Unwaged au pair

[Gusthetheatrecat]

I was doing some research about possible future childcare options and came across this:
www.gumtree.com/p/live-in-nanny-jobs/fantastic-part-time-live-in-nanny-mother-s-help-au-pair-job-in-sw-london-east-sheen-near-richmond-/1098932082
My jaw is on the floor at the sheer, brazen, cheek of it. Effectively they are asking for an au pair (or a nanny, arguably) but for precisely zero pay.
I am so outraged that I needed to share.
Also, seriously though, they are really looking to exploit someone and I feel like I should report them to someone but I don't know who?

I found myself standing in the shower the other day feeling really quite cross. I couldn't work out why, and had to stop and think to myself, 'why are you cross?'

I realised it was this thread, and it had brought back so many memories of a family I worked for about 25 years ago. They were awful, hideously exploitative, and thought they were doing you a favour by paying you next to nothing (but at least it wasn't nothing, right?). He was one of those patronising types who would chat to you with his arm round you, and the Mum was completely hopeless with the children. They actually put me off having children. Then the Mum's friend would come over and discuss her vaginal discharges in excruciating detail

I was quite shocked at the level of resentment I still felt towards them.

I don't think the original ad is that bad. Not saying it's something I would advertise but I could see how it would be very appealing for some. I would have considered it as a nannying job in my early 20s if I was looking to move to London but didn't have friends or family to move in with. Free board and bills to do a bit of babysitting 2/3 days a week! Then earn an incone for the rest of the week - that would leave me with more disposable incone than I have now!
I'm not a nanny but I've done a lot worse jobs in my time for a lot less money. At the end of the day, if you dont want to do the Job or think it's a bad deal, don't go for it. They're not forcing soneone to take the job and be exploited.

MN job application do you think?

Blimey! What piss-takers! How will she even buy a cup of coffee? Pay her phone bill or travel card?

Awful behaviour. By her logic the posher your house the more hours you can ask someone to work for free, because you know the rent is expensive, wages are low and they could never afford to live in such a naice area themselves. Yuk!