Blog 7

       As I noticed my bank account dwindling and no foreseeable income in the near future, I decided to take on an after-school job. The trip on the subway was costing more than the two dollar dumplings on the Lower East Side and there is only so many ways to eat Ramen. (Milligan) I figured with so many restaurants and stores all around my apartment it would be a breeze to get hired somewhere that payed decently. Think again. Everyone in New York is looking for a job and they all have more education, experience, connections, availability, and work ethic than you do. Did you know that to apply as a hostess in a restaurant in Manhattan you need a modeling headshot submitted with your application? Because that can’t be discrimination or anything.... 

After applying at every place within a 30 block radius of my apartment and getting several very creepy responses from Craigslist job postings I was beginning to give up hope. Then I discovered the secret way all college girls in Manhattan come up with massive amounts of money in a very short time by doing little to nothing. I became a nanny!

I am a firm believer that some things are too good to be true. Becoming a nanny shook this belief to its core. How many jobs do you get paid $15-$20 an hour to play with small children until they fall asleep and then watch TV and eat their parents food while you continue to get paid this obscene hourly rate to do virtually nothing?! This job requires no education, a few solid references, and basic people skills. Anyone could do it. Some have even turned it into a six-figure career. (Covert)

Naturally I hopped right on this free money train and began my adventures in nannying. I got to hangout in nice apartments, eat food I wasn’t able to afford, and play with all sorts of really expensive toys, all the time! Not only did I actually like this job, but the pay was definitely improving my quality of life. I could actually afford to go out with my friends, and take a cab home! Then, as if my job wasn’t great enough. I got a promotion (Nanny style)! I became, the coveted weekend nanny. To be continued...

Milligan, Laura. "100 AWESOME RAMEN RECIPES FOR STARVING COLLEGE STUDENTS." Online Colleges, 12 01 2009. Web. Web. 26 Sep. 2012.

Covert, Bryce. "Nannies Making Six-figures? What Childcare Workers Really Take Home." Forbes. 02 04 2012: n. page. Web. 26 Sep. 2012. <http://www.forbes.com/sites/brycecovert/2012/04/02/nannies-making-six-figures-what-childcare-workers-really-take-home/>.