Would You Hire A Manny?
Parents: Would you hire a “manny” to watch your kids?
That’s the term people are using for the growing number of men doing nanny work these days. In fact, with so many guys struggling to find full-time jobs, the number of men applying for child care work has jumped 20% percent!
Experts say a lot of the men signing up for “manny” work are Dads who’ve had experience raising kids of their own. However, others are like Brian Donovan, a guy we read about who was fired from his sales job last summer. He says his only experience working with kids was coaching a boy’s soccer team, but he enjoys “manny” work because the flexible hours fit into his busy schedule training to become an EMT.
As you might guess, not all parents are in a rush to hire a “manny.” That’s because the majority of babysitters in North America are female and many people still think of child care as, quote: a “woman’s job.”
So, why should you consider hiring a guy to take care of your kids? Johanna Flattery is an executive with Care.com, a site that pairs caregivers with potential employers. She says the number one reason some single moms choose a “manny” is because they know men can “keep up” with their boys and be a strong male role model for them. Plus, she says kids don’t care if their nanny is a man or a woman! Want to go further? You can find men looking for manny work at Care.com or Nannies4Hire.com.
That’s the term people are using for the growing number of men doing nanny work these days. In fact, with so many guys struggling to find full-time jobs, the number of men applying for child care work has jumped 20% percent!
Experts say a lot of the men signing up for “manny” work are Dads who’ve had experience raising kids of their own. However, others are like Brian Donovan, a guy we read about who was fired from his sales job last summer. He says his only experience working with kids was coaching a boy’s soccer team, but he enjoys “manny” work because the flexible hours fit into his busy schedule training to become an EMT.
As you might guess, not all parents are in a rush to hire a “manny.” That’s because the majority of babysitters in North America are female and many people still think of child care as, quote: a “woman’s job.”
So, why should you consider hiring a guy to take care of your kids? Johanna Flattery is an executive with Care.com, a site that pairs caregivers with potential employers. She says the number one reason some single moms choose a “manny” is because they know men can “keep up” with their boys and be a strong male role model for them. Plus, she says kids don’t care if their nanny is a man or a woman! Want to go further? You can find men looking for manny work at Care.com or Nannies4Hire.com.
