Bad maid Headache No More

[looking4Tutor]

I hope you have done the right thing by sending her home than to the agency and allow her to circulate in this society and causes others to experience your headache.


By increasing your maid salary too high and too soon, don’t you think you are spoiling the market? Well, it could be peanut to you.

I hope you can be wise enough if you ever get another maid.

[Mtrisha26]

I wanted to send her back but she made threats to my mother that she will runaway if I do so. MOM informed me that I need to give reasonable notification if I am repatriating her. I don’t want to go against Singapore’s law.


I increased her salary because I had a new born baby. Her workload actually did increase (a bit). I did that to encourage her to work. Because I can see that she was starting to be lazy and at that time, I just gave birth that time and without any help from family, I needed her to be around. I thought, similar to us professionals, we want more salary if more work is passed to us. I was just. Thinking the same way.

But yes, I was wrong to give her the increment. Though, I am not spoiling market. Because basic salary for a fresh Fillipina FDW is S$500 by Philippine Law. Her asking salary for 5 years experience from the agency now is $550. And not 600.

But you know what, a rotten egg will continue being a rotten egg.

Also, I spoke to my husband and we agreed to terminate her work permit soon. But I need to speak with the agency on how to send her to the airport if I do that. Since she is back with them.

[Mtrisha26]

And yes. I have learned my lesson. Hard lessons. NOT to be too kind to Maid.

[looking4Tutor]

Mtrisha26:

And yes. I have learned my lesson. Hard lessons. NOT to be too kind to Maid.

We should be kind to one another. But not to the extend of being taken advantage of.

In the midst of these bad apples there are always good ones around.

Hope you will get a good one soon.

[Mtrisha26]

looking4Tutor:

Mtrisha26:

And yes. I have learned my lesson. Hard lessons. NOT to be too kind to Maid.

We should be kind to one another. But not to the extend of being taken advantage of.

In the midst of these bad apples there are always good ones around.

Hope you will get a good one soon.

Thanks! I hope so too.

[chixchix]

my agent always tell me respect your maid and treat as a human, but don't be too nice or they climb over

[Mtrisha26]

chixchix:

my agent always tell me respect your maid and treat as a human, but don't be too nice or they climb over

That is my philosophy also. My relatives have maids serving them for more than 30 years. I have had a maid take care of me since I was young until I was 13.

This maid is by far the worst that I have seen. My parents treat the maid the way I did. Our maid even eats with us when I was young. BUt the maids never became abusive like this one. She hurt my child as well. Our maids when I was young never laid a hand on us. Never scolded us too.

[Beatrice_NoQ]

All the best, Mtrisha26! It really is tough to find good domestic workers nowadays that are trustworthy. Perhaps ask around for recommendations from friends?

[Mtrisha26]

Beatrice_NoQ:

All the best, Mtrisha26! It really is tough to find good domestic workers nowadays that are trustworthy. Perhaps ask around for recommendations from friends?

Thanks! I agree. It is indeed very difficult to get a new maid nowadays. Very difficult to trust. Now, I am scared to get one.