All About Full-Time Maids
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SarChar:
Tell her off also no use......Nowadays, my husband just bangs on the door and she will be out in 2 sec.[/quote]Yes I agree they don't abide by house rules after working more than 6 months. When all my kids are in school, I don't mind they hide in toilets to take a break. But if I am rushing for sch bus, I'll shout & get them out if they are too long in toilets. :mad:TheAnswer:
[quote=\"matrix0405\"]Any tips to prevent maids from hiding in the toilet and using their handphone for a long time?
Did you state your house rules on her first day? -
I would rather get a new maid than have this rubbish of maids hiding in toilets,
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chixchix:
I would rather get a new maid than have this rubbish of maids hiding in toilets,
Most maids are the same... damn obedient in the 1st 6 months... after that all different types of patterns come out! -
She knows our limits.
She manages the household well. From cooking, houseworks and my kids…so we close 2 eyes on her HP usage. She only uses her hp in the toilet. I pretend I dont know about her hp so she cannot use in front of us.
My maid has been with us for more than 7 yrs…We like to think we treat her fair and well. She had been home 5x (each 10-17 days) for the past 7 yrs. We pay her for air tickets and she also gets full month pay too during her home leave.
In return, I expect her to do her job well. -
My maid starts spending longer time in toilet after 1 wk with me. I observed a few days and qns her. Her reason was her face is oily and need to wash often. This few days she uses the toilet quicker. Not sure how long this will last as this is only her 3rd wk with us.
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I am a bit unsure about maids. My mother used to tell me the quality of maids has dropped because now they are all "siaw gin-na" - all they think about is boys and they cannot be alone because they feel lonely. So she always said should get the older ones… But that is not easy to find.
I remember when I was very young my maid used to be very good - she would really make sure i have manners. When I misbehaved, she used to say "Celia Chan Siew Peng, you better say sorry to your brother." Nowadays, my maid just let the kids have whatever they want and sometimes they even cause more trouble.
But then again… very hard to live without a maid… -
Hi, it’s first time for me to hire a maid. I got this quote from an agent for new Filipino maid.
S$500/month
Agent fee + documentation fee + insurance everything = S$1300
one time charge of S$2000 as loan (4 month salary, then the loan is cleared)
my questions are: is S$1300 considered a normal market rate? ("integrated maid", small agency, less than 1 year, operated by couple)
is it fine for them to charge S$2000 loan at a time? I thought it should be paid month by month only?
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Hii Agency fees all depend, best you ask the agent, the maids have undergone any training or not…sometimes, agency fees is low but the girls super blur, come from village. There are agencies out there that charge $1000 plus for maids, but of course maids are trained or ex saudi kind,like my agent they charge 1088…lloan 4 months…as for loan, some agency take post dated cheques. most do not, all pay when maids come
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cchansp:
No intention to offend here......just my 2 cents worth of observation, it is not country specific.I am a bit unsure about maids. My mother used to tell me the quality of maids has dropped because now they are all \"siaw gin-na\" - all they think about is boys and they cannot be alone because they feel lonely. So she always said should get the older ones... But that is not easy to find.
I remember when I was very young my maid used to be very good - she would really make sure i have manners. When I misbehaved, she used to say \"Celia Chan Siew Peng, you better say sorry to your brother.\" Nowadays, my maid just let the kids have whatever they want and sometimes they even cause more trouble.
But then again... very hard to live without a maid...
Most children are brought up very coddled these days. If the maids are 23 years old ( I doubt so....most lie and I think they are 17-18 years old).... their parents are maybe 40+. These parents are not very strict in their upbringing of their children nor did they have strict up bringing themselves.
Unlike the maids 10 years ago that had parents who had a very hard time growing up and were more strict teaching their children to work hard and hang on to a good job and employer. It's a generation thing.
Most of them have the 'so what' attitude. With the internet and 'knowledge', they feel empowered and entitled to be true to themselves. Their facebook, friends, love is above everything....so is showing how smart, how modern and \"IT\" they are with all their several smart phones, ipad, etc.
Loyalty, manners, common sense and job ethics is nothing to them. They just look for another employer that is willing to close one or both eyes. Or they just act crazy or break things....they will get their wish to be transfered. -
to employer, is maid 4 month loan better or 7 month loan better?
are my below understandings correct?
1. maid is more likely to have better attitude during loan period. so the longer loan is better. (higher loan drives better attitude)
2. under same condition, a maid at 30+ should be better than a maid 20+? as she might have more experience, more patience and less likely to run away?
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