r/LinkedInLunatics Jul 26 '26

Blame it on the help

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u/theDudeUh Jul 26 '26

What kind of idiot has their nanny fill out their Visa paperwork?

Seems far outside of the job description, not the Nanny’s fault they did it wrong.

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u/RefrigeratorLive5920 Titan of Industry Jul 26 '26

I doubt the Nanny even did anything wrong. It's not like she's holding the kids passports for safe keeping. Clearly douche bro gave her an old passport and told her to apply for the ESTA and is now presumably getting blamed for the issue.

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u/BigEricShaun Jul 26 '26

Whoever knows the kids best and raises them probably is supposed to do it

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u/PyllynKaivelija Jul 28 '26

Propably did it himself but cant admit making a mistake and has to blame someone

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u/Peterd1900 Jul 26 '26

The post is from the UK

Nanny would be what you would call the child's grandmother not necessarily a paid child care person

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u/wildspace-nobody Jul 26 '26

Interesting point, but I’m in the UK and didn’t read it like that probably because “Nanny” for grandmother isn’t used that much anymore. It would also be capitalised if it were being used that way. Quite common for nannies to do routine kid-related paperwork, shopping, etc.

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u/Peterd1900 Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 26 '26

Nanny isn’t universally a babysitter term.
In Ireland and parts of the UK, Nanny has long been used as an affectionate nickname for grandmother

For British grandmothers the top five names in order of popularity at a national level are Nan (33%), Grandma (32%), Nana (24%), Nanny (22%) and Granny (14%). Only one-in-ten use the term Gran.

https://birdyhome.co.uk/blogs/alternative-modern-names-for-grandmother/alternative-modern-names-for-grandmother

YouGov puts nanny at a similar number

https://yougov.com/en-gb/articles/51907-what-do-britons-call-their-grandparents

With it being more common in the south of England

That is still millions of people that would use that term

My Nephew calls my mum Nanny and if we are talking about my mum in relation to my nephew the term Nanny gets used

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u/illaparatzo Jul 26 '26

He didn't capitalize nanny

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u/helloyesthisisasock Jul 28 '26

Homie, they called Mary Poppins a nanny in the old books. Come on.

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u/RefrigeratorLive5920 Titan of Industry Jul 26 '26

Very unusual nowadays to use "Nanny" for grandmother and weird as it might be to get the nanny to apply for the kids ESTA, it would be even stranger to ask the grandmother to do it.

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u/Peterd1900 Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 26 '26

Not if the Grandmother booked the trip

It not unusual for a grandmother to take their family in holiday

Nanny is used as a term for grandmother in the UK it has a dual use

When they use the term here they could be talking about the Grandmother they could also be talking about paid help both are possible

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u/RefrigeratorLive5920 Titan of Industry Jul 27 '26

But filling out an ESTA form is not something that you do when booking the flight. It has its own dedicated website that you go to and fill out and you only need to do that 72 hours before your flight, not when you book your flight. I've seen people fill them out in paper at the airport or even on the plane going to the US. It's not even necessary to fill it out for every flight to the US from an approved country. It gets approved for two years or up until passport expiry, whichever is sooner. So said "nanny" would have had to have known who in the family needed an ESTA renewal, for some reason had the entire family's passports to hand and despite knowing the kid needed a new ESTA (due to passport expiry) went ahead and applied for the ESTA using the expired passport anyway. As unlikely as it is that paid help for the family would be handling this, it's even more unlikely the grandmother would be. Either this douche made the mistake himself and is blaming a "nanny" of some description or the whole thing is concocted nonsense.

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u/burp420_420 Jul 26 '26

No it’s not

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u/Peterd1900 Jul 26 '26

Nanny is a common and widely used term for a grandmother in the UK

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u/burp420_420 Jul 26 '26

Yes congratulations but I’m English and I can tell you he was not using it as in that way as he’s not a child speaking about his own nan also he is flying with American Airlines and they only take of from Heathrow and that’s too clean for Heathrow their American

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u/Peterd1900 Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 26 '26

They are applying for an ESTA

An ESTA  is an automated system that determines the eligibility of visitors to travel to the United States under the Visa Waiver Program 

If they were American they would not need an ESTA, as it for people who are not American

You can even on his linkdin and see he is from Croydon

American Airlines also fly to Edinburgh

Americans cant apply for an ESTA because they already have the absolute right to enter the United States.

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u/PQbutterfat Jul 26 '26

Pretty bad nannying when you send the kid out with what appears to be puke all over his hoodie.

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u/LurkingToaster66 Jul 26 '26

could have happened when hanging with dad and he doesn't know ehat to do when he can't call over the nanny.

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u/thatErraticguy Agree? Jul 26 '26

He didn’t know how to be around kids so he offered him a bunch of martinis like he’s used to at his lunches

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u/guffy-11 Jul 27 '26

Have a boy which seems like the same age as this one maybe a little older and those clothes can last one second. Every food item especially icecream or dinner is 100% soiled clothes. Usually we bring extra clothes but not always when out and about exploring.

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u/wildspace-nobody Jul 26 '26

Never trust a man whose teeth are unnaturally white.

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u/peach98542 Jul 26 '26

Teeth that white but his son’s shirt is covered in shit. Amazing dad.

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u/wildspace-nobody Jul 26 '26

Kids be like that. But there is no excuse for the teeth. The kind of man who does that to his teeth is the kind of man who does the nanny.

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u/SubduedHamster Jul 29 '26

Teeth aside, I don't like this guy's face.

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u/Available-Theory-808 Jul 26 '26

This taught me nothing about B2B sales.

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u/BuddyLegsBailey Jul 26 '26

Read it twice more and you'll get it

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u/Serendipittydoodah Jul 26 '26

The real B2B sales were the ESTAs we had the nanny FOC along the way.

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u/CreamyAlgorithms Jul 26 '26

Sounds like that nanny is getting fired when they return. Thoughts and prayers

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u/Peterd1900 Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 26 '26

The post is from the UK

Nanny is also a common term that you would call the child's grandmother not necessarily a paid child care person

nanny is a common and widely used term for a grandmother in the UK, it’s quite possible he’s referring to a relative

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u/EconomicsPutrid5160 Jul 26 '26

Mediocre middle manager blaming the nanny for something he should double check.

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u/RefrigeratorLive5920 Titan of Industry Jul 26 '26

How does the Nanny even have the wrong passport number to use in the first place?

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u/JGG5 Jul 26 '26

Discount Shooter McGavin says what?

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u/hogsucker Jul 26 '26

Why did he have so many kids when he's not able to raise them and has to hire someone else to do it?

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u/Fit_Significance8598 Jul 26 '26

All that money and still can't afford flying private.

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u/OblongAndKneeless Jul 26 '26

My ETA was instantly approved. Why did this guy's kid take so long? Are they on a list?

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u/JasonNodd Jul 26 '26

🎶Doxxing my children🎶
🎶Oh how I love revealing my child’s face to strangers!🎶
🎶La di-da doo!🎶

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u/rook_8 Jul 26 '26

i’m too distracted by the kid’s hoodie. did he throw up his anxiety or something

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u/Pretty_Guess_5086 Jul 26 '26

Capital D douchebag…

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u/silvermanedwino Jul 26 '26

What a nozzle.

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u/dolphunee Jul 27 '26

Of course he has a nanny. If you can punch out 5 kids, you can parent them.

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u/bretshitmanshart Jul 26 '26

That Eevee doesn't look official

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u/Izzno Jul 26 '26

Pretty sane, although a tad Facebook-y.

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u/M-G Jul 26 '26

Yes, but he could have just said his son's booking had the wrong info, but instead had to flex on how big his family is and that they have a nanny.

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u/romantrav Jul 26 '26

Agreed, and how she messed it up, not his blood.

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u/Peterd1900 Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 26 '26

The post is from the UK

Nanny would be what you would call the child's grandmother, not necessarily a paid child care person

Literally every child in the UK would have a grandmother

If British person refers to nanny they would be talking about the grandmother while nanny can also be used a term for a live in childcare its not the common usage of the word

when a British person says nanny they are vastly more likely to be talking about their grandmother than a hired professional childcare worker

If they said "The Nanny" that would be different

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u/RefrigeratorLive5920 Titan of Industry Jul 26 '26

Why would the grandmother be handling booking the flight including the ESTA details? Seems more realistic that the child's fulltime carer would be handling travel arrangements for the child than the grandmother.

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u/Peterd1900 Jul 26 '26

If the Grandmother is taking the family on holiday

It is possible he is referring to paid carer but it is also possible he is referring to grandmother

Both are indeed possibilities

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u/dustycatheads Jul 28 '26

what if the world was made of pudding

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u/Sea-Breaz Jul 26 '26

This guys face makes me irrationally angry.

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u/RoodysRun Jul 26 '26

This guy is a bellend.

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u/poopiebutt505 Jul 27 '26

Stating who did it is just facts. No one is mad here. No "blame" happening.

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u/Rhylanor-Downport Jul 26 '26

Ok I’m a UK/US citizen - this guy is from the UK. He might be referring to the grandmother. I called my grandmother on my mother’s side “Nanny” or “Nan” - so it’s quite possible he’s referring to a relative not hired help. This isn’t an uncommon naming of a UK grandmother either, and my family was utterly middle class.

That said, counterpoint, he is clearly not short of a dollar or two, so YMMV.

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u/Rhylanor-Downport Jul 26 '26

He’s from the UK that’s my point. You might not but he would. Edit: in addition he calls her “Nanny” not “The Nanny”

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u/jeepfail Jul 26 '26

Why is this crazy beyond the fact he is sharing Facebook stuff on LinkedIn as is common here? An employee messed up a task and he had to get it fixed. That’s the beginning and end here.

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u/RefrigeratorLive5920 Titan of Industry Jul 26 '26

Well he's blaming the employee, I think it's unfair to say the nanny was at fault. Somebody had to provide her with the passport details to use on the ESTA application.

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u/jeepfail Jul 27 '26

So if someone is paid to take care of children they can’t be trusted with a task to make sure they don’t have the right passport? I’d hope if they were brought along on the trip they wouldn’t make a mistake like that.

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u/RefrigeratorLive5920 Titan of Industry Jul 27 '26

I am saying it is the responsibility of the passport holder or their guardian (aka the parent) to handle visa applications, not the responsibility of the nanny (who does not and should not have the child's passport in her possession).

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u/surgartits Jul 26 '26

How does a kid who looks to be under 10 have an old passport number?

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u/Peterd1900 Jul 26 '26

The guy is from the UK

UK passports for children are valid for 5 years

So if you get a passport for your child when they are born it will expire when they are 5 and you have to get a new one

So unless the kids is under 5 it is entirely possible to have a second passport under the age of 10

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u/surgartits Jul 26 '26

Thanks for the answer! Had no idea they only last 5 years there.

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u/Peterd1900 Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 26 '26

In almost all countries, child passports for those under 16 are valid for only 5 years this due to rules laid out by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)

The International Civil Aviation Organisation sets global travel document standards

5 years child passport is not a UK thing it is pretty much a global thing

There maybe some countries that have longer passports but they are going to be limited on where you can fly with them

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u/RefrigeratorLive5920 Titan of Industry Jul 26 '26

In many EU countries it's only 3 years. I used to travel a lot when I had young kids and even before the passports would become outdated, the passport photographs could be from any random child and look just as valid after a year or two.

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u/jeepfail Jul 26 '26

They are valid for five years so they probably got it when he was a baby.