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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree with the comments above re: your hosting schedule. We have been hosting for almost 7 years, and have never had our AP’s work a weekend day every single weekend, that truly would suck - and why would you need her to do that (unless you’re in medical care)? Your schedule is brutal. If she’s waking up with your kids, with them until 8pm every night, and a weekend day every weekend … when are you guys actually with the kids (not snarky, but a legit question for you to ponder)?

You likely will not get strong AP’s with a schedule like yours. It also does not leave a lot of time for socializing (if her friends are on a different schedule).

I’ve never paid my AP’s double for any holiday, but I also absolutely try not to make them work long hours on a Holiday (this 4th of July, our AP worked from 7:30-11, which gave her plenty of time to have a bbq with her AP friends and watch the fireworks downtown).

All of our AP’s have had to wash the kids clothes (Monday and Friday), and help to make sure that the playroom and their space was somewhat tidy (usually the kids do this, and she does whatever is left of the task after they go to school / camp).

There is no reason for her to do laundry everyday.

It sounds like you *both* need to re-adjust your expectations.[/quote]

DH and I run an events business together so we plan for more coverage than we actually need. If she’s working on a weekend it’s to drive one of the kids to a sporting event, wait, drive them home. This weekend we’re off and she has a four day break. We’re flexible week to week but the hours above are the max she’d do. We hired a 23yo because she seemed more mature and would get the role. But there’s something that’s off with her and I don’t think it’s because of our schedule. Even if she has a weekend off she just stays in her room and sleeps. She hasn’t made any friends the way our other APs did [/quote]

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