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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Another vote for 16:07. Please do not ask your AP to clean her room or make her bed. [b]While I disagree with the premise that she is your employee[/b][u], she is not your child. To be honest, I have no idea what my AP's room looks like, whether she makes her bed or pick up her clothes. It's not my business. We state in our handbook that we expect our APs to be respectful members of the household and help with general household chores. So far, we have never had to ask APs to do anything specific. AP helps set the table for family dinners and she helps with the clean-up. Occasionally, she will offer to make the salad. If I don't have time to unload the dish washer in the morning, she does it. But that's pretty much it. [/quote]

How is she not your employee? You pay her to work in your house? You did not have a pre-existing relationship with her before she moved into your house. If she doesn't do her job, you will replace her. This is the definition of an employee. You can [b]care[/b] about an employee, but that doesn't change the dynamic.

Why can't we call a spade a spade? Why is it taboo? [/quote]

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