Silicon Valley CEO mocked for ad seeking ‘high energy’ nanny who can ski, cook vegan

A Silicon Valley CEO’s job posting for a “household manager/cook/nanny” has gone viral for listing requirements for vegan cooking and winter sports.

The listing, posted by a “single mom entrepreneur CEO” living in Menlo Park, is more than 1,000 words long and is seeking a nanny to take care of her 10-year-old twins. It was posted on Google’s job search site, The Calendar Group, but has since been taken down.

The mom is looking for someone who:

• Can cook for a family that “eats organic and is allergic to cow and goat dairy, chicken eggs, green beans and watermelon.” Also “can eat duck eggs” and “can read articles about eating beef and increases in breast cancer.”

• “Can do calisthenics with the kids (sit-ups, squats, push-ups) and generally play and roughhouse with the kids.”

• “Can ski at least at an intermediate level.”

• Is “physically active, strong, athletic, high energy, understands the basics of team sports.”

• “Can build alliances with other kids’ parents and nannies and arrange play dates and joint travel with other families.”

• Can “strategically think through vacation options based on the developmental levels of the kids and the need for the mom to relax.

• Has “experience driving in other countries.”

• Can “track and administer allowance, clothing budgets, household expenses, etc.”

• ”Has a “university degree or equivalent knowledge” and can assist in math homework by coming up with problems like “How long will it take us to drive to the snow if it’s 150 miles and we go 50 miles an hour?”

The listing went viral after Kimberly Harrington posted it on Twitter, asking her followers to “find ANYTHING more bananas bat s— than THIS.”

Some simply pointed out that this level of labor is essentially what’s expected from a mom or wife.

“I was my household manager. My name was MOM!” user Barbara Rosenbaum tweeted.

This story was originally published January 24, 2020 at 3:04 PM with the headline "Silicon Valley CEO mocked for ad seeking ‘high energy’ nanny who can ski, cook vegan."