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[quote=Anonymous]Agreed.  It's just a matter of shifted expectations.  The BEST au pair (like the best any type of employee) would have just realized on her own that this schedule change required a different approach, and would have been ready to do whatever she usually does with your child by 10am (park, library, playdate etc.).  But if she is generally on the lazy, non-intuitive side as you state, and you are used to coaching her, then this is just another instance where that is needed.

Don't let your irritation fester, especially if you will have to do these kind of schedule shifts more often now.  You could just say tonight, "hey, just wanted to go over some things about the new schedule.  As you noticed, we'll sometimes have you starting later in the day, when DS has already eaten, finished dressing, etc.  If that is the case, we'd like you to be ready to get him out the door to ______ as soon as you start on the days when you'll be starting at 9:30, 10, etc."

We also have a roll-out-of-bed-five-minutes-before-shift AP, and it usually works out that she can eat breakfast and have coffee with the kids at the start of her shift, but she is not generally lazy at all, and when the schedule shifts later she is ready to go.[/quote]

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