Email Is So Yesterday
by Natalie Jordan
With new technology developing each and every day, it can sometimes be hard to keep up with the latest and greatest trends. Once upon a time email was the new way to communicate and now text messaging has swept the world over as the premier quick, easy, and cheap way to check in with friends and family while you are on the go. While it may not be everyone’s preferred method of communication, it’s important we recognize that, back at home, text messaging is standard procedure for many of our au pairs.
During the matching process, many families will send an introductory email to their prospective au pair and become frustrated when they don’t hear back from them right away. What they may not realize is that email is very expensive and not as accessible to au pairs in many parts of the world as it is here in the U.S. However, nearly every au pair has a mobile phone and nearly all of those phones have text messaging or SMS (short message service) capability. So, next time you have a family looking to send a quick message to set up a time to talk or check in, suggest that they send a text message to them instead of an email. They are likely to receive it faster and respond sooner.
Who knows how communication will continue to evolve over the next few years and what the next new gadget will be, but for the moment it appears that email is out and text messaging is in!
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