Word: rogerses
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"If they smoke we don't talk. If they have more than two moving traffic violations, we don't talk," Rogers says of the prospective nannies. "If a young woman doesn't get along with her mother, then she isn't considered. Nannies need to be able to cooperate with...
Once women are accepted into the agency, they must take a four-week, four-hours-per-session training course so that they know what to expect and what is expected of them Rogers says.
For nannies, homesickness has to be one of those expectations. "I tell them they need at the least two weeks" to get over the yearning for Utah, says Rogers. Back East, "the air is going to feel different....they're going to the miss the mountains."
And families seeking nannies are also told what to expect. "I'm telling families that they do not clean bathrooms, do dinner dishes, or pick up their coffee cups. These aren't maids. That's why you need an agency," Rogers says. "It all needs to be on the table...
Rogers' predictions of the homesickness do ring true for Hill. "I miss the mountains [Utah] is an easy place to live in. Here it's just all very unsure. I'm lost everyday." But Hill says she loves the cultural opportunities of the East. "There's a lot more to...