OK Job If You're Really in College - Anonymous employee Jovie Employee Review

3.0
Jul 26, 2011
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Very flexible schedule Opportunity to interact with many kids and families You set you're own schedule if you're "on-call" It's good to put on a resume, especially if your major has anything to do with working with kids For the most part, it's easy work You enter your own time sheets online Other nannies (co-workers) are very friendly

Cons

No room for advancement and there is no room for negotiation of pay Management not always aware of your placements or schedules Very pushy to make you accept on-call jobs Do not show appreciation for employees Pay is not based on experience or education Do NOT pay for gas and they often require you to travel quite far for nanny jobs Bad communication among staff

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5.0
Jun 18, 2026
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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

I can't think of any cons!

2.0
Jul 1, 2026
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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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