Underpaid, overworked - Anonymous employee Jovie Employee Review

2.0
Jul 10, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Make your own hours Minimal interaction with management

Cons

They expect you to to be a tutor, sitter/nanny, housekeeper, role model & MORE.....all while paying you next to nothing. The wage needs to be commensurate with the work. The average family looking for a sitter pays way more and expects way less. You're better off working for yourself- only helpful if you're between jobs and literally are desperate. I had to beg and threaten to quit to get more money for babysitting multiple children at once....doesn't make any sense. Any reputable child care facility charges per child. Also if the parents get back past the time they've scheduled we are responsible for having them fill out a sheet (most get annoyed when asked to do so). If the parents are late we should not have to jump through hoops to get paid for the extra time we have to stay.

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5.0
Jul 16, 2026
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Pros

Flexibility in scheduling, feeling like I am appreciated and enjoying caring for families who value me as an employee.

Cons

I don’t have anything negative to say about this company. I have have been for over 12+ years. I think that sums it up.

2.0
Jul 1, 2026
Recommend
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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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