All About Full-Time Maids

[Estéema]

starlight1968sg\" post_id=\"1939642\" time=\"1570107071\" user_id=\"14025:

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I agreed. Even with friends or colleagues, I can 'pour out my heart' but they don't do so to me.

I never pour out my heart to maids. They’ll not put themselves in our position to see our needs. I always manage them based on what will prick on their skin, so they know big picture & help guide them to focus on putting in effort for their paymaster, whilst assuring them we will ensure we take care of their basic needs & entitlement.

[starlight1968sg]

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Thanks. So far still ok; the workload is light but just boring. Her main role is assist my dad in daily activities; cooking, washing clothes and cleaning of hse are minimal.

[Estéema]

Watch Channel 5 reporting reason why more than 50% maids DO NOT stay with same eyer. News on Channel 5 now

[SHAWNN]

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Watch Channel 5 reporting reason why more than 50% maids DO NOT stay with same eyer. News on Channel 5 now

Oooops missed this report...Do channel 5 put previous day progs online ?

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SHAWNN\" post_id=\"1939692\" time=\"1570145415\" user_id=\"181229:

Estéema\" post_id=\"1939650\" time=\"1570109056\" user_id=\"66413:

Watch Channel 5 reporting reason why more than 50% maids DO NOT stay with same eyer. News on Channel 5 now

Oooops missed this report...Do channel 5 put previous day progs online ?

Watch it on toggle.

Basically, it’s abt expectations. So, we manage expectations. Good to be upfront.

[Coolkidsrock2]

starlight1968sg\" post_id=\"1939574\" time=\"1570090272\" user_id=\"14025:

My helper has 15 days of paid home leave with return airfare after 2 yrs in the contract which I hv signed blindly

This clause is only effective subject to her being renewed at the end of 2 years and she will only be renewed if she is good.

As it is dependent on many variables, try not to think too much about it until it gets closer.

O the bright side, it is a good thing if she gets to enjoy the 15 days of paid home leave as it means she has been reasonably good for the 2 years she had been with you and by renewing her, you had saved on agent's fee.

[SHAWNN]

Any recommendation for agency that provides indonesian maid who are non-muslim and can eat pork ?

reason being I wish to make cooking simple for the maid as well, else she’d have to cook pork and non pork dishes.

[SHAWNN]

spent sunday afternoon looking though indonesian maids bio. some knows how to speak cantonese and mandarin and english.


for those family that speaks chinese dialects at home, would you feel that having an outsider who knows your dialect is not much of privacy ?

[Estéema]

Every family decides what’s comfortable vs need for good communication esp when usually our elderlies are left struggling to obstruct maids if they can’t speak English. Every family hv different needs & preferences.


Those who speak Cantonese either previously worked in Sporean Cantonese speaking families or M’sia, HK or Macau. There are those who had worked in Taiwan or Msia & may u’stand some Hokkien tho may not all speak the dialect but may be able to rattle off Mandarin as it’s most spoken in their daily work environment.

As for our family preference, we agreed not to hired maids who speak Mandarin or dialects, but when discover they ustand, we’re a generation who speaks other dialects (Hokkien, Teiches, Hakka) to deter eavesdropping just for ease of comm in the family. Hopefully.

Ever family hv their own preferences. Hope to hear more other KSP’s preferences.

[Estéema]

Yippee!


MOM finally will put some responsibilities on maid agencies to reduce rampant transferring of maids at will & to ensure they do due diligence to u’stand eyers requirements before placing a helper to their client. In addition, to refund 50% of placement fee I helper’s do not stay with family for stipulated time frame. Happy to note as there are just as many responsible agencies as there are those who push maids out w/o responsibility to match & re-cycle helpers with incentive to gain in new commissions which are charged to both eyers & maids requiring transfers. Agents do not suffer but both eyer & maids suffer fincisl losses.

Hope to see more retention of responsible maid agents & reduce rate of maids demanding transfers at will.

NOTE :- I’m well aware there are agents in this KSP Forum who masquerade as satisfied clients recommending so called “good agencies”. It’s so easy to spot them.