Employing, being 'The Boss', being a mate... Describe your approach to employing PAs
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JustPete
Community Volunteer Adviser, Scope Member Posts: 303 Empowering
The dynamic between me and my employed PA/Carers is hugely complex. It is individualised. It is also extremely challenging. More importantly, from a psychology/human interaction perspective it is enormously fascinating.
Good Employer? Bad Boss? OCD? or more Laid Back?
Describe your approach to being an employer of PA's. Let's share different approaches / styles. Share your views on how you keep a good employee?
Good Employer? Bad Boss? OCD? or more Laid Back?
Describe your approach to being an employer of PA's. Let's share different approaches / styles. Share your views on how you keep a good employee?
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I employed a PA for my daughter for 8 hours a week back in 2018. I did the interviews in our home. I advertised for exactly what I was looking for and was very nervous because I had never done anything like this before. I had no idea what to expect. Not only that, my daughter was adamant that she didn’t want any PA.After the interview I knew exactly who my choice was and immediately contacted her to offer her the job.She was such an extremely nice person and made a massive difference to the quality of my daughters life, despite the 25 year age difference.I took the laid back approach because I didn’t want my daughter thinking it was formal and this worked for us.Her PA was very flexible and changed days and times to suit my daughter. I was also flexible with the PA and this worked well for her too.We always chatted before she took my daughter out and again when she brought her home.I never thought of myself as her employer, more a family friend.Unfortunately my daughter lost all her support when we moved local Authorities so no longer has her as a PA.
We keep in touch and she still takes my daughter to the cinema and to concerts. I couldn’t have wished for a more loving and friendly person!0
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