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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Au pair said all the right things to get visa on my NIE to watch 3 kids, pulled a fast one like many and made up some bull crap story to rematch less than 2 weeks in. Did not trust to have another one given how terribly stressful that situation was. Lost 5gs ( nonrefundable agency money) not to mention all the brand new sheets, towels, linens, room decor I bought in her favorite color.

[b]Kids back in day care with extended hours to accommodate work.[/b]

A night and day difference between professional childcare and an entitled glorified teenager.

Never again would I go back to the program. It's a scam if it doesn't work out. They are not vetted. The au pair told me " I am just a girl, I don't know how to watch kids".... Mind you She was a "teacher" in her Central American country witha million hours and so much other experience.... Yeah right. [/quote]

I'm the 22:20 poster above. I refused to even pull my kids out of daycare when I hired the last au pair, because I'd had two previous au pairs through a different agency years earlier who didn't work out. I couldn't give up a reliable daycare spot for an au pair who was likely to flake or be terrible at her job. She knew from the beginning that she would be working evenings and weekends so that I could focus on eldercare for a sick parent. And then she got here and balked at evening and weekend hours (and work in general).

It really does feel like a scam. They coach these girls to lie about everything, and then they come here and don't care what they do to upend your life, career, or family.[/quote]

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