what household 'chores' does your au pair do?

[Anonymous]

I am a French nanny.

It is not common for us to rotate toys or books. Because we don't have as many toys as American kids. So if your AP is European, I guess she is not used to rotate things.

And same thing when it comes to rotating clothes, it's something a mother would do but not a nanny or au pair ... so my guess is that she feels it's not her job.

[Anonymous]

Regardless of where they are from, nannies working in America often rotate toys or clothes the kids have out-grown, depending on the instruction from the parents. If it's part of her job expectation, then nanny or AP does it, and if there is a problem with it, then they find another job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Regardless of where they are from, nannies working in America often rotate toys or clothes the kids have out-grown, depending on the instruction from the parents. If it's part of her job expectation, then nanny or AP does it, and if there is a problem with it, then they find another job.

But it's only a job expectation if AP is explicitly told when, how and maybe even why.

[Anonymous]

I come from a European country and it's not common for us to "rotate" things, toys or books. Simply because we don't have tons of them like kids do in America. That's why your AP is not used to rotate things and just doesn't get it.

[Anonymous]

Our APs friend’s HF goes out of town over the weekend and feels completely justified leaving AP to take care of the dog because it’s “within her 45 hours”. Unbelievable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our APs friend’s HF goes out of town over the weekend and feels completely justified leaving AP to take care of the dog because it’s “within her 45 hours”. Unbelievable.

She should report them to the LCC. If she's responsible for the dog over the weekend, then she can make a case for not having a full day off, in which case, HF has to give her a weekday off.