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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you leave the house at 7am? If so then she should not be giving you attitude.  If you are asking her to be upstairs while you are lounging around or doing stuff with the kids yourself she may resent what she sees as an unnecessary early start time.  If this is the case you may need to spell out exactly what you want her to do or your expectations for the morning routine.[/quote]

This is so odd to me - that an AP should resent it when parents are around the morning but wants them scheduled to do work. Maybe the parents need to tend a household task (let the dog out, empty the dishwasher, etc.) Maybe the parent is not a morning person but wants 20 minutes to have a coffee and get ready for their day. These are valid choices. [/quote]

Most AP are off when a parent is home.  If you expect your AP to work when you’re obviously available, give them precise instructions on what needs to be done (and possibly how to do it).  APs aren’t nannies, most don’t look for things to do.[/quote]

Who gets to determine when a HP is "obviously available?" If I am checking work emails and having coffee - if the AP is scheduled to work, she's on duty. The AP would not be happy if I said, "I am "obviously available" so I have decided to give you a later start time and end time today, go do something for exactly 20 minutes, you are off the clock."[/quote]

I’m talking about it you’re not doing something.  If you’re sitting down to drink coffee for 20 minutes, you’re choosing that.  Most parents don’t.  If you’re taking your time to do hair/make up, you’re doing that.  If you’re doing emails for work, I would think you’d let AP know you’re working and she’s on.[/quote]

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