Edith Mendoza was working at Damayan, a migrant workers’ organization, when she met a young woman, Sherile Pahagas, whose story was eerily like her own. Both Mendoza and Pahagas were from the Philippines. Both had searched for work on a website called greataupair.com. Both had found work at the home of a German diplomat and […]
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Inside the lives of America’s anxious 1% — who hide housekeepers and nannies and don’t think they’re actually rich
Martin Hunter/Getty Images It’s not always easy being in the 1%. Rachel Sherman’s book “Uneasy Street” highlights the lives of America’s top earners and the anxieties they face, including guilt and comparing themselves to their wealthy friends. The New York Times also highlighted the anxiety of rich people in a recent article, saying “wealth frequently […]
21 Secrets Professional Nannies Will Never Tell You
1. Being a nanny is a profession. View this image › Walt Disney Nannies often get treated in the same way as waiters and Deliveroo cyclists: Like it’s a stop-gap to something else. A holding zone. Less valuable, somehow, than a “proper job”. Which is weird, really, because looking after human life is pretty “up […]
Manual for nannies written by real-life MARY POPPINS found after 125 years
SWNS A manual written by ‘real life Mary Poppins’ Emily Ward has been found The notebook was penned by Emily Ward in 1892 as a spoonful of advice for new starters her Norland College. Norland went on to become an elite training school for nannies hired by the wealthy, royalty and oligarchs. She created the […]