My current was an Au Pair
And I agree that the type of people who get an Au Pair shouldn't really have had kids in the first place.

Her experiences were generally shitty: seriously low pay (less than £1/hour at times), impossible to complain about anything, regularly being made to feel shit, not having a life of your own, being expected to act as the parent of the child rather than simply looking after them.

I'd not recommend a year as an Au Pair to anyone - go work as you travel if you want to see the world or learn another language.
(Shippy likes linebreaks and doesn't care what you think, Wed 3 Nov 2010, 16:32, 1 reply)

Spot on Shippy. Cheers.
They paid her virtually fuck all, but let her use a small clio motor - which although new, wasn't a great deal as they lived about 5 miles out in the middle of nowhere, and she had to pay for petrol.. I tried to tell her they were taking advantage..*sighs* I hope she is happy now and has found better circumstances in Brisbane.
(TheRiddler Hmmmmm... I concur., Thu 4 Nov 2010, 8:51, closed)