Comments on: Do you pay your Au Pair for her orientation days? http://AuPairMom.com/do-you-pay-your-pair-for-her-orientation-days/2010/01/27/celiaharquail/ Helping Host Parents and Au Pairs build great relationships. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:01:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: German Au-Pair http://AuPairMom.com/do-you-pay-your-pair-for-her-orientation-days/2010/01/27/celiaharquail/comment-page-1/#comment-19485 German Au-Pair Sun, 28 Aug 2011 00:28:56 +0000 http://AuPairMom.com/?p=2485#comment-19485 My HM also asked me what my favorite kind of Pizza was and gave me a list of possible drinks she would buy for me and made me pick. So when I arrived, the pizza was already waiting for me and I loved it! Also she bought everything I need in the bathroom that you could possibly imagine. She stuffed my room with pictures from my application and the books I told her I wanted to read when I asked for the library. I did not get paid for the orientation week but I appreciated all this stuff WAY more than I could have possible appreciated any money. My HM also asked me what my favorite kind of Pizza was and gave me a list of possible drinks she would buy for me and made me pick. So when I arrived, the pizza was already waiting for me and I loved it!
Also she bought everything I need in the bathroom that you could possibly imagine.
She stuffed my room with pictures from my application and the books I told her I wanted to read when I asked for the library.
I did not get paid for the orientation week but I appreciated all this stuff WAY more than I could have possible appreciated any money.

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]]> By: Cyndi http://AuPairMom.com/do-you-pay-your-pair-for-her-orientation-days/2010/01/27/celiaharquail/comment-page-1/#comment-19482 Cyndi Sat, 27 Aug 2011 20:33:32 +0000 http://AuPairMom.com/?p=2485#comment-19482 My host mom did the exact same things - sent me a text message while I was at the training school saying that she knew the food was pretty bad there (I am their 4th AP) and what was I craving for dinner on Friday and Saturday nights! It made me feel so welcomed! My host mom did the exact same things – sent me a text message while I was at the training school saying that she knew the food was pretty bad there (I am their 4th AP) and what was I craving for dinner on Friday and Saturday nights! It made me feel so welcomed!

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]]> By: azmom http://AuPairMom.com/do-you-pay-your-pair-for-her-orientation-days/2010/01/27/celiaharquail/comment-page-1/#comment-15070 azmom Tue, 07 Dec 2010 19:28:55 +0000 http://AuPairMom.com/?p=2485#comment-15070 We chose to not have our AP not to work while in rematch. We were rematching due to a few reasons and we no longer wanted her to care for our kids. Before we rematch she "knew" she had a good chance of not being with us, so she should know to watch her spending. She was still getting room and board. No she didn't get paid orientation week from us - our contract says she's in our house for 51 weeks - those are the weeks we pay her. She did get extra pay for the vacation she did not take, so she did get some extra money. Had she not found a new family, I may have gave her a few extra dollars but she miraculously found a new family and I definitely want to know how *that* works for her, the actress :) We chose to not have our AP not to work while in rematch. We were rematching due to a few reasons and we no longer wanted her to care for our kids. Before we rematch she “knew” she had a good chance of not being with us, so she should know to watch her spending. She was still getting room and board.

No she didn’t get paid orientation week from us – our contract says she’s in our house for 51 weeks – those are the weeks we pay her. She did get extra pay for the vacation she did not take, so she did get some extra money. Had she not found a new family, I may have gave her a few extra dollars but she miraculously found a new family and I definitely want to know how *that* works for her, the actress :)

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]]> By: Anonymous http://AuPairMom.com/do-you-pay-your-pair-for-her-orientation-days/2010/01/27/celiaharquail/comment-page-1/#comment-8356 Anonymous Thu, 15 Apr 2010 21:26:47 +0000 http://AuPairMom.com/?p=2485#comment-8356 I really respect that I really respect that

]]> By: OR_HM http://AuPairMom.com/do-you-pay-your-pair-for-her-orientation-days/2010/01/27/celiaharquail/comment-page-1/#comment-8355 OR_HM Thu, 15 Apr 2010 21:00:25 +0000 http://AuPairMom.com/?p=2485#comment-8355 We had a rematch AP, who had about 3 wks between when she "needed" to start and when we could have her start. She was staying with an LCC, but we gave her some money during that time. Not the whole stipend, but some cash so she could get around and take care of herself. We had a rematch AP, who had about 3 wks between when she “needed” to start and when we could have her start. She was staying with an LCC, but we gave her some money during that time. Not the whole stipend, but some cash so she could get around and take care of herself.

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]]> By: OR_HM http://AuPairMom.com/do-you-pay-your-pair-for-her-orientation-days/2010/01/27/celiaharquail/comment-page-1/#comment-8354 OR_HM Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:58:17 +0000 http://AuPairMom.com/?p=2485#comment-8354 We eventually went into rematch with our AP due to economics-- we kept her until just now, and my husband was laid off in December (~4 mths). We wanted to make sure we did have childcare and didn't want to chang our situation when he did get a job, but it's taking too long. Fortunately, she was able to find another family locally (which we have encouraged the agency to allow). My son will be going to preschool a few hours a week to let my husband look for work; it's still an expense, but much less than the cost of the full-time AP. We eventually went into rematch with our AP due to economics– we kept her until just now, and my husband was laid off in December (~4 mths). We wanted to make sure we did have childcare and didn’t want to chang our situation when he did get a job, but it’s taking too long. Fortunately, she was able to find another family locally (which we have encouraged the agency to allow). My son will be going to preschool a few hours a week to let my husband look for work; it’s still an expense, but much less than the cost of the full-time AP.

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]]> By: Anonymous http://AuPairMom.com/do-you-pay-your-pair-for-her-orientation-days/2010/01/27/celiaharquail/comment-page-1/#comment-8353 Anonymous Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:55:21 +0000 http://AuPairMom.com/?p=2485#comment-8353 I am wondering how many aupairs went into rematch because of family economics. A number of my own friends have lost jobs but everyone felt that they needed childcare in order to look for a job I am wondering how many aupairs went into rematch because of family economics. A number of my own friends have lost jobs but everyone felt that they needed childcare in order to look for a job

]]> By: Anonymous http://AuPairMom.com/do-you-pay-your-pair-for-her-orientation-days/2010/01/27/celiaharquail/comment-page-1/#comment-8352 Anonymous Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:53:12 +0000 http://AuPairMom.com/?p=2485#comment-8352 I once talked to an aupair in rematch who had not gotten paid for a couple of weeks due to the fact that she was not working for the family anymore. She presented well on the phone and looked great on paper. She went to a family who sent her a check for two of the weeks she had not gotten paid by her first family. She told me that the family could not welcome her for two more weeks so they sent her the check ( or money order ) . She was not a golddigger but a nice girl who was frightened at being without cash and deeply grateful to the woman who understood that. I had never even entertained such an idea but I thought it showed kindness and saavy. That was a host mother who knew how to use money effectively. I once talked to an aupair in rematch who had not gotten paid for a couple of weeks due to the fact that she was not working for the family anymore. She presented well on the phone and looked great on paper. She went to a family who sent her a check for two of the weeks she had not gotten paid by her first family. She told me that the family could not welcome her for two more weeks so they sent her the check ( or money order ) . She was not a golddigger but a nice girl who was frightened at being without cash and deeply grateful to the woman who understood that. I had never even entertained such an idea but I thought it showed kindness and saavy.
That was a host mother who knew how to use money effectively.

]]> By: HRHM http://AuPairMom.com/do-you-pay-your-pair-for-her-orientation-days/2010/01/27/celiaharquail/comment-page-1/#comment-8348 HRHM Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:37:17 +0000 http://AuPairMom.com/?p=2485#comment-8348 I find this more than mildly irritating, as I paid fees for a year of child care, not 51 weeks. I find this more than mildly irritating, as I paid fees for a year of child care, not 51 weeks.

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