Woman Finds A Few Posts Of Unhinged Parents Looking For Nannies And She Just Had To Share Them On Twitter
One of the most common challenges working parents face is finding someone to care for their kids. Looking after the little munchkins is a tough job in itself, after all, and it’s equally difficult to leave them in someone else’s hands. That’s why people spend time and effort to hire that special someone who wins their trust, bonds with the little ones, and respects their rules. But when overachieving moms and dads have superhuman expectations, it’s a whole other story.
Recently, comedy writer and director Emily Murnane shared two screenshots of anonymous nanny job postings she came across on Facebook — and it’s a doozy, to put it mildly. While good childcare is hard to find, it will be a zillion times harder for these two parents whose expectations are totally detached from reality, especially compared to the insultingly low pay offered.
From having a master’s degree (or higher!) to bringing food not only for yourself but for the kids as well, these unhinged lists of demands immediately caught the attention of people online. So read on to see how delusional some parents may be and find the reactions people shared on the internet right below. And if you’ve ever come into contact with such prospective employers, be sure to share your thoughts on the topic in the comments, we’d love to hear them.
Recently, comedy writer Emily Murnane shared two anonymous nanny job postings with unreasonable lists of demands that went viral on Twitter
Image credits: emily_murnane
Image credits: emily_murnane
Image credits: emily_murnane
When it comes to finding childcare, parents have to communicate their expectations with extreme clarity from the get-go. But when this person took to Facebook to share their comically unrealistic requirements of what they want in a nanny, their efforts were widely ridiculed.
“School is starting again, and that means we once again need a nanny,” the job listing begins innocently enough. “You need to have a master’s degree or higher so that our 5-yo and 7-yo are intellectually challenged. (No, your ‘bachelor of english’ doesn’t mean you’re smart!)” it continues, starting a lengthy list of delusional demands.
The post went on to say that any potential applicants need to be between 24 to 28 years old to keep up with the activity of their kids. “And please plan to have your own housing, don’t assume you’ll be staying with us. Yes, we have extra room but the privilege is earned, not assumed,” it reads.
Moreover, the parent wants the nanny to work one hour in the morning and a few in the afternoon and expects them to be satisfied with a whopping $18 per day. More than enough considering your education and experience, right? But the demands don’t end here. The nanny needs to bring their own snacks and food for themselves and the kids, “as our cabinets will be locked during the day while we work. You will also need to bring educational materials such as workbooks as we do not keep anything like this at home. Thanks!”
To get some insight from an expert on this topic, we reached out to Stella Reid, a nanny coach with over 30 years of experience in the childcare industry. Nanny Stella is also the founder of Nannyology, a full-service agency aiming to make optimum family-nanny matches. She told Bored Panda that throughout her years in the field, she rarely came across parents who make unreasonable requests for nannies. “On occasion, if they have, then I and my team have talked the requests through with them and explained that they are not realistic/not going to happen with anyone we introduce them to.”
“Nannying is a profession and we require it to be treated that way when making connections. We like to think of the nanny as let’s say Julia Roberts and the family as say Sony pictures and we are the people in the middle that help to make the magic happen,” she explained.
Nanny Stella pointed out that parents often have high hopes for care providers because they see looking after their children as more than just a job. “But we don’t deal in hopes. We deal in agreements. What the family expects and what the nanny expects may be very different BUT agreements are clear.”
“Get VERY clear on what you are looking for and please get clear on your budget,” Nanny Stella advised. “Always do your due diligence when hiring a nanny. Check references, do a background check. This arena is unregulated and because of that, it is quite easy for people to pass off as a nanny when really they aren’t.”
People immediately jumped to share their reactions to these delusional requirements, here’s what they had to say
Image credits: AnnieG_Writer
Image credits: zebra596
Image credits: KaylaAncrum
Image credits: RoosedInstitute
Image credits: JennieTetreault
Image credits: lee_lei_lp
Image credits: ryrynemnem
Image credits: HeagneyBrian
Image credits: Sappen5
Image credits: AhsokaKnows
Becoming a nanny may be a rewarding career but it’s already a tough job in itself: from the constant pressure parents put on them to the responsibility to make sure the kids are happy, healthy, and looked after, it may be one of the most demanding lines of work out there.
That’s why many nanny seekers should take a good look in the mirror and determine what they truly want in a nanny while remaining realistic. According to an article on Care.com, one of the most common mistakes families make when hiring is not paying the going rate. “If you think you got such a good steal for a nanny…she will likely either 1) become resentful or 2) be keeping her eye out for a better job,” Kathy Dupuy, president of Mom’s Best Friend, said.
The same goes if parents choose to pay the childcare professional illegally. If they or the nanny gets audited, it could become a real problem. “Families taking on the responsibility of having a household employee should also take responsibility for knowing and understanding the payroll and tax laws in their state,” Tom Breedlove, senior director at Care.com, added. “There is some work involved, but the benefits of legal pay for your nanny and the tax breaks you’ll receive for doing things correctly are well worth it.”
So if parents expect potential workers to be a mother, a father, an excellent teacher, and a Mary Poppins all at the same time, they should at least provide adequate compensation for the professional. What do you think of these high expectations people set? Do you have any similar experiences you want to share? Be sure to let us know all about them in the comments!
Image credits: baby7billion
Image credits: nonessentialjoe
Image credits: HeagneyBrian
Image credits: AmberJElliott
Image credits: mellbatwist
Image credits: jenmyers333
Image credits: SkittlesWarlord
Yep. Trump fan wants to under pay under the table. Shocked 😳.
Load More Replies...
Maybe one of the new IRS people can take the job undercover and bust them.
Load More Replies...
Lmao just the cover about the bachelors in English got me….. I’m an ESE teacher and focused all my research in undergrad on science of teaching reading and connection between specific reading instruction and social behaviors……. But no. I’m not qualified to watch your kids 😂😂😂😂
"Have a pristine police record with absolutely no criminal activity, then be prepared to help us defraud the US government by illegally accepting under-the-table pay."
Gotta love the "Law & Order" Trumper who wants to pay less than minimum wage under the table, so they can avoid Payroll Tax.
the offer of paying under the table that was preceeded with the share of being a trump supporter. kind of figures since we all know that he was the potus of law and order....and grift.
The most hilarious (but in a WTF way) part for me is this: since those are RIDICULOUS requests, if ever someone accepted the job, I would be honestly scared. Like, clearly they wouldn't do it for the money or the perks, they wouldn't have a second job because of the split hours, ergo they are probably criminals and they just want access to your house/kids.
Excuse me? Somewhere among those "requirements", are they really expecting the nanny paid nothing to feed their kids with her non existent money?????
For the Trumper they could bring books about growing up Queer and Critical Race Theory while wearing an abortion rights top and rainbow colored slacks.
Twice a week, I make $100/ day to feed, water, and scoop a litter box for 3 pampered and privileged cats in the morning and evening and can sleep on the couch & shower to boot between times. These people never inquired about my master only if I was a cat person.
These people are delusional and kinda unhinged. This is a position that is safe to say will never get filled.
"Ideally will be a Trump fan." Literally explains everything, particularly the low pay. Assholes gotta a*****e, I guess.
There is such a thing as a bachelors in “childcare”? Did she mean to say “early childhood education” or….?
No! Childcare! Here, I made the degree on CertificateMakerTM. It's super authentic.
Load More Replies...
I love that in the first post tRump allegiance is linked to tax avoidance!
They want their kids to be intellectually challenged; but what is the intellect of someone who will work for $2/hr per child? Or the $10/hr cash is like $15. Do they think someone making $15 is paying 33% in taxes?
That's probably their tax bracket. They think they themselves are paying 33%
Load More Replies... The second one pays $4 per hour...Awesome rate for somebody with a Master's degree. Honestly, who are these people??
teen here, as babysitting or tutoring will probably be a job i do in my later teens i really need to be careful here don't i
Ideally don't babysit for random Facebook Karens😅. Teen to teen, try reaching out to neighbors while might need some help with their kids, and be very gracious and thankful. Word gets around! Had a "network" of sorts for awhile, but it's kinda being passed down to my now teen sis. But, make sure your voice is heard! Some people even that you know are real nasty about babysitting. Because people🤷🏼♀️
Load More Replies... "Ideally will be a Trump fan." This explains everything, particularly the low pay. Assholes gotta a*****e, I guess.
business is business, make a reasonable counter-offer with your demands for fair pay & treatment... if they say no, be glad you found out what jerks they are before they really took advantage of you so you can walk away from the deal. Just walk away from their offer with no hard feelings on either side.. there is a teacher shortage in the US these days, so get work as a substitute teaching instead of this sort of foolishness, can lead to full-time benefitted pensioned employment...
Attitudes like these are a HUGE part of the the reason the US teacher shortage is reaching crisis levels. Why would I want to take my master's degree and work c**p pay for c**p hours for employers who so obviously don't care about me as a human being? Not to mention having to pay for my own supplies on that paycheck. Yes, in this case the post is about nannies....but I guarantee those attitudes transfer to the teachers working with their kids too.
My wife is a former Teacher of the Year and elementary school principal and guest speaker on the importance of social emotional development at Yale but because she is not between 24-28 and has a strong dislike for Trump she will have to take a hard pass that these amazing opportunities.
Job offering specifying 5 years plus experience in web programming language du jour that was only created less than four years ago is quite common.
Load More Replies...
This is very entitled and delusional. No one on earth would be willing to work there without getting paid (18$/day - snacks equal almost nothing). And especially not when you have invested in a masters. The point is that higher education should pay off, how can these people not get that? Plus, it's no guarantee that the CHILDREN will be more stimulated with a nanny with a masters......
I think they'll find, that with these people for parents, their children will indeed be "intellectually challenged" ...
Anyone with a Masters degree in anything should be paid at least 50k a year.
I always hope these ppl have friends that are on Reddit & they show them the post. It's happened a few times on r/relationships & r/AITA
Some of these r/AITA posts get flung across the entire internet with thinkpiece responses. There's no way those involved don't find out about them.
Load More Replies...
My cousin was a nanny for someone in politics in D.C., in the aughts. She left a teaching job at a private school; I think that is how she met the family. She made six figures a year, all expenses paid.
I wouldn't trust this parent with a cat turd. They want you to work for pennies, be super educated, then are snarky about certain degrees, be all up in your political choices, teach a second language, be available at the drop of a dime, and oh yeah feed my kids because they don't want to. F off now and forever.
At least one of these is a satire post - that's been evident on Reddit for weeks now. Someone stealing untrue content and posting it for Twitter likes isn't worthy of a BP post.
If they're in the USA then I'm 97% sure that locking food away from their kids is highly illegal. And what babysitting gig makes them take out tax?! It's not a business and it's not like the government wants tax from your $18 pay day. Also, no one has pointed out that they have 14 requirements listed. Wth
Yeah, somehow I just don't believe this is a real post someone put up. If it was than the "Trump fan" part was added later as no one would post this. Any of it really, this is just someone's idea of what they think "trumpers" would put. It's getting old really. Almost as old as BP playing into it and posting this click bait regularly.
Huh. I guess i really need to figure out my worth... Nannied from 2019-early 2022 for 3 kids, light tidying, school during COVID, driving to and from practices, making meals and snacks for a decently well off mom who had just gotten a divorce. Told them anything above 17 i would feel like i was taking advantage of them. No wonder she kept giving me checks for "extra hours." I thought i had it good since teaching paid 28 a year to deal with a large amount of kids and parents, and here i was, watching three and essentially becoming a second parent
>Ideally be a Trump fan Tell me you are a Democrat POS social media manipulator without telling me you are a Democrat POS Literally no one posted that except OP lying. Disclaimer: F**k the orange man. It's just that your attempt is cringe beyond words.
Yep. Trump fan wants to under pay under the table. Shocked 😳.
Load More Replies... Maybe one of the new IRS people can take the job undercover and bust them.
Load More Replies... Lmao just the cover about the bachelors in English got me….. I’m an ESE teacher and focused all my research in undergrad on science of teaching reading and connection between specific reading instruction and social behaviors……. But no. I’m not qualified to watch your kids 😂😂😂😂
"Have a pristine police record with absolutely no criminal activity, then be prepared to help us defraud the US government by illegally accepting under-the-table pay."
Gotta love the "Law & Order" Trumper who wants to pay less than minimum wage under the table, so they can avoid Payroll Tax.
the offer of paying under the table that was preceeded with the share of being a trump supporter. kind of figures since we all know that he was the potus of law and order....and grift.
The most hilarious (but in a WTF way) part for me is this: since those are RIDICULOUS requests, if ever someone accepted the job, I would be honestly scared. Like, clearly they wouldn't do it for the money or the perks, they wouldn't have a second job because of the split hours, ergo they are probably criminals and they just want access to your house/kids.
Excuse me? Somewhere among those "requirements", are they really expecting the nanny paid nothing to feed their kids with her non existent money?????
For the Trumper they could bring books about growing up Queer and Critical Race Theory while wearing an abortion rights top and rainbow colored slacks.
Twice a week, I make $100/ day to feed, water, and scoop a litter box for 3 pampered and privileged cats in the morning and evening and can sleep on the couch & shower to boot between times. These people never inquired about my master only if I was a cat person.
These people are delusional and kinda unhinged. This is a position that is safe to say will never get filled.
"Ideally will be a Trump fan." Literally explains everything, particularly the low pay. Assholes gotta a*****e, I guess.
There is such a thing as a bachelors in “childcare”? Did she mean to say “early childhood education” or….?
No! Childcare! Here, I made the degree on CertificateMakerTM. It's super authentic.
Load More Replies... I love that in the first post tRump allegiance is linked to tax avoidance!
They want their kids to be intellectually challenged; but what is the intellect of someone who will work for $2/hr per child? Or the $10/hr cash is like $15. Do they think someone making $15 is paying 33% in taxes?
That's probably their tax bracket. They think they themselves are paying 33%
Load More Replies... The second one pays $4 per hour...Awesome rate for somebody with a Master's degree. Honestly, who are these people??
teen here, as babysitting or tutoring will probably be a job i do in my later teens i really need to be careful here don't i
Ideally don't babysit for random Facebook Karens😅. Teen to teen, try reaching out to neighbors while might need some help with their kids, and be very gracious and thankful. Word gets around! Had a "network" of sorts for awhile, but it's kinda being passed down to my now teen sis. But, make sure your voice is heard! Some people even that you know are real nasty about babysitting. Because people🤷🏼♀️
Load More Replies... "Ideally will be a Trump fan." This explains everything, particularly the low pay. Assholes gotta a*****e, I guess.
business is business, make a reasonable counter-offer with your demands for fair pay & treatment... if they say no, be glad you found out what jerks they are before they really took advantage of you so you can walk away from the deal. Just walk away from their offer with no hard feelings on either side.. there is a teacher shortage in the US these days, so get work as a substitute teaching instead of this sort of foolishness, can lead to full-time benefitted pensioned employment...
Attitudes like these are a HUGE part of the the reason the US teacher shortage is reaching crisis levels. Why would I want to take my master's degree and work c**p pay for c**p hours for employers who so obviously don't care about me as a human being? Not to mention having to pay for my own supplies on that paycheck. Yes, in this case the post is about nannies....but I guarantee those attitudes transfer to the teachers working with their kids too.
My wife is a former Teacher of the Year and elementary school principal and guest speaker on the importance of social emotional development at Yale but because she is not between 24-28 and has a strong dislike for Trump she will have to take a hard pass that these amazing opportunities.
Job offering specifying 5 years plus experience in web programming language du jour that was only created less than four years ago is quite common.
Load More Replies... This is very entitled and delusional. No one on earth would be willing to work there without getting paid (18$/day - snacks equal almost nothing). And especially not when you have invested in a masters. The point is that higher education should pay off, how can these people not get that? Plus, it's no guarantee that the CHILDREN will be more stimulated with a nanny with a masters......
I think they'll find, that with these people for parents, their children will indeed be "intellectually challenged" ...
Anyone with a Masters degree in anything should be paid at least 50k a year.
I always hope these ppl have friends that are on Reddit & they show them the post. It's happened a few times on r/relationships & r/AITA
Some of these r/AITA posts get flung across the entire internet with thinkpiece responses. There's no way those involved don't find out about them.
Load More Replies... My cousin was a nanny for someone in politics in D.C., in the aughts. She left a teaching job at a private school; I think that is how she met the family. She made six figures a year, all expenses paid.
I wouldn't trust this parent with a cat turd. They want you to work for pennies, be super educated, then are snarky about certain degrees, be all up in your political choices, teach a second language, be available at the drop of a dime, and oh yeah feed my kids because they don't want to. F off now and forever.
At least one of these is a satire post - that's been evident on Reddit for weeks now. Someone stealing untrue content and posting it for Twitter likes isn't worthy of a BP post.
If they're in the USA then I'm 97% sure that locking food away from their kids is highly illegal. And what babysitting gig makes them take out tax?! It's not a business and it's not like the government wants tax from your $18 pay day. Also, no one has pointed out that they have 14 requirements listed. Wth
Yeah, somehow I just don't believe this is a real post someone put up. If it was than the "Trump fan" part was added later as no one would post this. Any of it really, this is just someone's idea of what they think "trumpers" would put. It's getting old really. Almost as old as BP playing into it and posting this click bait regularly.
Huh. I guess i really need to figure out my worth... Nannied from 2019-early 2022 for 3 kids, light tidying, school during COVID, driving to and from practices, making meals and snacks for a decently well off mom who had just gotten a divorce. Told them anything above 17 i would feel like i was taking advantage of them. No wonder she kept giving me checks for "extra hours." I thought i had it good since teaching paid 28 a year to deal with a large amount of kids and parents, and here i was, watching three and essentially becoming a second parent
>Ideally be a Trump fan Tell me you are a Democrat POS social media manipulator without telling me you are a Democrat POS Literally no one posted that except OP lying. Disclaimer: F**k the orange man. It's just that your attempt is cringe beyond words.
118
62