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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am the poster who work for two families.

The second didn't take advantage of the situation. I was never going to extend with the first family. I mentioned I wasn't going to extend with the first family and they offered to have me as their au pair when my contract ends if I wanted to. Do they pay the agency fees ? No, but then they also don't have an au pair and are dependent on my free time and might see me cancel last minute so I can help out family 1. Will they join an au pair agency and pay the fee when and if I do become their Au pair ? Yes.

My point was:

- I baby sit for two families but do NOT let my side work impact my Au pair job and the family dynamic with my actual host family or let it clash with the schedule.

- I understand that last minute changes happen and might have to cancel baby sitting and do NOT begrudge that.

- I appreciate the extra money because it gives me room to do more things and enjoy more of my time here and keeps me out the house which I am sure the family appreciate.

- there is potential risk in that a family might want to recruit your Au pair but this is rare and not actually a risk if the original family treats her Au pair fairly and with consideration (which is NOT my case). [/quote]

Any sane host family reading this will not let their AP get the extra gig ever again! unbeknownst to you, you actually made the case against allowing AP to do extra work.
If Family#1 is treating you so badly, please rematch. Leaving you alone with a baby for a few days without paying extra? doesn't sound true, so many rules are broken here, you could rematch and start right away with family #2 and extend with them since you love them so much. Also keep in mind it is easy to pay more if you are not paying agencies fees, room & board and on-boarding time, insurance etc. Go with family#2 as an AP and you will soon start complaining when they only pay the stipend or whatnot.[/quote]

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