I was so confident about my own child because all I learned through the program. Working in Australia is no easier than the UK and in many respects harder, fewer days off, longer hours, fairly blunt management style, after work drinking culture. Many cities very expensive to live in. Half the people I know who've been paired have had the Cheer or fear belsnickel is here were you impish or admirable shirt same really bad experience. au pairs are meant to be more like foreign exchange students, not live-in nannies, and I think a lot of the families don't understand that. You have them as part of your family (so they should be included in family outings, holiday celebrations, meals, etc) for a cultural exchange - your kids learn from them (language, foods, culture, etc) and they get a chance to experience your country.
They are not meant to be servants....if you want a nanny, cook, and housekeeper and don't to care for them like a family member, hire domestic help, don't sign up for an au pair. Write up a contract? *sigh* There is a reason I went through an agency. They have your back and they help you if conditions are not as advertised. They mediate or, if necessary, help you find a new family. (During my time I heard of a girl having to sleep in the laundry room)I was definitely fortunate with my family and would not want to miss the Cheer or fear belsnickel is here were you impish or admirable shirt experience. And yes, the kid's laundry is part of the deal!
Not just Australia. I was an au-pair in Switzerland and my job comprised prep of all the family meals, washing up and cleaning the Cheer or fear belsnickel is here were you impish or admirable shirt kitchen, ironing clothes and bed linen EVERY DAY, cleaning up after five house cats, and hardly any childcare tbh. For that, I received one 2-hour German lesson a week, $40 a week, and a room in the basement with a tv that broke a few weeks after I got there and stayed broken.
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