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Mum's babysitting ad with insane requirements causes a stir: 'Must have masters degree'

Lucia Hawley

A TikToker has clapped back at the bizarre babysitter requirements listed by a mother to a local bulletin.

In a video posted to the social media platform, Collins O aka @thatboycollins revealed the list to his followers – pointing out how totally unrealistic it is.

"Babysitter needed ASAP," The sign read. "I need someone to look after my four kids (aged two, three, five and seven) from noon to 6 pm Monday to Friday."

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Mum's babysitting ad with insane requirements causes a stir

Collins addressed the prerequisites laid out by the mother. TikTok/@ThatBoyCollins

Collins addressed the prerequisites laid out by the mother, which required applicants to "be a great cook and avid cleaner", "be over 25-years-old" and have a minimum education of a "master's degree".

In response to the ludicrous educational standard, Collins remarked, "B---h, I didn't know you need a master's degree to be qualified to look after kids, but OK."

The requirements continued and became more restrictive, saying that applicants couldn't have "social media accounts" adding "I don't need my kids seeing that", it also stated "no drinking, no smoking, not even vaping!" and "no tattoos or piercings."

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Mum's demanding babysitting ad causes stir Reddit

In order to get the job, applicants needed to have "five professional references" and stated that a "background check and drug test [would] be carried out."

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Collins, blown away by the audacity of the mother, then revealed the real "kicker": The job only pays a lousy $200 a week.

At the bottom of the page, a sentence prompted applicants to contact 'Tammy' to apply for the job.

"Tammy, with all due disrespect, go to hell," Collins joked.

The video quickly went viral, amassing over 299,000 likes and thousands of comments from users chiming in on the situation.

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Babysitter holding toddler

"She wants a maid, nanny and chef." Getty

"Tammy better hire the ghost of Christmas past because there's no way in hell is she finding anyone alive today using that list," one user joked.

Another added, "She wants a maid, nanny and chef."

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A third wrote, "THE AUDACITY!!!!!"

One user even did the math and revealed that the pay equated to $6.67 per hour, which doesn't even meet the minimum wage requirements.

"Has she forgotten a zero? asked another. "This can't be real!"

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