There were unrealistic expectations for little pay. - Anonymous employee Jovie Employee Review

1.0
6 Jun 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The physical office itself looks welcoming. Lots of resources available on website. Hard working nannies. Hard working tutors.

Cons

*Low pay all around *Unrealistic expectations for recruitment of families and nannies *People are hired on without introduction... Like, they just show up at the office and tell me they are my coworker *No clear job responsibilities... And when the responsibilites that "are your's" are not done, you are yelled at either verbally or with a demoralizing email *Management is unprofessional and tactless I could continue, but I think you already get the point

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5.0
18 Jun 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
1 Jul 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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