All About Full-Time Maids

[Si Si]

on_plus_kiasu:

Haiz... My maid accidentally spilled hot boiling water on my DD2. :faint: I want to send her back asap just because she isn't remourseful at all. She was a very good maid, I trusted with my 2 DDs (DD1 - 2.5 and DD2 1.4) I understood it was an accident partially my fault as my kitchen gate was broken and I had no time to replace it. But I cannot stand her bo chap attitude, acting as though what happened was not a big deal. My DD2 had 1st and 2nd degree burns.. :stupid: Can anyone help me? What's the procedures like? I wanna send her asap but her agency has gone bankrupt. Very stressed!!!!

:?:

Hope your kids are fine now. The procedures are :
0) buy the bags for her belongings (if needed)
1) book a flight
2) cancel work permit online and print out the S pass
3) Look for any agent who are willing to send the maid to the airport on your behalf for a fee
4) Make sure she acknowledge (and sign) there is no outstanding salaries and claims from you and family
5)Be calm n nice till the end (I mean hold your smile even if you don't feel like). There is a less likely chance that she will be nasty with this reaction.
6)Make sure your kids are not around when you send her off. Keep your knives if you prefer on that day unless you are very sure she will be sane upon hearing of her departure. See her pack.

All the best to you.

[minnie2004]

Si Si:

6)Make sure your kids are not around when you send her off. Keep your knives if you prefer on that day unless you are very sure she will be sane upon hearing of her departure. See her pack..

Sounds very stressful and scary :scared: .
Better ask an agent to come over to pick her up and send her to the airport. At least there's a third party present in case she goes crazy.

[peapot]

Yes I will also ask my maid agency to pick her up. That way you don;t have to deal with her in the car journey.


Actually one of my maid also burn my girl’s arm accidentally. I scolded her because my child was not running around but infact she was sitting at the table. She was serving hot soup without gloves. She’s negligent. I let it go even though my gal had scars on her hand. This was an accident and I reminded her next time to use proper tools to help herself when handling with hot soup.
luckily now the scars had disappear. So does the maid appreciate that I let it go? Nope! she turns nasty after 3 years. That’s why I don’t believe in the "if we treat the maid well, the maid will also treat us well" I would like to conclude that its not always the case!

[auntieM]

If you are really worried how she will react just act normal and get agency to pick her up.

You can pack her stuff and sent it over later, documents and stuff can be done at the agency then.
A little more 'leh chey' but safer.

Juz me 2 cents

[Si Si]

minnie2004:

Si Si:

6)Make sure your kids are not around when you send her off. Keep your knives if you prefer on that day unless you are very sure she will be sane upon hearing of her departure. See her pack..

Sounds very stressful and scary :scared: .
Better ask an agent to come over to pick her up and send her to the airport. At least there's a third party present in case she goes crazy.

Forgot to share that I actually got 2 men (my hubster n his friend) to laze around in the living room while the agent broke the news to her (more like a deterrent from her playing foul). I made the right choice by getting the agent to break the news as she is more reserved with stranger. Am sure if I were to break the news, she would likely to go drama-mama. :nunchuk:

[auntieM]

Glad to know all is well now Si Si

[minnie2004]

I'm facing a dilemma now and hope to seek some opinions from you guys. I just interviewed 2 filipino maids referred by my current maid to replace her. Here are their profiles:


Candidate 1
- 24 yo, single, ranks 4th among 5 siblings
- used to work w/ my current maid for the same family in manila. Also a friend and neighbour of my current maid
- Doesn't have passport yet, expect to get it by end of May (since we need the new maid to start mid-Jun, not sure if she can come out in time)
- Born in yr of ox, scorpion

Candidate 2
- 29 yo, married w/ 3 kids, oldest of 7 siblings
- worked for 4 years in Manila
- A friend of my current maid's sister (who also works in Spore).
- She originally wanted to go to HK but couldn't pay the agency fees upfront (but she promised to at least finish 2 yr contract w/ me in Spore).
- Born in yr of monkey and a capricorn

I'm more inclined to hire the 1st one as she sounds more sincere over the phone. Also she is an ox who tends to be more hard working. But I'm afraid she may not get her passport in time, or worse, her passport application is rejected (is it possible a maid can't get a passport?)

On the other hand, the 2nd one may be more mature as she's older and the oldest in her family. But I'm worried she's too street smart since she's a monkey .

DH is not helping too much and thinks I shud take charge of hiring maids. What wud you do if you were me :?:

[Si Si]

auntieM:

Glad to know all is well now Si Si

Thanks!
Eventhough I may be maidless now, I am so happy n relief :boogie:
What a challenging 2 years ... :frustrated:

[shine_fs]

minnie2004:

I'm facing a dilemma now and hope to seek some opinions from you guys. I just interviewed 2 filipino maids referred by my current maid to replace her. Here are their profiles:


Candidate 1
- 24 yo, single, ranks 4th among 5 siblings
- used to work w/ my current maid for the same family in manila. Also a friend and neighbour of my current maid
- Doesn't have passport yet, expect to get it by end of May (since we need the new maid to start mid-Jun, not sure if she can come out in time)
- Born in yr of ox, scorpion

Candidate 2
- 29 yo, married w/ 3 kids, oldest of 7 siblings
- worked for 4 years in Manila
- A friend of my current maid's sister (who also works in Spore).
- She originally wanted to go to HK but couldn't pay the agency fees upfront (but she promised to at least finish 2 yr contract w/ me in Spore).
- Born in yr of monkey and a capricorn

I'm more inclined to hire the 1st one as she sounds more sincere over the phone. Also she is an ox who tends to be more hard working. But I'm afraid she may not get her passport in time, or worse, her passport application is rejected (is it possible a maid can't get a passport?)

On the other hand, the 2nd one may be more mature as she's older and the oldest in her family. But I'm worried she's too street smart since she's a monkey .

DH is not helping too much and thinks I shud take charge of hiring maids. What wud you do if you were me :?:

Gentle reminder : Ox is hardworking but stubborn

[minnie2004]

shine_fs:

Gentle reminder : Ox is hardworking but stubborn

I know as my current one is also an ox. She's quite hard working but sometimes she really gets on my nerves :frustrated: . My previous one is a horse and she was talkative and cheerful but a bit lazy. Always talked on the phone when I was not around. Aiz, we can't have everything lah!