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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have a 23yo AP who started in May. Her boyfriend broke up with her when she left home so she was crying and depressed for the first few weeks. We’ve been traveling for summer and taking her to fun places and activities. She’s very low energy generally but mostly she’s also sad. I spoke to her about it and she said it’s because of the job. Our kids are 8 and 10yo, she works 7-10am and then 4-8pm and one full day on the weekends. We asked her to make the kids beds and do their laundry each day but she said she shouldn’t have to do this stuff. The kids are at camp from 8-4pm each day so it’s only for two hours each morning. 
Our kids do like her but it feels like she’s fragile and immature. Some mornings she’s late or totally out of it and she always says she’s ‘exhausted’. 
What should we do? I sat down with her this morning and she started to cry saying that we’re treating her like a housekeeper. We actually have a housekeeper four days a week!! [/quote]

7-10 AM is 3 hours.
4-8 PM is 4 hours.  
So, 7 hours a day, split shift (which sucks) - 35 hours
Plus, another 8 hours or more on a weekend... really bad schedule.  She's basically working all the time.

If you have a housekeeper 4 days a week, why is she cleaning or doing laundry.  The housekeeper or kids, given their age can make the beds.   The kids can fold/put away their laundry if the housekeeper washes it.

What exactly do you do beyond take care of the kids one day a week?  She's basically the primary parent if she does every evening and one weekend.[/quote]

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