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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our schedule has also drastically changed due to the pandemic and our au pair's has shifted as well.  We've made it a point to give her a long break during the day (typically from 10 am - 2 pm) but expect her to help with our two kids (11 and 8) for 45 hours per week.  In our home, we're all suffering through this together. My income (not hours) has been slashed by 30%. We're financially strapped and aren't in a position to pay our au pair more money.  We are ordering in food frequently from our au pair's favorite restaurants and trying to be as thoughtful as possible.  Thankfully our au pair is sufficiently mature to recognize that the grass isn't greener in her home country.  In reality, she's far more comfortable in my home than she'd be returning to her home country during an international pandemic.  [/quote]

It's interesting to me that you can't afford to pay her more despite the circumstances being far from what she signed up for, but you can afford to order in meals frequently. [/quote]

For example, we have had income cut too (slightly less than yours) but have still upped our stipend from $200 to $300 in part by cutting out takeout except for a pizza once a week. Kids aren't happy about lack of Chipotle etc but tough. [/quote]

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