All About Full-Time Maids

[pinkycheeks]

Hi Taurus


Looks like we are in the same boat. My maid is from Sragen, Jawa Tengah.

[ANON001]

pinkycheeks:

Hi Taurus


Looks like we are in the same boat. My maid is from Sragen, Jawa Tengah.

ya lor so now u waiting to get new maid? u got any feedback frm pple who use Myanmar maid? my agt told me for time being dun get Filipino cos recently there are some changes in their country so may hv difficulty cming in...

[jacsplace]

Hi cherie,


You may want to check your contract to see what it says about early termination. If I’m not mistaken, there’s a notice period.

[hquek]

cher_06:

Now I am thinking if I should inform her beforehand that I am sending her back once i get my new maid. I am definitely not allowing her to transfer as I feel she is doing a disservice to whoever that employs her.

NOOOO. Although MOM says otherwise, but I think it not wise to inform the maid in advance. Your niece may be alone with her? Think of her safety! And the safety of your dog!

At most give her a couple hours notice so she can call home to make arrangements for someone to pick her up; and make sure she's escorted at all times so she can't get up to any hanky panky.

Remember those news stories about a maid who poured bleach in the employer's shampoo? or wawt that contact lense solution? Better to be safe than sorry.

[pinkycheeks]

:? I have no idea. I am giving up on them actually, but my husband disagrees and wld like to continue having a maid. He said that it'll ease the household chores a lot and I get to spend more time coaching my children in their studies. Right now, I just dun want to have any. I am angry over what happen; it just doesn't pay - how I treat them, and how I ended up now.


Niway, if husband decides to have a maid, I still have to stick with Indonesian. Sorry, I do not have any friends who employ Myanmar maids. Perhaps you can read this forum and see any feedback. Not sure if there are any Myanmar or Filipino maids who are Muslim right? A friend of mine switch to employing Filipino maid after similar incident like mine. So far she said her maid is good. Well, all this is luck.

All the best to you.

TAURUS:

pinkycheeks:

Hi Taurus

Looks like we are in the same boat. My maid is from Sragen, Jawa Tengah.

ya lor so now u waiting to get new maid? u got any feedback frm pple who use Myanmar maid? my agt told me for time being dun get Filipino cos recently there are some changes in their country so may hv difficulty cming in...

[hquek]

pinkycheeks:

:? I have no idea. I am giving up on them actually, but my husband disagrees and wld like to continue having a maid. He said that it'll ease the household chores a lot and I get to spend more time coaching my children in their studies. Right now, I just dun want to have any. I am angry over what happen; it just doesn't pay - how I treat them, and how I ended up now.

If you have familial support, you can consider to go without maid for a short time and then evaluate if that's the way to go. In a sense, having a maid helps when you don't have to get the 101 household things done and can just concentrate on your kids - education and all.

But of course when a maid acts up, then you may find more energy sucked into managing that one individual instead.

Good luck with whatever choice you make!

[pinkycheeks]

Thanks hquek. Felt so relieved after speaking up.

hquek:

pinkycheeks:

:? I have no idea. I am giving up on them actually, but my husband disagrees and wld like to continue having a maid. He said that it'll ease the household chores a lot and I get to spend more time coaching my children in their studies. Right now, I just dun want to have any. I am angry over what happen; it just doesn't pay - how I treat them, and how I ended up now.

If you have familial support, you can consider to go without maid for a short time and then evaluate if that's the way to go. In a sense, having a maid helps when you don't have to get the 101 household things done and can just concentrate on your kids - education and all.

But of course when a maid acts up, then you may find more energy sucked into managing that one individual instead.

Good luck with whatever choice you make!

[hquek]

pinkycheeks:

Thanks hquek. Felt so relieved after speaking up.

Feel free to come here and vent. Plenty of mums in the same boats who have been there, and seen that.

Sometimes our maids does very 'interesting' things (I wanted to say silly, but then, not very politically correct), and it's safer and better to vent and :stupid: :stupid: :stupid: here.

I find that I also learn a lot from these sharing sessions. At least I am more culturally-aware. :celebrate:

[raynreg]

cher_06:

Now I am thinking if I should inform her beforehand that I am sending her back once i get my new maid. I am definitely not allowing her to transfer as I feel she is doing a disservice to whoever that employs her.

That's what i did to my helper too when she dun want to work. I told her I'll send her back to where she came from. Anyway budget airtickets are not costly nowadays. She was hoping for a transfer which I felt was chosing employers. Now they really like to pick & choose who they want to work for rather than the other way.

[ANON001]

pinkycheeks:

:? I have no idea. I am giving up on them actually, but my husband disagrees and wld like to continue having a maid. He said that it'll ease the household chores a lot and I get to spend more time coaching my children in their studies. Right now, I just dun want to have any. I am angry over what happen; it just doesn't pay - how I treat them, and how I ended up now.


Niway, if husband decides to have a maid, I still have to stick with Indonesian. Sorry, I do not have any friends who employ Myanmar maids. Perhaps you can read this forum and see any feedback. Not sure if there are any Myanmar or Filipino maids who are Muslim right? A friend of mine switch to employing Filipino maid after similar incident like mine. So far she said her maid is good. Well, all this is luck.

All the best to you.

ic.. thks. all the best to u too