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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There's others than PP who don't like the AP program. Me being one of them. [/quote]
 Then seriously, why are you here? If someone asks a question about whether the AP program is good then by all means chime in, but why do you have to derail every thread on the AP site by arguing (false info) about it? We get it - You don't like the program.  Fine.  But lots of us (APs and HFs) do.  We are involved in the program; you're not. Why in the world are you here on the AP site?[/quote]

Why are you so upset about views opposite of yours?  APs serve at the mercy of the HM and this creates a modern indentured servant.  The 1986 AP State Dept. rules governi.g them have never been changed to reflect the times.  The US is the only country that. Allows a 45-hr week over 6 days.  At the very leadt they should be paid OT for all hours over 40 per week. [/quote]

NP. I think everyone gets so upset with you not because you have an opposing view but because you're extrapolating the experiences of a few to what must be true of all, because you're frequently off-base or plain wrong, because you don't indicate how you have come by these strong feelings, because you fail to see that there are many very happy au pairs, and because you sling outrageous accusations (like slavery) but then don't propose tenable solutions.

Your post here is a great example. Au pairs do not "serve at the mercy of their host moms."  They are fully empowered to choose the program, to choose the family they match with, to choose to leave and go to another family at any point during the year.  Au pairs are paid a stipend and provided benefits such as housing, all food, and much more. They are not paid hourly and the rate does not vary by how many hours they actually work. It doesn't make sense to say they should get paid overtime for the 5 hours - that's built into the weekly stipend. You can suggest that they shouldn't be allowed to work 45 hours or suggest that their stipend should be raised, but to say they should get overtime for the 5 hours doesn't make sense. [/quote]

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