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  • AfterSchoolMom
    Advanced Daycare.com Member
    • Dec 2009
    • 1973

    Another CL Post...Oh Boy, Sign Me Up!

    Found this one today. After you get through the list, pay special attention to the bolded section. I can't wait to apply for this one.

    Childcare Needed

    I am in need of a child care provider to come to my home who will watch my child. The need would be Monday -- Friday as I work from 8:30 am-- 5:00 pm. I am also in school and may need assistance during that time frame as well, but that can be discussed once I find the right person. My normal days for school are Monday -- Thursday.

    This is what I NEED and DON'T NEED:

    -Someone who is ACTUALLY going to watch my child and have my child watching himself. IF that's the case, I don't need you.

    -Someone who is going to interact with my child and not sit on the couch in front of the television or be on the phone all day long. IF that's the case, I don't need you.

    -If you have a child (one) and need to bring them along we can make arrangements in regards to that. I don't have a problem with that just as long as you can handle taking care of your child and my child. IF you can't, then I don't need you.

    -Reliable Transportation. IF I have to be your transportation, then I don't need you.

    -Someone who will bring their own food and not expect to eat up mines. Don't get me wrong, you are more than welcome to eat something at my house if you forgot to bring something or were in a rush, but an everyday occurrence is a NO-NO. I have one dependent not two.

    -Someone who is going to clean up behind my child. What that means is if he pulls toys out, your job is to make sure that they are put back up and not spread out all over the house. Also, you have to clean up behind yourself.

    -Another thing that I don't want is to come home to find my child's diaper saturated to the fact that it doesn't seemed like he has been changed all day.

    I'm saying all of this because I have been there and done that already and don't plan on doing again. I would want you to treat my child as if he was your child. Now if you don't treat your child right, then how can you treat mines right.

    My son is a very active 2 year old so he needs someone that can keep up with him. He is also at the stage of getting potty trained. That's not a requirement on your part to do this, but if you can help or assist with it, that would be great.

    IF you can handle the above then feel free to contact me and we can go from there. I am looking for someone to start September 6th, 2011. Please be able to furnish references if I ask you for them.

    Please let me know what you are asking for compensation. Just factor in that is a "in my home" position where you are using my resources so please don't come with an astronomical amount in which you are looking for. I can just take him to daycare for those amounts. I understand you are spending gas and time, but think about what you aren't spending too when you give a price.

    If any questions, please feel free to ask. I hope that I have covered everything. Thanks for your time to view my ad and please email at the above email address. I will get back with you promptly.
    She'd have saved time if what she posted was "What I NEED: The best nanny in the world. What I WANT: To pay as ridiculously little an amount as possible for it".
  • Cat Herder
    Advanced Daycare.com Member
    • Dec 2010
    • 13744

    #2
    I LIKE her...

    She told me who she was right off the bat.

    None of that pesky paperwork, trial period, or termination of service hassle.
    - Unless otherwise stated, all my posts are personal opinion and worth what you paid for them.

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    • Sugar Magnolia
      Blossoms Blooming
      • Apr 2011
      • 2647

      #3
      LOL! :: that is hilarious! I am willing to bet she would like to pay this person about $100 a week! Does she not realize that in-home nannies generally cost a LOT more than daycare? Most of it seems reasonable: watch the child, interact w the child, change diapers frequently, have transportation, don't eat all my food. Also nice she is allowing the nanny to bring her own child. But the "astronomical amount...I could go to daycare for that" is just flat out FUNNY.
      Hey ladies! I would like someone to: brush my hair, feed me grapes and ****tails in bed, make me thinner and clean my house. Btw, don't ask me to pay you what hairdressers, butlers, personal trainers and chefs, and maids get paid! Any takers? No? Really? Seems like a great deal to me!!!

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      • Blackcat31
        • Oct 2010
        • 36124

        #4
        ::That is really funny BUT, atleast she knows exactly what she wants and doesn't want. That helps potential clients kind of weed themselves out so she doesn't have to do that part herself.

        I kind of like a parent who is this upfront. The grammer and some of the spelling is a turn off for me, but that is just my own weirdness and I could probably find my way past it if I needed to.

        ....and if you can read between the lines it is obvious that she really loves her kid and wants what is easiest for her...oops, I mean what's best for him.
        Last edited by Blackcat31; 09-02-2011, 12:52 PM. Reason: fixed my own spelling and grammer errors

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        • AfterSchoolMom
          Advanced Daycare.com Member
          • Dec 2009
          • 1973

          #5
          I agree in that at least we know what we're dealing with up front...and really, when all is said and done, what she wants isn't unrealistic at all, care wise. It's the "compensation" section that gets me.

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          • dEHmom
            Advanced Daycare.com Member
            • Dec 2010
            • 2355

            #6
            i'm thinking the spelling/grammar errors may be because she has an accent. I know a french lady who does daycare, and if you read her ads it's sometimes apparent that maybe she doesn't understand the english language as well. does that make sense??


            i also find this ad hilarious, but very upfront. I would probably do the same. She's basically saying, I don't want a teeny bopper to babysit, and this is what i expect.

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            • Michelle
              Daycare.com Member
              • Jan 2011
              • 1932

              #7
              If I had a hire a babysitter, I would use cameras, have multiple unannounced visits, and probably call too much and drive her nuts!
              yep, that's why I do daycare.

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              • Cat Herder
                Advanced Daycare.com Member
                • Dec 2010
                • 13744

                #8
                Originally posted by Michelle
                If I had a hire a babysitter, I would use cameras, have multiple unannounced visits, and probably call too much and drive her nuts!
                yep, that's why I do daycare.
                :::: I know..

                I would be doing Staph Cultures on the toys, checking to see the floor was mopped mid-day, asking to see MSDS on all her cleaners and checking expiration dates on everything in her kitchen...

                I would be such a PITA I would worry about my provider going postal on me. I probably would have earned it, too.

                Granted I like to give "Thank You" bonuses, buy gifts and treats often for the people in my life...so...

                We all have our baggage...
                - Unless otherwise stated, all my posts are personal opinion and worth what you paid for them.

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