Am I being unreasonable to think that being someone's nanny automatically makes you seen as 'the help' and therefore, you will always be seen as lower class?
I have taken 18 months to raise my DS because I didn't feel comfortable sending him to nursery. With my parents' offer of childcare, I will be able to work 3 days a week.
Going back to my previous role of Accounts Admin, I will only be able to earn £35k pro rata but as a Nanny, I will be able to earn £60k pro rata. In other words, 3 days of Nannying will pay me the same as 5 days of Accounts Admin and, with the exception of looking after babies, it has the potential to be much easier in my opinion (I have done both jobs).
Is it better to have more money and to work less or to have a socially respectable position as a finance professional?
The only disadvantage to being a Nanny is that you can feel very lonely and vulnerable if you have a bad boss, whereas you feel protected and a sense of solidarity in an office and there is always someone to give you a good reference if something goes wrong. As a Nanny, if you come across a control-freak, unpleasant parent/employer, they will refuse to give you a reference and prevent you from working for someone else.