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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. I have come to the conclusion that my au pair may not be mean in an abusive sense, but neglectful. I came home from work last night and was in our living room, she was in the kitchen doing dishes and putting away our kids food. My older kid slammed his finger in a drawer and screamed in pain. Because it was already 5:00 and her time was up she didn't even look at him and just let him scream with a bloody finger. I called her our for her lack of concern. Her response was that she wasn't working. He lack of  ability to help out beyond a few minutes past her scheduled hours is enough for me to ask for a rematch even if there's only a few short months left.  Good riddance. [/quote]\

Good lord, OP, that is horrible.  I would make sure that this incident goes into her transition report.  Sometimes the regional director writes in situations that are the "straw that broke the back" and this sounds like one of those things that should get written.

Our first AP did something similar:  Our son had a febrile seizure and ended up in the hospital (he was 18 months).  The next day, when we came home, she never asked a single question or inquired about his well-being.  When I asked her about this, her response was "I see him so I know he is fine."  We rematched that day.  Her next family thought as little of her as we did.

A good AP does not turn off empathy when she is off from work.[/quote]

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