99% sure this is a parody, mainly because she only mentions her childrens' ages in the context of a bachelor's degree not being enough, but it troubles me that I can't say I'm 100% sure.
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Yesterday I found an incredibly convincing fake of a ragepost (on Lemmy - couldn't find it again so sourced it from Facebook). Reverse analyzing the details revealed that the selfies were modified to increase duckface, a pile of cigarettes were added for the narrative, and an accompanying news report screenshot was expertly modified using two different articles and changing many details. I can't in good faith believe any social media meme after this:
All the selfie captions are fake.
Ooof I normally think I'm good at catching these, but took the bait on this story.
The only thing that seemed slightly off when skimming was her use of a cafe style/glass ashtray on the centre console, which would be completely impractical for someone who is "always smoking in the car".
Thanks for doing the legwork that one got me
incredibly convincing fake of a ragepost
This is considered incredibly convincing?
I think the post you saw on Lemmy must have gotten removed or deleted. This comment I found seems to be debunking the same post but the link button leads to a blank page. I do wish there was an archive of removed/deleted Fediverse content for reference purposes (with a reasonable level of censorship, such as omitting illegal content and personally identifying information). I think I saw another post on Lemmy of the same misinfo less recently than a day or two ago but I couldn’t find that post.
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It reads like a combination of multiple people's ridiculous individual requirements wrapped into one listing. Like one person said no spare room, someone else said to bring educational stuff, another is only paying $18 a day, and so on.
So definitely a parody, but I would bet each individual thing is based on someone and maybe slightly exaggerated.
I get the same feeling on this one. I've seen serious ones wanting a degree in early childhood development or similar and offer babysitter rates, but I think they went slightly too far on this for it to be taken seriously.
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No one replying to this post like it's real is allowed to ever criticize anyone for being gullible ever again
Yeah no way this is real.
Haha I thought that too. "The cabinets will be locked" is the weirdest part imo. As if people spend hundreds or thousands of dollars installing locks in their own home so they can keep potential nannies out of the snacks.
Honestly I wouldn’t be that surprised if at least some people have done that. The richer people get, the more they hate the concept of sharing. These are the kind of people that would let food rot rather than give it away.
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Saw your comment and thought “Surely there aren’t many people who think this is real.” Then I scrolled down.
"Hi, please come and parent for us for below minimum wage, and somehow also manage to feed and house yourself.
No, we won't help you, just be independently wealthy but not too wealthy or we'll think you're better than us.
Thanks!"
18$ - 10$ for "snacks" = 8$ for 4.5h = 1.77$/h
Nice wage for someone with a masters degree lol
It's 7 to 10 hours a day and they won't be telling you when they'll be getting home for you to be able to leave.
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Are they paying me 18 whole dollars per day or do I need to pay 18 dollars for the privilege of caring for their shits?
Sorry, I can only afford to pay 14 dollars. And I only have one colouring book. However I have three doctorates in biochemistry, child psychology and astrophysics.
Why are you stooping to nanny jobs, then, with that many high end degrees you’re easily qualified to be a bar tender!
This absolutely cannot be real. Masters Degree plus apparently teaching experience plus materials and food for about 5 (probably 8-10) hours a day. For under $20/day. It's either fake or she never found anyone, and is blacklisted from the nanny community.
Yeah, looks like satire. Who locks their pantry??
The wife of one of my dad's cousins. She's not related to that story, I assure you.
What an amazing coincidence. My cousin's wife isn't relevant to this story either.
$18 a day
What the fuck economy is she living in
Don't forget to bring snacks though
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I'd pretend I'm interested and haggle with them over the conditions. Just to get them hooked.
You. I like you.
I recall working with a guy who couldn't understand why his daughter was paying so much for child care. After probing further, he said he was able to hire a retired widowed school teacher and pay her $100/week as she was living very comfortable off hers and her deceased husband's pension.
They also provided her with food, a room, and a she was a family friend.
Food and a room is worth a few hundred a week though.
$18 dollars a day for masters degree, snacks and material not included. lol this is true definition of unhinged.
Lmao even 18$/h would be insane. The rest of it is just high standards, the 18 bucks a day is the big issue here.
You want all those things and true excellence? That'll be $1,800 a day.
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There's no way this is real, right?
I'm betting they are. Knew a few international students who nannied for a bit, crazy unhinged parents, mostly felt like they got a nanny just to punch down. Masters degree to watch your mouth breather? Fuck off.
I think it has to be satire, but very light satire. People are insane like this.
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You all laugh but how many of you are part of hiring teams doing the exact same thing
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Everyone’s railing against “the snacks” bit, but no one is talking about the “we do not keep anything like this at home”
And if we did, we lock our cabinets, so that's completely out of our hands and beyond any of our control apparently.
If we put aside the fakeness, anyone who actually tried this is just begging to get robbed, and would deserve it.
No they'll be ok because you see they keep their cabinets locked.
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Lost me on the snacks. No one this douchey would let your poor ass bring in Walmart snacks.
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I wish i could explain this away as a parody, but i nannied for a family who paid me 12 bucks an hour to nanny with "light housekeeping" that turned out to be caring for livestock, gardening, picking up dog shit, peeling wallpaper off their walls, etc. All while watching their 5 kids all under the age of 6 lol. I quit after they started doing "biweekly evaluations"
Has to be rage bait
Given the PhD job market these days, that’s more plausible than it has any right to be
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I would love to see a series of these. Maybe at insanepeoplefacebook.
Imagine needing a master's to make $5/hr
So they never got a nanny.
They do not keep educational materials at home. Well no wonder the kids are intellectually challenged.
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