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    All About Full-Time Maids

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    • hopesH Offline
      hopes
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      Singlemind:
      Alright maybe can give it a try and changing maid is troublesome too.

      Hi, at first i have the same mentality changing maid is troublesome. I endure their attitude.
      Now i realised when I gave a chance to them, I might expose my children to danger.

      I realised is not how we train or the background. Sometime is their own mentality. Coming from a poor background does not mean a person can scream at boss, cheating, 'black face' and answer back.
      Worst is stole money or mistreat our children.

      Depend on luck to get a maid who really need to earn money. Beside, very important we must get a supportive and good agency.

      My current helper just told me they are afraid when they hv no loan and we return them to home country.

      My stand point is be firm to them. If cannot work out, just change the maid but again with support of good agent.
      Good luck to all of us.

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        Singlemind
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        Thanks for all the info. πŸ™‚

        After serious consider, we will change this maid and will give this agency a last try.
        Wondering ex indonasian maid or fresh one is better?

        * Overall still by luck πŸ™‚

        Good day everyone!

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          hopes
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          Singlemind:
          Thanks for all the info. πŸ™‚

          After serious consider, we will change this maid and will give this agency a last try.
          Wondering ex indonasian maid or fresh one is better?

          * Overall still by luck πŸ™‚

          Good day everyone!
          Hi, is all by luck but I try to increase my chance of telling them directly on my house rule during interview. Some just open to me and reject it.

          Secondly, I will review their family to see whether she is here for a job or holiday.

          However, I still meet a helper who cheatted me from first day of interview. So really luck.
          If i know how worst is she, I will send her back to Indo instead of allow her for transfer.

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            anyhowsay1
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            hopes:
            Singlemind:

            Thanks for all the info. πŸ™‚

            After serious consider, we will change this maid and will give this agency a last try.
            Wondering ex indonasian maid or fresh one is better?

            * Overall still by luck πŸ™‚

            Whether ex Indon or fresh one is better, one cannot tell.

            Best is you tell them directly the house rules and consequences and get them to understand the scope of work then ask the maid to sign on it. Sign in your presence. The serious ones will consider, the insincere ones will think twice.

            For my last maid, the agent said told me to email and he will get the maid to sign but never did. However the return email said the maid agreed to it but no signature. Agent said, \"don't worry, the maid agreed already\". DON'T BUY THAT.

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              Singlemind
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              Thanks all for advice πŸ™‚

              Till now agent only give me one bio-data and just tell me this one ok.
              From pic it look like 50++ and is quite dissappointed tat by now they should know our expectation.

              If you guys have any good maid recommend pls let me know.
              BTW >>> MAID REQUESTED HP TODAY!
              Already ask agent to bring her back ASAP!

              😞

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                Kidsprodigy
                last edited by

                I agree that getting a decent maid really depends on luck. I wanted to get a PhilIpino maid so that we don’t have problems communicating with her but the Philipino maids nowadays have a lot of different patterns. If take Indonesian maid, will have communication barrier.

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                  anyhowsay1
                  last edited by

                  Singlemind:
                  Thanks all for advice πŸ™‚

                  Till now agent only give me one bio-data and just tell me this one ok.
                  From pic it look like 50++ and is quite dissappointed tat by now they should know our expectation.

                  If you guys have any good maid recommend pls let me know.
                  BTW >>> MAID REQUESTED HP TODAY!
                  Already ask agent to bring her back ASAP!

                  😞
                  dear Singlemind

                  Don't worry about the maid's age.. My best Fil maid was 45++. It was 7 years ago and I still miss her. People who are older tend to be more stable, mature, able to reason and less impulsive in their words, response and actions. Their ability to emphatise with employers is greater .. They can \"see\" where you are coming from even if they do not necessarily agree with you. Life has a way of mellowing a person.

                  The younger ones (Fil maids) will ask me \"why can't show semi-nude pics\" to my 7 year old child? Like it's their way or NO way mentality..

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                    anyhowsay1
                    last edited by

                    Singlemind:
                    Thanks all for advice πŸ™‚

                    Till now agent only give me one bio-data and just tell me this one ok.
                    From pic it look like 50++ and is quite dissappointed tat by now they should know our expectation.

                    If you guys have any good maid recommend pls let me know.
                    BTW >>> MAID REQUESTED HP TODAY!
                    Already ask agent to bring her back ASAP!

                    😞
                    Better old and stable then one like this: came out in the news yesterday. 25 year old myanmar maid probably younger than claimed.

                    http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/c ... her-in-law

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                      Singlemind
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                      Hi anyhowsay1,


                      Ya you are right too but cos my dad is hving dementia proms, worry they couldn't carry him sometimes(If needed). The one that he show me really too old as I worry they might get easily tired then i fainted again..
                      😞

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                        hugomum
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                        I got my maid from this agency - Yan & Yan Employment @ Katong


                        1) Pinoy

                        Was good in languages but lazy, forgetful and always sick, so after 7 months return

                        2) Mynnmar

                        So called ex-sg but come to my place completely know nothing. Blur and don’t know how to speak, read and write a single word of english. Communication totally breakdown and everything cannot fulfill, asked for replacement after 1 month

                        3) Mynnmar

                        So called ex-sg, can speak better english. The next day told me to send her back to agency.

                        All her maids are lousy, incompetent and bad attitude. The lady boss also hare care attitude and keep recommending low quality and unsuitable maid just to earn money. Hard to contact as she will off her hp. Bad services.

                        I had lost my SIP and insurance even for the less than 24 hours Mynnmar maid.

                        No option, i switched to another agent and paid agency fee and everything all over again.

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