59%of American parents plan to spend more than $18,000 per child on their care expenses in 2023. Last year, this amount totaled $10,000. With such an increase in costs, it’s no surprise that some parents want to cut corners to make it to the next month.
Our team atBored Pandahas collected some of the most demanding and lowest-paying nanny job offers from all over the internet. Below is a list of parents who wanted the best for their children but failed in the eyes of caregivers.
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However, parents (when they’re not trying to bully nannies into working for pennies) also deserve some sympathy. Families seeking child care often end up on daycare centers’ waitlists, and single or low-income households can’t afford costlier alternatives. That’s why sometimes parents try to hire nannies with little pay and unrealistic expectations.
Another cheaper option for parents is an au pair, a young person from abroad who comes to work and lives in the U.S. with an American family. They provide childcare and light housework in return for a place to stay and a weekly salary. Au pairs can spend up to two years with a family and get the chance to be fully immersed in American culture. For parents, they provide convenience and live-in childcare while being more affordable than private nannies or daycare.
I understand the struggle of having a not-so-good paying job, but personally just in this last week I’ve had four job offers in entry-level positions paying at least $15 an hour with the same hours. This is a big yikes. This was posted to the Facebook group for the town that I live in.
It’s not something that is provided in a daycare, so when you’re hiring a nanny, you’re paying for a customized and personal form of childcare. If you simply can’t afford to pay a fair wage like the parents on this list, you can consider other budget-friendlier options like some of the ones mentioned above.
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A little background: this woman got DRAGGED for about an hour until the mod pulled it (one mod for the whole group!). Then someone who is a nanny wrote a post so long it took up (edit: four) screenshots or so dragging her some more. There was a good mix of people defending her and people yelling at her. The “not someone too chatty” really killed me.
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