Awful - Nanny%2FBabysitter Jovie Employee Review

1.0
17 Aug 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Can make your own schedule. Nothing else comes to mind.

Cons

They pocket most of the $$ from the families, the families think they’re paying you 40+$/hour and expect that much out of you when you’re getting 11-13. They actually meet with the families to decide how much to charge them based on how many kids they have, if there are any special needs, if there are any babies etc. The family thinks this is so they can pay the nanny fairly but the nanny gets paid the exact same amount regardless. They pocket the money the family has to pay if they cancel late even though the nanny is left with nothing. You can get raises of a few cents per hour. There are good nanny agencies in Seattle, only after leaving CNsT and joining another did I realize how bad and unethical their business is.

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Jovie Response
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Thank you for your feedback. Our purpose is to Build Stronger Families, we take that purpose seriously and apologize if your experience with us did not match that mission. We would like to know more, please contact us at marketingsupport@collegenannies.com. We look forward to hearing from you.

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5.0
18 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I've worked with Jovie Newport Beach since 2022. I started as an on-call nanny and worked my way up into administration. I am now in charge of recruitment, event coordination, and general management. I love the company culture and encourage families to use our services and for potential nannies to apply! I have met many great people through the Jovie network! It has been great!

Cons

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2.0
1 Jul 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Help find you a family to work with. I could see how this could perhaps be great for part time

Cons

LOW PAY for the job. After 3 years with Jovie, I was getting paid $16/hr and my full-time family was paying somewhere from $26-28/hr. They told my nanny family I was getting higher raises than I was. MUCH fairer companies out there. No PTO due to "not being salaried employees" even though that's not how PTO works! Constantly nagged about logging in my hours even though I was always on top of it. Going through them was a pain. Don't recommend. Always wondered if why they rebranded from College Nannies and Sitters was to try to separate from all the negative reviews.

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