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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ours is leaving July 30th and we are exiting the program. She has been interviewing and many are offering a true hourly wage (10 seems standard) and a signing bonus. She definitely does not want the DC area. Competition between families is fierce. She is down to 2 families.  One in Florida and one in Colorado. Both are offering dedicated car, nice living quarters and a signing bonus of $2500.

I advise her to milk them for as much as she can. There are so many families looking. We are giving her the glowing reference she deserves.[/quote]

If a candidate decided to "milk me for all I'm worth" then I would see red flags and walk away. We are reasonable, we follow the rules. We have a bedroom and bathroom on a separate floor. But we don't host princesses. [/quote]

No one says you have to host "princesses." Right now, market conditions favor APs right now because most rational 20 y.o. don't want to be cooped up inside with strangers' kids in exchange for the standard stipend. If you aren't willing or able to offer perks beyond that, then your options are to be open to APs that struggle to attract families, wait until conditions change, or leave the program.[/quote]

I never said anything about paying a little more.  But I am not going to go over the top with a mutli thousand dollar signing bonus.  The AP needs to want to work with our family, not milk me for all of the perks.  The ones who go for the perks first mindset end up in rematch frequently anyway. [/quote]

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