I am constantly finding little things that our AP of 6 weeks isn't picking up on, and basically it seems that anything I want done has to be explicitly asked for, even if it is something that is clearly spelled out in our au pair handbook and checklists - I have gone over these with her verbally and remind her often to check the lists or to do specific things on the list. This has not been as much of an issue with prior au pairs or nannies. She is generally fairly competent and good with the kids but if I don't specifically set out tasks, even every day ones such as wiping all counter tops after meal prep, she does the bare minimum. She does not help to keep the common areas clean and tidy either during her work hours or on her time off, even though again this is explicitly part of her duties/responsibilities. In the six weeks she has cleaned the bathroom that she shares with the kids once, after I explicitly asked her to do so as she had made a mess with hair treatments, ditto the laundry room floor when she washed some of her clothes with a tissue in the pocket and there was lint etc all over the floor. I am non confrontational and there is little that I hate more than micro managing. We have a white board and I am constantly leaving notes about things but even then she doesn't always do them. Monday this week she did none of the items on the list even though they are the same tasks every week on that day - I think she though she could just leave them until Tuesday. I did say early on that she can manage her time a bit if there are other things she wants to do, but I was clear that I meant doing a task at 2 pm rather than 9 am if she wants to do something like go to the gym or attend a class. I wonder if there is an end in sight. Our kids are 10 and 13 and it is not a particularly onerous role, we do most of the cooking and are very clean and tidy, and also quite generous (we are in Canada and pay min wage less room and board, provide all the groceries that are requested, and give lots of perks, subsidise winter clothes, take our APs skiing, etc). She was previously an AP in England for a year so not inexperienced and had a rave reference. Any advice??? Thanks so much!