Rent-A-Grandma’s founder, Todd Pliss, says he got the idea for his company when he was teaching children in Hollywood.
“And I would hear these horror stories all the time like the sitter that almost burned down the house when she forgot there was dinner on the stove or the nanny that fell asleep and locked the kids outside the house,” Pliss recalled.
These stories prompted Pliss to start Rent-A-Grandma. Each grandmother goes through a background check and interview process. Beyond child care, Pliss’ company provides grandmas as pet sitters and caregivers for the elderly. The price is from $14 to more than $20 an hour. Pliss says he has been flooded with telephone calls from women who want to work.
“The economy is not good and I see that. And grandmas, sometimes I have them crying on the phone to me. We had a grandma who’s living in her car. The economy is terrible and a lot of these grandma’s can’t find work,” Pliss said.
Although the U.S. unemployment rate for people 55 years of age and older is lower than the national average, two million older Americans are unemployed. From teachers to lawyers, Pliss says 90 percent of the women who contact him for a job cannot find work. Many of them had been laid off after being employed by a company for decades.
"Whether people say it or not, there’s definitely age discrimination. Companies can’t officially say that. But I see it a lot because these women, a lot of them, are educated; they've got decades of experience -- not just in the nannying, childcare world, but in the real world,” Pliss added.
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