Results of Polls

Au Pairs, does your Host Family 'round up' your stipend?

  • No, they pay me $196 (or $195.75) per week (45%, 28 Votes)
  • Yes, they pay me $200 per week (44%, 27 Votes)
  • Yes, they pay me more than $200 per week (11%, 7 Votes)

Total Voters: 62

Start Date: January 12, 2015 @ 6:35 pm
End Date: No Expiry

Host Families, Do you 'round up' the Au Pair's Weekly Stipend?

  • Yes, we pay our Au Pair $200 per week (51%, 88 Votes)
  • No, we pay our Au Pair $196 (or $195.75) per week (42%, 73 Votes)
  • Yes, we pay our Au Pair more than $200 per week (7%, 12 Votes)

Total Voters: 173

Start Date: January 12, 2015 @ 6:33 pm
End Date: No Expiry

Is it okay for this Au Pair to disappear?

  • Yes, get the heck out but leave the au pair room clean. (60%, 196 Votes)
  • 2 Weeks Notice, firmly (31%, 100 Votes)
  • No, you should tell the Host Parent and wait till she finds a replacement (9%, 31 Votes)

Total Voters: 327

Start Date: September 15, 2014 @ 7:31 pm
End Date: No Expiry

Should Au Pairs Ask Their Host Parents to Read AuPairMom?

  • AuPairs should ask their Local Counselors to recommend the blog or a particular post, so that the Au Pair doesn't have to. (66%, 46 Votes)
  • Yes. We are a brilliant community with wise advice. (29%, 20 Votes)
  • No. We are a brilliant community with wise advice, but Host Parents need to find us on their own. (5%, 4 Votes)

Total Voters: 70

Start Date: September 1, 2014 @ 5:00 pm
End Date: No Expiry

As an Au Pair, what challenges you the most?

  • Managing my role as 'part of the family/employee' (66%, 54 Votes)
  • Caring for host children effectively given that I'm not a professional and don't expect this to be my career (28%, 23 Votes)
  • Bridging the cultural gaps between myself and my host family/US culture (6%, 5 Votes)

Total Voters: 82

Start Date: August 31, 2014 @ 10:19 am
End Date: No Expiry

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