All About Full-Time Maids

[m-mommy]

Hai looks like negative comments more than the positive one, i spoken to her over the phone, i told her no off day and big family, can u cope, she everything also say can, i have changed 2 maids in 3 months, waste so many time and $$$, really sian, wanna give up, anyway she will be here next week, shall see wat patterns she has :x

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my sis just sent her maid looking after her in-laws home before CNY.maid worked for only 3 mths.She has 2 maids, one maid to look after her in-laws, another to look after her 4 kids.she is not staying with in-laws.


Maid nowadays getting very clever, this problematic one knows that my sis goes bac every fri evening.That very fri, she went back in the afternoon. found maid not in, left the invalid ah ma at home. she waited 3 hrs before maid came back. maid shocked to see her, dared not say anything. my sis called agent, agent came, all the questioning…went to meet BF, old man got wife, grandchidren etc… Agent check her stuffs, found she kept hp in her undies… hp more interesting-got photos of maid and bf,some pics also taken in in-laws hse, x-rated movie too…

my sis really gave up… the previous maid brought "Banga" bf home to do business, got caught when FIL woke up. Bf so scared that he ran off forgetting his underwear. my sis rushed down in the wee hrs, called police & agent… same thing lor, maid sent home, police said no case…

[Andaiz]

m-mommy:

Hai looks like negative comments more than the positive one, i spoken to her over the phone, i told her no off day and big family, can u cope, she everything also say can, i have changed 2 maids in 3 months, waste so many time and $$$, really sian, wanna give up, anyway she will be here next week, shall see wat patterns she has :x

m-mommy, I know and feel your heartache having to change maids so many times in the recent months...it is time, money and psychological health too!

Like lovekidsverymuch sez, keep an open mind! Easier said than done, I know ...but one thing I've learnt over the years is expect the worst but be pleasantly surprised by the (sometimes) best (actions...)

[peapot]

Hi guys! I’ve decided to change maid and maid agency!! I had to fork out $1000 more for the new maid!! This new agency at least let me interview and accept PD cheques. I hope this new Indo maid will not fail me!!

[peapot]

Andaiz, so far it seems your maid did not give you much problem. That’s really good news! Unlike mine so totally hopeless in child minding. Money and time is normally what all working moms are concern with! My new indo maid is ex-Singapore. Anyone hired this indo maid before? Pls shout!! her name is Suharti Ningsih.

[carebear]

peapot:

Hi guys! I've decided to change maid and maid agency!! I had to fork out $1000 more for the new maid!! This new agency at least let me interview and accept PD cheques. I hope this new Indo maid will not fail me!!

Why do you have to fork out $1000?
If it is for agent fee and insurance, it is quite alot of money!

[Hiccup]

There are calls for a petition to MOM in Tamarind’s blog.


Go under Maids, Sariah (Indonesia) and read the comments.

[peapot]

Hi carebear! ya, the problem is I changed maid agency lah. So need to pay agency fees once more. I didn’t take the free replacement from the first maid agency because I can’t interview at all. So, if the next replacement I get is worse than the one I have now, I think it be would a waste of time. the agency fees is $488 plus $290 for insurance. i added in my previous agency fees to show how much I lost inorder to get another maid loh. Actually my fault for sticking to a agency that don’t conduct interviews.

[NicHei]

peapot:

Hi carebear! ya, the problem is I changed maid agency lah. So need to pay agency fees once more. I didn't take the free replacement from the first maid agency because I can't interview at all. So, if the next replacement I get is worse than the one I have now, I think it be would a waste of time. the agency fees is $488 plus $290 for insurance. i added in my previous agency fees to show how much I lost inorder to get another maid loh. Actually my fault for sticking to a agency that don't conduct interviews.

hi peapot, it happened to me also, I have to pay the agent fees all over agin when I change agent. The 1st agent only refund me the maid's prorated salary (loan) and the insurance. The agent that am having now, allows me to pay PD cheque for maid.. Haiz, I can understand how you fee;, but somtimes really a no choice thing.

[Lynn2010]

Hi Blobbi,


Yah loh… friends who are very strict with maids are those who get maids that stay with them. I have a friend who write down a list of dos and donts, "The Maid Commandment". All her maids are so well trained.

But I dont have the heart to be strict leh. They are adults - dont need to be scolded like children right? But… Yesterday I was SO MAD with my maid. She cooked dinner, she ate and forgot about my dds. When I came home 7pm. None has eaten and one having tuition till 8pm. I scolded her and told her that how can she do that. See… I allow her to eat first so long as the children have eaten and dont need to wait for us. Now she eats first and forget about the kids. I told her sternly that I do not want this to happen ever again or I will change the rule that she has to wait for everyone to finish eating before she can eat (which I dont have the heart to do)