Reply to Au Pair just asked for more money

Forum Index » Childcare other than Daycare and Preschool

Reply to "Au Pair just asked for more money"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would love to have my au pairs gig - her own floor of our NYC townhouse, whatever she likes to eat/drink, all weekends fully off, $250/week to spend on what she likes, unlimited iPhone plan, seasonal ski pass, rentals & lessons, in normal times travel with us to multiple places around the country and world, etc. Typically she works @4-5 hours/day m-f but covers more if younger kids are home (currently they are in school 4 days/week). We’ve hosted au pairs for 6+ years and they’ve all had a great experience. I know we do more than the minimum but they get much more than just money from us. [/quote]

You realize most families don’t provide this right?

It’s like saying you think the tipping model is fair because you tipped 30% on a big order. It’s myopic to ignore the fact that there are many servers making $2/hour and only getting a few dollars in tips while dealing with sexual harassment and job creep.

Get over yourself. If you exceed the standard why does it bother you to raise minimum requirements so others aren’t exploited? I think you should reflect on why this bothers you so much since by your own admission it wouldn’t change anything for you.[/quote]

Because au pairs are not employees and they do not have any living expenses - therefore it’s ridiculous to expect to pay them a “living wage”. There should be more oversight to ensure that families are actually following the rules, and families who don’t should be kicked out of the program, but the program is written as a cultural exchange and opportunity for young people from other countries to live in the US for a year or two while having their basic needs met. They don’t need money to “live on”, they just get some for fun. Your argument is a straw man. The minimum standards are already pretty high. You tell me getting $800-$1000+ a month in spending money isn’t “fair”? That’s more than most people in the US spend on non-essentials in a month. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics