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28-07-2008, 09:39 PM   #1

An allergic Au Pair


Well despite checking via email prior to her arrival that she was OK with cats, my au pair drops the fact that she's actually badly allergic to them and was suffering from asthma last night!

Great! Whilst I do feel sorry for her, as it must be awful, I DID check and she DID say it was OK So now she's talking about having to go home early if she continues to feel unwell which really leaves me in the smelly stuff as I have piles of work to do and I just can't take Dominik to the office with me every day as it's not fair on him.


Grrrrrr



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28-07-2008, 09:56 PM   #2

Re: An allergic Au Pair


Thats really makes things difficult for you Yola, why couldn't she be honest and say she was allergic before you employed her.....!!



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28-07-2008, 09:59 PM   #3

Re: An allergic Au Pair


Oh Yola, that's awful! She never should have accepted the position knowing that; leaves you in a real bind, doesn't it? Is that some sort of breach of contract? I hope you don't have to pay the agency as she's obviously unsuitable.....what a mess!



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28-07-2008, 10:08 PM   #4

Re: An allergic Au Pair


Try her on some antihistamine tabs before giving up completely!?



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28-07-2008, 10:09 PM   #5

Re: An allergic Au Pair


She didn't come through an agency Eileen; she's the best friend of my 'star' au pair from last year, Luise. She's a lovely girl and maybe she didn't realise the allergy wouldn't be too bad but with 3 long-haired cats what did she expect?

I'm hoping that maybe it settles down . . . I know even I was a bit sneezy around Myshka for the first few days . . . otherwise I'm really not sure what I'm going to do



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28-07-2008, 10:09 PM   #6

Re: An allergic Au Pair


Did you find the lady through an agency can they not find another person suitable??? I know its a bit "not to good" but better than someone allergic....and not performing on full throttle with the children....



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28-07-2008, 10:10 PM   #7

Re: An allergic Au Pair


Okay ignore my above post.............



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28-07-2008, 10:11 PM   #8

Re: An allergic Au Pair


Although Erin is free for a week or two.............



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28-07-2008, 10:23 PM   #9

Re: An allergic Au Pair


LOL Karen!! Angie, I think she's come armed with antihistamine and inhalers and the like, nothing seems to be working at the moment.

However, small compensation it might be; but she did hand over the hugest tub of haribo I've ever seen



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28-07-2008, 10:27 PM   #10

Re: An allergic Au Pair


This clueless one needs to know: what is haribo?



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