Modern day babysitting (it's for everyone)

So we're back after having spent the last few months putting together some new plans for myJambi that we will be releasing over the next 8 weeks. We are incredibly excited about them and hope you will enjoy them too!

In the meantime, we'll be sure to highlight items we come across that we hope will help you more easily and efficiently buy and sell services. As always, please keep the feedback coming and don't hesitate to let us know if you'd be interested in contributing a piece or if there is something you think we should be talking about.

To get things started again, I thought you'd enjoy Lisa Belkin's piece from last week on her recent adventures in childcare (hopefully next time Lisa needs some childcare help, she'll check out our NY babysitter booker:)). The new economy definitely seems to be leading more and more people to consider part-time work--we hear it every day from our users.

Men Answering My Childcare Ad
By LISA BELKIN

I posted an ad on Craigslist this week and found myself in the new economy.

With my older son leaving for college soon, I need to hire afternoon help, someone to drive my younger son from school and to activities, and to do cleaning and shopping and errands to round out the job. It has been more than a year since I last looked to hire for a position like this, and I expected many of the changes out there — more people answering the ad, willing to work for less money, bringing experience that far exceeds the job requirements.

What I didn’t expect was the number of men who’ve applied.

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