Our current au pair is leaving at the end of the month, and our new one was die due to start. Contracts were sent, a start date agreed, and I was told flights booked. All sorted, so I thought.
I get a message last night saying she won't be coming. I'm gutted, and clueless as to what to do now.
Both dh and I work long and often unsocial hours in the public sector, for relatively low pay. We have relied on having an au pair to cover for the hours that childcare isn't usually available for.
I am stopping work for maternity leave around mid February. I think given the short notice, we would struggle to find anyone decent this side of Christmas. Then I would only have weeks left before finishing work.
I'm thinking we are going to have to manage somehow, but I'm at a loss as to how. Family are nearby, but are only willing/able to do so much.
Dd1 is 6 and dd2 is 1.
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To think we wont be able to recruit a replacement before christmas?
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Rattusn · 14/11/2016 21:12
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