Au pair - can they screw up simple tasks

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here - I'm actually a husband and I'm always shocked at all the cattiness on this forum. FWIW, my wife has a doctorate from an Ivy, blue eyes, is a size 0, and has basically the same a*s that she had when we met 20+ years ago. So no one needs to be concerned about some Real Housewives of Fairfax County Lifetime movie; and I've already considered (and rejected) the criticisms in the responses.

I just want to hear some informed opinions about whether I can expect that any ol au pair would be able to handle these requests.

I never call troll, but…troll. This response is a total dog whistle.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We hosted 4 au pairs and the ability to do anything swung vastly. One couldn't get a 8 year old to swim class on time, and one forgot to pick up a 4th grader after band rehearsal at school three times before we rematched.
Just like people, they are snowflakes. I wouldn't expect Nanny level attention to detail.

Do you mean just like snowflakes, they are unique? Because au pairs are literally people, you know.