All About Full-Time Maids
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janet_lee88:
hantu...hantu....when they deny, I'll just say, ok, hantu do one. I'm fine if they admit. in fact, I never raise my voice if they tell me they were responsible.
Dear hquek,
Whenever I talk to my friends on the phone, my maids will hang around.
Strangely I don't understand who is the one breaking plates/bowls, misplaced toys either. Anyway, those are the days of having a maid. I don't use my Corelle bowls and plates when I had maids, now I do.
I have a grohe showerhead ($300 plus for that miserable thing alone) in my master bathroom. Within months, the head started coming loose...but of course, she never dropped it - I didn't also and I should know. Still living with that showerhead, and anything that spoilt, I never bother to replace with quality ones....cheap ones will do.
I just find it very funny. Give instructions, they all tak tahu (dun understand). Gossip about people/her, the eyes will brighten up and ears all pricked up.
Taking all this in stride - a joke to me. Life is too short to have to mull over these. -
When I packed the maid’s stuff to send back to the agency, I was furious to see all my expensive ziploc bags used to store her torn undies. She had to use the expensive ones and not the ones from value shop :x
The handle for Kaarcher vacuum cleaner is always spoilt…I gave up hope repairing. Or else the maids pulled the plug/extension out too hard. Then they will tell me, ‘mam, the vacuum cleaner spoil!’ Damn, it always happens right after I get it back from the service centre ($60 each time). I told them not to pull out the plug too much but use separate extension cable which my dad made for them. They never listen even after I showed them. -
Hi all, any recommend for good maid agency?
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Is it good? Heard it expensive but not really that good.
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Suggest you go for the smaller agencies rather than those with many branches as the owners have better control over the maid selection. I heard the owners of these smaller agencies normally will go to indonesia or phillipines to interview the maids themselves. I am currently using Goodlink Maid Agency located at Katong. My friend recommended me this agency. Just got my maid for about a week. So far so good. The agent is very strict with her maids. If you can tell her your requirements, she can shortlist some bios for you to select.
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Which country ur maid is from? How is the charges? Is it unlimited replacement? Can i have the address and numbers for the agency?
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after so many years, I still rely on Raymond Maids.
in fact i only used them once every 5 or 6 years because the maids they got for me are good. no need to change until they are old to retire or they go back to get married
i am NOT advertising for them - just giving credit where it is due
they are not cheap but worth every cent of my money -
Hi all, i will go and search for all the agency you all recommend. Dun mind can give me their address,contact number or who to look for?
C’mon … Recommend me more and tell me all your experience with the agency. I know employ a good maid depend on luck if we could get a good maid anot. But good agency do a part also. I hope to find agency that could help us settle problems if we need them.
Tks… Still awaiting for more recommend. -
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it does not have to depend on luck, that is why u are doing research now....lolHi all, i will go and search for all the agency you all recommend. Dun mind can give me their address,contact number or who to look for?
C'mon ... Recommend me more and tell me all your experience with the agency. I know employ a good maid depend on luck if we could get a good maid anot. But good agency do a part also. I hope to find agency that could help us settle problems if we need them.
Tks.. Still awaiting for more recommend.
for indo maids, very few biodata during the period leading up to hari raya puasa...so, look up the calender - when do you need, how long they take to process the paper work, etc
for Raymond Maids which i recommend, call them and look for Raymond - he is either in Bukit Timah or Katong or Indonesia. They have a training centre in Indonesia
go and visit their shop and browse the biodata and video recordings of the candidates....
and ask yourself - what is the primary duty of the maid : child care (young / schooling) ? household chores (cooking, washing, ironing, house cleaning) ? care for the elderly ?
don't get a pretty young thing who is still in late teen to look after young infants - likely to have no experience and will give u more frustration......and maid with young infant / young kids at home tend to be homesick the most.....maid with schooling kids probably can help in child care for your school kids too....older maid probably can care for the elderly sick better than a sweet young thing ....
above all, pray for discernment when doing selection
transfer maids with experience in Singapore is likely to be rotten apple if they have not been able to complete even a single contract without a valid reason (eg employer got posted overseas)
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