I had an au pair since September who is now gone home for Christmas. She is supposed to return and stay until September, though from something she said I am not sure she will return.
However, I have my doubts about taking her back myself for a number of reasons. I used to give her money for taxis to take the children to activities, but she would say that she never got the money. When I rang the taxi driver who I know quite well, he would say he was paid for the journeys, yet she would be asking me for more money saying the journeys weren't paid for. Think the taxi driver said something to her as she was very caustious in relation to giving me back change for a while after. Then it happened again, said I didn't give her the money for taxi, though I know I did as my little son was about to put his hand on it when she told him it was for the taxi. This time she siad I hadn't given her the money and she had to raid my son's piggy bank for a five euro note. However, taxi driver said that he gave the money back to my son, and that my au pair had lots of money on her (10s and 20s) from which she paid the E15 euro for the taxis.
Then at my son's birthyday recently she collected the money he was given, it was E100. I put it away safely in the kitchen, out of kids reach, when I came back to retrieve it, some of the money had fallen out, and there was only E80.00 left. Didn't challenge her about this incident. Challenged her about previous taxi incident, but she became quite defensive and stroppy. In between this, English credit card also missing. I bought her some vouchers from Amazon, took out my English credit card from my purse, while she was sitting watching, and bought her the vouchers. Only use this card to buy stuff from Amazon. A few days later when I went to purchase stuff from Amazon myself, it was gone. Another old English credit card with a plastic sticker on it was still in my purse, but the other one was gone. Also postbank card missing recently, and a few small but new items of cloothing for the children.
Looking for advice as she was brilliant with the children, but feel I can't trust her now. Thinking about getting a safe in my house for cards etc. Also, she absolutely refused to take her camera to shop to download pictures of my children at a local feis so I could have them. Now kind of suspicious about what was on the camera. Any advice greatly appreciated. Don't want to go over top with this but have young children 5 and 6. Thanks.
However, I have my doubts about taking her back myself for a number of reasons. I used to give her money for taxis to take the children to activities, but she would say that she never got the money. When I rang the taxi driver who I know quite well, he would say he was paid for the journeys, yet she would be asking me for more money saying the journeys weren't paid for. Think the taxi driver said something to her as she was very caustious in relation to giving me back change for a while after. Then it happened again, said I didn't give her the money for taxi, though I know I did as my little son was about to put his hand on it when she told him it was for the taxi. This time she siad I hadn't given her the money and she had to raid my son's piggy bank for a five euro note. However, taxi driver said that he gave the money back to my son, and that my au pair had lots of money on her (10s and 20s) from which she paid the E15 euro for the taxis.
Then at my son's birthyday recently she collected the money he was given, it was E100. I put it away safely in the kitchen, out of kids reach, when I came back to retrieve it, some of the money had fallen out, and there was only E80.00 left. Didn't challenge her about this incident. Challenged her about previous taxi incident, but she became quite defensive and stroppy. In between this, English credit card also missing. I bought her some vouchers from Amazon, took out my English credit card from my purse, while she was sitting watching, and bought her the vouchers. Only use this card to buy stuff from Amazon. A few days later when I went to purchase stuff from Amazon myself, it was gone. Another old English credit card with a plastic sticker on it was still in my purse, but the other one was gone. Also postbank card missing recently, and a few small but new items of cloothing for the children.
Looking for advice as she was brilliant with the children, but feel I can't trust her now. Thinking about getting a safe in my house for cards etc. Also, she absolutely refused to take her camera to shop to download pictures of my children at a local feis so I could have them. Now kind of suspicious about what was on the camera. Any advice greatly appreciated. Don't want to go over top with this but have young children 5 and 6. Thanks.