Reply to kids at camp...au pair doing nothing...

Forum Index » Au Pair Discussion

Reply to "kids at camp...au pair doing nothing..."

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, she knew that she had work during those hours. I outline that she has certain things she has to do each day and she does the minimum.

Today I worked part of the day at home due to circumstances. I observed that she watched tv and napped most of the day... In between she ran the washer once. She ignored changing the sheets of my sons bed until just before she went to pick up the kids. Didnt do other duties...

Shes been here a month.

Pp...thats what I dread/worry. This is the best of her. Wow...[/quote]

When this kind of thing occurs, if you want it to stop, you have to act immediately.  This means, knocking on her door, waking her up and saying "You are on duty this morning even though the kids aren't here.  You obviously misunderstoo, since the dishes are everywhere and the beds haven't been made and there is still wash waiting to be wahed, dried folded and put away.  Since I've been gone x hours and nothing was done, except the first load of laundry, I'm only counting 30 minutes of work for this time.  Please start now and complete the tasks I've listed for you now before the kids are due home.  Now, repeat back to me what you are going to do over the next x hours..."  She is either going to realize quickly that you're not a doormat and step up, or you're going to have a clear frustration free path to a quick rematch.  Either one is a win compared to you fuming and her getting more and more lazy as you fail to manage her.[/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