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    Kestrel is offline Sapphire level (2000+ posts)
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    Default Are you serious? (unrealistic job)

    I have been out of work for some time now. Because I applied for a job with the local school district, my "automatic job matcher" from the unemployment office is now sending me all of these weird nanny/babysitting jobs, including...


    Parents have four kids, 5yo, 4 yo, and 14month twins. They want a person 6am-6pm weekdays with occasional 4 hours on Saturday for $250 a week. They are complaining in the ad that that it's been posted for a month with no replies.


    Does anyone else see a problem here???? Or is it just me?

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    NCGrandma is online now Emerald level (3000+ posts)
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    Less than $4/hour? What’s not to like?!


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    PZMommy is offline Diamond level (5000+ posts)
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    Oh my goodness!!! Of course no one will take that job!

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    20 years ago, maybe. Certainly not now! Such an insulting ad.


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    Uh, 14 yrs ago, I paid 3x that for 1 child so Um, NO!
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    That’s $1 per hour per kid! Clearly anyone would jump at the chance to watch 4 young kids for 12 hours a day for that.
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    But they probably cover your lunch every day.....or not.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by jgenie View Post
    But they probably cover your lunch every day.....or not.....
    Dregs of leftover mac and cheese and uneaten PB&J crusts and Cheerios off the floor


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    OMG!! I pay that much for one child to go to a daycare center for up about 40 hours per week.


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    bisous is offline Red Diamond level (10,000+ posts)
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    Also, I can't get over how much work that would be with kids at those ages. Twins that are 14mo! Maybe they can bill it as a good workout as well as a job? Maybe not everyone's approx. 1yos are as crazy as mine but man that was an exhausting age! I almost think hazard pay should apply!

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