday mornings/evenings and ~26 hours on weekends, then the nanny would have equal, if not a bit more, time with the child(ren)than the parents have.
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Gormy Cuss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-07-07 09:11 PM
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26. But the parents are in charge, at least in most people's minds.
The context was "raised with," not "raised by" as corrected above. "Raised by" is not the way any parents that I've known who used day care or nannies would phrase it. I was commenting on that perception.

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VelmaD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-07-07 04:16 PM
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4. It may not be illegal...
but it certainly is obnoxious to put in the religious requirement.
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Dude_CalmDown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-07-07 04:22 PM
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5. Call her on her cell:
910-217-0587 and ask her if it matters what kind of Christian you are. :evilgrin:
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jmowreader Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-07-07 05:04 PM
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8. I wonder what kind of Christian SHE is...
I figure she's probably paying $6-$8 per hour for all this.
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havocmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-07-07 05:59 PM
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16. "Hello, this is Christian Slater...
Do I get the job?"
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querelle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-07-07 04:27 PM
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6. Cute Kids
Too bad about the parents though.......

Q
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Bunny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-07-07 05:03 PM
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7. How obnoxious can you get?
They're not asking for much, are they? And of course no mention of the salary,either. And what exactly is "light housekeeping"? I can see maybe helping the little boys clean up the toyroom, and putting their dirty dishes in the dishwasher, but I'd be damned if I'd be scrubbing their toilets or anything like that.
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trof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-07-07 05:38 PM
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11. Ya don't do windows either, I bet.
slacker
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Bunny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-07-07 05:59 PM
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17. Ha - darn right! I don't even do my *own* windows, why the hell would I do someone
else's? :hi: trof!
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trof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-07-07 05:41 PM
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12. Nanny cams. Oh boy. That's a warning AND a threat.
We're WATCHING YOU.
24-7.
In the loo, too?
ESPECIALLY there.
prevert
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Nikia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-07-07 05:48 PM
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13. I don't know if these are unusual requirements or not
I don't think that there is necessarily anything wrong with being picky about who watches their children. Parents who opt to put their children into day care are often picky about the center and may choose one with a religious affiliation. While their requirements might be a little discrimatory, at least they are up front.
Some parents, especially those with multiple children, find having a nanny to be a good alternative to day care. Some child care workers prefer to take care of one family instead of a bunch of children at a day care center.
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hippywife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-07-07 06:46 PM
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23. I'm with you.
Everyone is going to have particular preferences about who spends that much time with their kids according to their own family structure. Nothing wrong with that.
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MissB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-07-07 05:56 PM
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15. I think I'd opt for a nanny cam too.
I had my kids in a day care center for a short time (the youngest was there for a year total, the older kid was there for 2 years). I liked the idea of a center as opposed to home care or a nanny mostly because of the oversight by other workers. (That being said, one worker was fired after I caught her smacking my oldest for not wanting to take a nap.)

The Christian reference thing doesn't really strike me as odd. I'm an atheist. If I were to hire a nanny, I'd want to make sure that she/he wasn't a fundamentalist Christian. I'd just be more discreet about discovering that fact. :shrug:
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jmm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-07-07 07:03 PM
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24. They had their first kid before they married so I'm guessing
they aren't too fundamentalist. Of course if I'm wrong they wouldn't be the first people who didn't practice what they preached.
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