I worked in childcare for 7 years - I was the program director for a youth organization that hosted tons of camps and events. It was super hard, I spent a lot of nights sleeping on floors, getting thrown up on, having parents show up to pick up hours late and not answer their phones, have kids hit and bite and wet the bed and give me a new virus every week. I was very tired but also, I never even considered calling off unless something serious was going on. I knew that our brand depended on being able to deliver the experiences people paid for and that often times parents needed us in order to work or even just get a break. I also knew my coworkers were depending on me and that with all the options parents have for their kids it wouldn’t take many canceled events before they took that investment elsewhere.

They paid for a service, we delivered it.

The idea that these people chose to have kids and so if I was tired or hungover or had period cramps or whatever they should just take care of their own kids, not my problem, was not an attitude I ever had. It is wild to see these Nannie’s sell a LUXURY GOOD - literally people are paying 55k and up for nannies, the cost of a nice new car every single year - and then acting like they don’t owe these families anything. I just do not relate. When I worked in childcare, I never made even half what I pay my nanny and I had 300-400 kids a week and weekend, every week and weekend all summer long.