Everyone's encountered a job description that makes absurd demands and has impossible expectations. But we promise you, no job description has ever matched the pure, unadulterated bonkers energy of a Scientologist's ad seeking a nanny recently posted on Twitter.
The ad was shared by actress Hollis Jane Andrews, who applied for the nanny job back in 2013.
And, well... WHEW, it's something else.
In 2013, I interviewed with an (unbeknownst to me at the time) Scientologist family to be their nanny. They gave this absolutely BONKERS list of responsibilities and now I give it to all of you.pic.twitter.com/le0rhiBrcg— Hollis Jane Andrews (@Hollis Jane Andrews) 1620353721
Here is the list (color removed for image clarity):
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After Andrews posted the employment ad it went viral, racking up more than 27,000 likes and well over 3,000 retweets.
And the reasons why start piling up from literally the first words on the page—"Hat Write Up"—which is Scientology-ese for "job description."
It gets weirder from there.
One of the first instructions is for the nanny to make sure the childrens' "rudiments" are "kept in"—more Scientology-speak for "sleep, food, watered," as if the children are house plants.
And then comes the children's daily schedule, which includes two hours of running, during which the nanny is commanded, "don't stop them running EVER," and, ominously, to "throw rocks and RUN with them."
Which brings up an important question. Is the throwing of rocks just another incidental activity, or is the nanny meant to throw rocks AT the children in order to not "stop them running EVER"?
Let's just hope it's the former.
Then comes lunch, which is "steak with ketchup." So you're probably thinking these boys are, say, 10 and 12, right?
WRONG. Because after lunch comes nap time, during which the boys are given bottles—filled with protein powder, no less.
Did you ever think you'd encounter a document in which the instruction to feed toddlers steak was somehow not the weirdest thing therein? There's a first time for everything, as they say.
And that's all before you even get to the part where the nanny is commanded to "magically transform into a cleaning Nazi" during naptime—all for the bargain price of $13 per hour.
lmao it was $13/hr. Granted that was 8 years ago BUT STILLhttps://twitter.com/notrandomrosio/status/1390505775756369934\u00a0\u2026— Hollis Jane Andrews (@Hollis Jane Andrews) 1620357939
On Twitter, people could not believe their eyes...
So they need to run for an hour straight, but they\u2019re still in diapers and can\u2019t spit out toothpaste (which is....why kids toothpaste exists)— maggie (@maggie) 1620392886
Everything else is obvious, but also PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THE GODS do not feed horses that are not yours random fruits and veggies through a damn fence.— Mags (Cat Stan) (@Mags (Cat Stan)) 1620365496
Hard to say which part of this prompted the biggest reaction from me. \u201cMagically transform into a cleaning nazi\u201d is the obvious choice, but \u201cRUN with them, do not stop them running ever\u201d is an understated line— Brittany Van Horne (@Brittany Van Horne) 1620356953
the NO MOVIES!!!!\n\nmeanwhile i leave my babysitters being like 'thank you, you are an angel sent to us from heaven, take anything from our home as you see fit, just keep them alive. if they are asleep when we get home even better. please please please come again.'— jax (@jax) 1620356783
How old are they? You're supposed to teach them how to spit and swim? Are you throwing the rocks *at* the boys? Who brushes their teeth BEFORE eating meatballs? Please tell me "stinking poo poo bin" is a euphemism for kitty litter because otherwise...— Delia Harrington (@Delia Harrington) 1620372986
...except for the ones who knew a lot about Scientology, who absolutely could believe their eyes.
I worked for a Scientologist, and we had a \u201cHat\u201d doc for everything— Sarah Dickey (@Sarah Dickey) 1620359513
They missed a couple: \nDust the framed portrait of L. Ron Hubbard every day. \nDo not read newspapers, watch tv or look at internet - ever.— Mike Rinder (@Mike Rinder) 1620391697
They literally believe they are infected with the ghosts of ancient aliens Zach— Anosognosiogenesis (@Anosognosiogenesis) 1620479050
In case you're wondering, in a follow-up tweet Andrews explained she declined the job as soon as she saw the word "Dianetics" in the description.
We hope whoever did accept the position only the best.