If there is a job, the monthly salary is 40,000 yuan, and there is no upper limit. You only need to work about 4 hours a day, you don't have to clock in and out, you don't have KPIs, you can eat and live, you can be accompanied by luxury cars, and occasionally you can travel abroad and go in and out of high-end places.
Such a profession is the "child growth companion" that has been hotly discussed on Weibo and social media recently. It has been widely discussed on topics such as novelty, niche, and high salary, and focuses on a "companionship" - accompanying children to learn, exercise, and play, observing children's habits and guiding adjustments in companionship. However, at present, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security has not yet had a clear definition and classification of this profession.
On social platforms such as Xiaohongshu, a large number of recruitment notes of "child growth companions" continue to emerge, either using the quiet work content to attract job seekers with high-paying job search dreams, or popularizing science as a person who has passed through the profession There are many pitfalls behind it, but they hope that you will become the next "child growth companion".
Such notes have also successfully attracted the attention of many job seekers, including graduates of prestigious universities at home and abroad. But does that sound like a fairy-like job really exists? With curiosity, the reporter of "Morning News" not only applied for the online recruitment of "Child Growth Companion" as a job seeker, but also chatted with people who have been engaged in or are currently engaged in "Child Growth Companion". Among them, some college students who graduated from famous overseas universities feel that they are like "maids"; There are also practitioners who really get high salaries; There are also many people who smell business opportunities and want to get a piece of the pie, but find that the money is much more difficult to make than they imagined......
The reporter experienced the job search process: take the initiative to inform that if you do not pay social security, the starting salary will be doubled at will
Is it hard to become a "child growth companion"? The reporter first experienced the job search process as a candidate.
The reporter randomly searched for relevant notes on Xiaohongshu and got in touch with an agency called "Sequoia Reciprocal Housekeeping" in the background, and then asked the reporter to add WeChat to say that they could communicate their job intentions in detail.
In this way, the job search process shifted from Xiaohongshu to WeChat. In the process of chatting with the staff of the agency, he took the initiative to reveal that "he does not pay social security, his place of work is family, it is normal for the family to have no business license, and he does not have to pay taxes, and his salary is pure salary".
Caption: A staff member of an institution told reporters that they would not pay social security and taxes
When the reporter asked about the specific amount of salary, the staff initially said that the starting salary was only 8,000 yuan, and when the reporter questioned whether the words "high education can earn tens of thousands of yuan a month" and "no cap" displayed on the Internet were gimmicks, the staff immediately changed their words, saying that the starting salary could be given to about 16,000 yuan, which was directly doubled.
The reporter's investigation found that these institutions basically send some notes on Xiaohongshu to beware of being deceived to attract traffic, and there are even more than parents who want to dig out "child growth companions" job seekers.
In addition, "intermediary commission" is also common in this industry. Another "Feifan International Housekeeping" interviewed by the reporter introduced the commission rules to the reporter in detail: "The service fee is 20% of the first month's salary, and if the contract is signed, if it is not done for a full month, the service fee will be refunded according to the proportion of the actual working time for one month." For example, if you have a salary of 10,000 yuan and pay 2,000 yuan, but you have only been doing it for half a month, and you don't feel suitable to come, then you will be refunded 1,000 yuan. Pay for one time, package 3 months of work. ”
Photo caption: The intermediary introduces the fee standard to the reporter
The reporter noticed that many job seekers have also posted similar notes on Xiaohongshu, saying that a 10%-20% commission is a common situation. In addition, "with New Oriental work experience" was also directly written by some recruiters. In addition, the reporter found that many agencies require job seekers to provide English self-introduction videos during the interview, and one agency even bluntly said that this line of education is only one aspect, and the important thing is to look at spoken English and experience.
In response to the above problems encountered in the process of job hunting, the reporter tried to contact and interview Xiaohongshu, and the official customer service told the reporter: the platform generally does not allow drainage transactions, do not add WeChat at will, and do not trust anyone.
Practitioners said: Some people are like servants, some people have a monthly salary of 40,000 yuan, and some people find it difficult to make money
Although "Child Growth Companion" is still a relatively new profession that many people have never heard of, many people have already entered the game in advance and become the first batch of people to eat crabs.
"It's too exaggerated to say on the Internet that there is no cap on the income of work." Xin Xin (pseudonym) from Shanghai is a "child growth companion" with a monthly salary of 40,000 yuan. Prior to that, she was a "teacher and trainer" with more than 10 years of work experience. So far, she has only served one family.
She told reporters that the reason for the high mobility in this line is that the actual value of the "child growth companion" does not match the high salary, "You want a college student who has just graduated from a prestigious school, the educational concept must not be talked about, these hard conditions are good, but the core is whether you can take good children." In her mind, the profession is like a fire that needs to be able to impact a family.
On the one hand, there is a steady stream of job seekers who want to join this industry for high salaries, and on the other hand, parents who are eager to find an excellent "child growth companion". But the two do not form a virtuous circle, I think there is a problem in the middle, and now there are too many people who don't understand education doing education. Xin Xin said.
Miao Miao, a post-00 returnee, chose to join the industry not long ago. In her opinion, this job is more like going to work as a maid. She admitted to reporters that she really wanted to cry without tears in the early stage, but she had to grit her teeth and insist on it for money. In addition to tutoring homework, Miao Miao is also responsible for the children's daily life.
Recalling the first time she entered her employer's home, Miao Miao still remembers it vividly, "Her house is the same as the model room, and the employer asked me to wipe my suitcase with wet wipes outside and then carry my suitcase into the door. My employer told me that I couldn't get water stains on the glass after taking a shower; After washing your hands, wipe the water droplets off the faucet; There must not be a hair on the ground; The sheets should be laid without wrinkles, and the sides must be symmetrical; There can't be dust in the room......" Miao Miao said bluntly, she was in a tense state at the time, and she could only do her best to do it as required.
Laura and several partners have now set up a company in Shanghai that specializes in providing "child growth companion" consulting services. She revealed that the current monthly trading volume can reach more than 20 orders, "We are not much profit at present, the cost is mainly in the return of orders, not that it is easy to make money in this line as the outside world imagines." ”
Laura told reporters that the "child growth companion" earns 20% of the people's money, because these people hold 80% of the wealth, so they can give the "child growth companion" a high salary. In addition, there is actually an age limit for children in this profession, "generally between 2 and 10 years old, those who are too young need a childcare sister-in-law, and those who are over 10 years old need more single-subject tutoring." ”
As a company specializing in providing "child growth companions" business, Laura revealed to reporters their recruitment criteria: the first is academic qualifications, and those who can accept it are bachelor's degree or above. In addition, English speaking ability is also a must, many job seekers have an IELTS score of 7 or above, "The soft standard of our recruitment is to have good pronunciation, 95% of employers want the pronunciation of 'child growth companion' to be accurate, otherwise reading a picture book will lead to children." ”
Caption: Employers communicate with Laura about feedback from growth accompaniments
The inability of companies offering this profession to pay social security to their employees is also a concern for many job seekers. In this regard, Laura said that the reason why many institutions are unable to pay social security to job seekers is that the agency does not directly sign a labor contract with the job seeker, but builds a bridge of communication between the job seeker and the employer, and charges a certain intermediary fee. "As far as I know, some employers will attach the social security of the 'child growth companion' to their own company, but after all, it is a minority. ”
Expert interpretation: Packaging subject teachers as "children's growth companions" is playing a side game
In the face of such an education job that requires dealing with children for a long time, many netizens have questions, is it playing a side game, but actually doing subject education? What is the difference between a "child growth companion" and a "tutor"? Is it just a different name?
In this regard, Xin Xin told reporters that in her work content, she will not actually participate in children's homework tutoring, she wants to teach more about some educational methods, "I think the 'child growth companion' is more about solving educational problems from the root, using positive language to influence children." ”
Laura said that many of their employers' children do not attend public schools, either international schools or private bilingual schools, "There are two types of private bilingual schools in Shanghai, one is within the system, and you can take the college entrance examination; There are also 'two-legged walks' – although they go to schools within the system, there are additional textbooks in English. When their students reach junior high school and high school, they can take the international route and are not constrained by the Chinese education system. Of course, we hope that the role of chemistry education in children's growth companions can be weakened, and what we advocate is to guide children's learning habits and behavioral habits, including the establishment of three views. ”
The reporter inquired and found that the "Interim Measures for Administrative Punishment of Off-campus Training" has been implemented on October 15, 2023, and corresponding punishment measures have been formulated for various invisible variations and illegal training behaviors in the punishment measures. Strictly crack down on all kinds of discipline training conduct that violates regulations for primary and secondary school students in accordance with law.
In February this year, the Ministry of Education publicly solicited opinions on the "Regulations on the Administration of Off-campus Training (Draft for Comments)". The Draft for Comments mentions that off-campus training institutions should have a good credit status and conditions such as organizational structure, employees, funds, venues and facilities, and management systems that are compatible with the implementation of training activities; The name of the off-campus training institution shall clearly indicate the word "training"; Teaching and teaching and research personnel of academic extracurricular training institutions shall obtain teaching qualifications, and so forth.
In the view of Xiao Yi, a self-media entrepreneur, the four words "growth companionship" itself is a bit vague. "Some institutions are doing early childhood education in the name of this." She believes that the current industry is actually in short supply of really good growth companions, the reason is that there is a lack of a clear entry threshold, resulting in more and more people want to do, but there are not many who do well, "I think the real growth companionship should be all-round, not disciplined, it is a process of hearing and seeing children." ”
Xiong Bingqi, president of the 21st Century Education Research Institute, pointed out that some institutions package subject training teachers as "child growth companions", which is actually playing a side game, and subject training for preschool children and primary school students is now clearly opposed by the education department. There should be no confusion between the duties of a domestic service, the duties of a school teacher and the duties of parents. ”
Huang Zhuoming, a well-known Chinese expert in overseas examination training and teaching management, told the "Morning Post" that although the "child growth companion" is a new thing, it cannot do subject education under the guise of "child growth companion", which is the bottom line that cannot be crossed, but the families who can bear this cost are limited, and the scope of influence is still controllable. The name is not important, the important thing is the parent's companionship with the child. ”
At present, in the face of the rapid development of the new profession of "child growth companion", Xin Xin decided to adjust his career plan and want to change from a practitioner to a trainer. "I have always felt that those college students with high academic qualifications and excellent English speaking skills are like untapped gems, and I want to take them to learn from the excellent experience of 'child growth companions' at home and abroad as a past person, so as to influence more families."
Laura said that she does not want the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security to incorporate this profession into the system, in her opinion, this means that there will be more laymen who focus on training wool to get a piece of the pie, and the number of people doing related training will also increase, resulting in the flood of certificates. There is still a certain threshold in this industry. ”
In response to the question of how to pay social security for the "child growth companion", Laura also recently discussed with the partner, and plans to try to change the "child growth companion" of her company to an employee management system. This can not only protect the basic rights and interests of job seekers such as social security, but more importantly, she wants to improve the ability to restrain the "child growth companion", "What we want to solve is the contradiction between the two sides. In addition, we also want to appeal to parents in need through the media not to use the 'child growth companion' as a servant, but to look for talents with high educational attributes, so that they can play a role as much as possible in the guidance of the three views, the exercise of logical thinking, the cultivation of emotional character, and the formation and consolidation of good habits, rather than just taking care of the children's eating, drinking, and even taking on part of the family's affairs, which deviates from the original intention of inviting them, and at the same time cannot give full play to their true value. ”
In Laura's view, many people who come into contact with this industry may have read the propaganda of various self-media on Xiaohongshu, thinking that it is a niche high-paying profession with more money and less trouble, and even many graduates regard it as a shortcut to get rich, "I think you still have to think about what your purpose is in this industry, if you just want to make a quick buck, it is understandable." This industry can really help you build up your wealth quickly. But if you just want to be easy, then don't come, any high-paying career that you look good in must have a bitterness behind it that you can't imagine. ”
Source: Morning News