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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP I've seen this alot. Many Au Pairs will slack off in the weeks before they leave. Esp Au Pairs who have been unhappy, resentful, entitled, lazy, etc.

I bet if you held a small going away bonus infront of her she'd shape up. (Don't do this though, she doesn't deserve it).

Try having a sit down with her and explain that you're still paying her to do a job and just because she will be leaving in several weeks doesn't give her the right to slack off. You're not slacking off on pay so she shouldn't be slacking off on her duties.

Don't be passive aggressive. She's probably being passive aggressive so you should be very upfront with her and lay down your expectations. Make it awkward for her if you have to.[/quote]

What a strange post.  If she's been pretty good for 17 months, it's likely she's just having a hard time adjusting to leaving and is demotivated.  Why not just have a talk with her?  At the point where you've lived with someone for 17 months, you should be able to say "hey, can you not leave your dishes on the sofa?  I'm afraid we're going to get bugs." It shouldn't be confrontational and I wouldn't assume she's doing it on purpose necessarily.  Why on earth would you want to make it awkward for someone?  [/quote]

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