Comments on: Follow Up: Rude Comments about Au Pairs– How to respond http://AuPairMom.com/follow-up-rude-comments-about-au-pairs-how-to-respond/2009/05/19/celiaharquail/ Helping Host Parents and Au Pairs build great relationships. Tue, 22 May 2012 09:09:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Darthastewart http://AuPairMom.com/follow-up-rude-comments-about-au-pairs-how-to-respond/2009/05/19/celiaharquail/comment-page-1/#comment-2085 Darthastewart Thu, 21 May 2009 17:16:44 +0000 http://AuPairMom.com/?p=1524#comment-2085 I actually had a manager at a previous employer make rude comments about me having an au-pair. _sigh_ It's really hard to call your boss on stuff like that. I actually had a manager at a previous employer make rude comments about me having an au-pair. _sigh_ It’s really hard to call your boss on stuff like that.

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]]> By: rox http://AuPairMom.com/follow-up-rude-comments-about-au-pairs-how-to-respond/2009/05/19/celiaharquail/comment-page-1/#comment-2075 rox Wed, 20 May 2009 01:02:50 +0000 http://AuPairMom.com/?p=1524#comment-2075 Thanks for bringing this up. If this joke happens in the workplace, more would need to be done to prevent this person from costing the company a load of harrassment money from someone, inter-office relationships be damned. As a manager I'd immediately call the person out especially if there were others present. Thanks for bringing this up. If this joke happens in the workplace, more would need to be done to prevent this person from costing the company a load of harrassment money from someone, inter-office relationships be damned. As a manager I’d immediately call the person out especially if there were others present.

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]]> By: TMK http://AuPairMom.com/follow-up-rude-comments-about-au-pairs-how-to-respond/2009/05/19/celiaharquail/comment-page-1/#comment-2069 TMK Tue, 19 May 2009 16:58:59 +0000 http://AuPairMom.com/?p=1524#comment-2069 I have not had anyone tell a racist joke yet, but I have had comments about the au pair system being "slave labor". I respond by pointing out that they do not work more than 45 hours per week, I pay for college courses, they have full use of a vehicle and the safety of living with a family while have a wonderful cultural exchange for a year. My comments are usually met with "Wow I wish I could have done something like that!" I have not had anyone tell a racist joke yet, but I have had comments about the au pair system being “slave labor”. I respond by pointing out that they do not work more than 45 hours per week, I pay for college courses, they have full use of a vehicle and the safety of living with a family while have a wonderful cultural exchange for a year. My comments are usually met with “Wow I wish I could have done something like that!”

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