Move Over, Anne Hathaway: Job of "First Babysitter" Would Spark Competition
Survey Reveals that Hundreds of Thousands of Sitters on Sittercity.com Would Gladly Give Up Their Current Job to Sit for the Obama Girls
Thursday, January 22, 2009
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(Chicago, IL.) - Recent interviews with A-list celebs like Anne Hathaway and Katy Perry have made it very clear that they’d gladly leave the glitz and glamour of their Hollywood lifestyle to become a babysitter for the country’s first children, Malia and Sasha Obama.
They can get in line.
Hundreds of thousands of babysitters and nannies on Sittercity.com, America’s largest and most trusted online source for caregivers with more than a million caregiver profiles nationwide, are ready to give them a run for their money. A recent survey of Sittercity's sitters showed that an overwhelming 93 percent would jump at the chance to babysit for the President’s young daughters. Of those sitters, almost 90 percent said they’d even quit their current job for a chance to bunk up in the White House with Malia and Sasha.
In this survey, a majority of the sitters revealed that they have the same priority as Michelle Obama when it comes to taking care of the girls: ensuring their lives stay as normal as possible. How do they plan to do this? By utilizing the same unique skill sets they use when caring for children who don't live in the White House. Sittercity sitters are eager to keep Malia and Sasha entertained by teaching them new things like gymnastics, Spanish and Romanian, quilting, sign language, photography (seems Sasha already has an interest in it) and the tango. One athletically gifted Sittercity sitter offered to teach the girls basketball so they can eventually beat their dad in a game of two-on-one. A handful of sitters also offered to petsit the new White House dog.
Who would be the best fit for Obama girls is not yet clear, but the offers are definitely stacking up. To search Sittercity.com’s database of sitters in your area, visit www.sittercity.com.
Sittercity.com®, the inventor of online caregiving, is America’s largest and most trusted online source for child care, pet care, senior care, housekeeping, housesitting and tutoring. As the industry leader in online care, Sittercity has a network of more than a million caregiver profiles nationwide, and helps families and individuals across America find the perfect in-home care provider quickly, easily and safely. Sittercity’s care-seekers can use the company’s four-step screening process, which includes checking references, reading caregiver reviews, conducting interviews and utilizing free access to background checks. Sitter profiles also come with photos, experience, training, safety skills, availability calendars, reviews and more. Registration for sitters is free, and care-seekers pay as little as $8 per month for a membership, which gives them unlimited ability to post jobs, and search, contact and hire sitters in their areas. The pioneer of its field, Sittercity has been featured by thousands of media outlets, including The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The View, TODAY Show, Good Morning America, The Early Show, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and many more. Sittercity has also received twelve national awards, including a U.S. Small Business Administration award in 2006 from President Bush, and three international awards, including first place in the prestigious UPS "Out of the Box" Small Business contest. Sittercity’s Corporate Program now serves more than 25 marquee clients, including Avon, Mastercard, FOX Networks, Pitney Bowes, and Monster Worldwide. For more information, visit the company Web site at www.sittercity.com.
