Re:OpenClaw isn't fooling me. I remember MS-DOS
by spockz on Monday April 20, 2026 @06:48AM
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The added cost of having an additional person to provide room and food for way exceeds that €300/month. Especially, when taking into consideration that you might have to extend/renovate the house to lodge another person. Adding an extra bedroom and possibly bathroom is not cheap.
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Re:OpenClaw isn't fooling me. I remember MS-DOS
by retired on Monday April 20, 2026 @07:57AM
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Adding a bathroom? This is The Netherlands, where most homes have only one bathroom regardless of the amount of bedrooms. She will just have to wait until everyone has used the bathroom before she is allowed to clean herself with what little hot water remains in the boiler.
I assume most people put their au-pair in the attic or a closet like Harry Potter.
Re:OpenClaw isn't fooling me. I remember MS-DOS
by jjcob on Monday April 20, 2026 @07:03AM
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Even if you assume the cost of lodging was 1000€ (which it isn't) then the au-pair would still be significantly underpaid.
A normal full time employee costs at least 2000€ a month (salary, tax, pension plan, health insurance, etc). If you are paying less than that you are definietly exploiting them.