All About Full-Time Maids

[jtoh]

janet_lee88:

Hi jtoh,

There was once I told my maid to go to the market...she took ages to buy a packet of kuey teow...when I asked, she told me, 'Call home'. After the 2nd time, I didn't let her go to the market anymore.
From then on, hubby does all the supermarket grocery. Maid was very upset she had no chance to jalan jalan.

As a SAHM, maids find it hard to work as compared to families where both husband and wife work. They don't mind running to market, picking/sending kids to school and home, supermarket, tuition etc etc bcos they have chance to chit chat.

Very true. I once interviewed a maid who asked if I was working. Obviously she was the sort who wanted to house all to herself during the day. And of course I struck her off the list at once.

[janet88]

Hi jtoh,

As a SAHM, of course I call the shots at home…even my kids also call me the boss at home. HaHaHa.

Maids like ang moh employers, bcos they get so much freedom working for them…but they better don’t screw up, like hurting the kids.
I ever saw a maid who was chatting with another maid at the void deck after picking the employer’s daughter. The litte girl wanted to go home but the maid kept telling her, ‘later, later’. After another 10 min, she told the girl, ‘wait lah’.

[hquek]

janet_lee88:

Hi jtoh,

There was once I told my maid to go to the market...she took ages to buy a packet of kuey teow...when I asked, she told me, 'Call home'. After the 2nd time, I didn't let her go to the market anymore.
From then on, hubby does all the supermarket grocery. Maid was very upset she had no chance to jalan jalan.

As a SAHM, maids find it hard to work as compared to families where both husband and wife work. They don't mind running to market, picking/sending kids to school and home, supermarket, tuition etc etc bcos they have chance to chit chat.

There is a maid I see almost every other night downstairs of my block. She seems to be supposed to be walking the dog, but is more like exercising her phone card at the public phone. Dog just sitting there, boh pian.

I also agree, that's why my maids don't have to wash car. And if they do, we'll usually go down and wash the car together.

[auntieM]

I’ve seen maid pushing stroller and yakking on handphone in the light rain… bochap the baby getting wet, and chiong traffic light somemore :x … …

Another maid always leaving the wheelchair bound old lady in the sun or near smokers while she ‘siam’ one corner to yak with fellow maids…really ‘pake cheake’ sight! :x

[janet88]

Yup, the very young ones who can’t talk or the very old who are too sick to talk. I pity these 2 groups who are looked after by maids.

Of course those who walk the dogs are the best, bcos dogs can’t talk.

Basically, having a maid drives one up the walls…pity employers who have to work. It’s not like I want to do everything myself but stuff related to my kids and their safety is something I can’t leave to them.

[hquek]

auntieM:

I've seen maid pushing stroller and yakking on handphone in the light rain.. bochap the baby getting wet, and chiong traffic light somemore :x .. ...

Obviously she is not aware that using handphone increases rate of lightning strike? Not scared '被雷劈‘.

[KoalaMummy]

duriz:

KoalaMummy:

just hope that she'll appreciate it and work well for us and not to abuse it.

All the best KoalaMummy.
Hope you maid appreciates and remembers your gesture

Thanks, Duriz. :celebrate:

[KoalaMummy]

LKVM:

duriz:

[quote=\"KoalaMummy\"] just hope that she'll appreciate it and work well for us and not to abuse it.

All the best KoalaMummy.
Hope you maid appreciates and remembers your gesture

Yes I too hope she doesnt misuses it after meeting ppl outside [/quote]Actually, my maid has a lot of relatives and friends here...but she's a matured adults lah... i trust her a lot... jus that i din trust the wrong person.

[duriz]

DesertWind:

Hi duriz, Thanks! So are you currently maid-hunting or something? Decided from which country to get?

We are deciding on a maid from Indonesia.
But I'm thinking of going back to be a SAHM.
I love being with DD.
It's just that we stay with PILs.
When I was a SAHM (and during weekends/PHs now that I'm a FTWM), I'm so bogged down by housework.
Every night after dinner, I'm doing the dishes and sterilising DD's things, DH and DD will hang around the kitchen playing with magnets on the fridge and doodling on recycled paper because they miss and want to be near me. MIL will be watching tv alone in the living room.
DD is now at the age when she sees me leave/not in the same room as her, she will wail for me. Even though I spend 10-12 hours away form her due to work. MIL will suan and say she takes good care of DD but all DD wants is her momma. HAH :love:
Dilemma. See how lah. Still contemplating options.

Thanks for asking DesertWind :celebrate:

[janet88]

It’s nice to be a SAHM, but the housework can kill. Maid is good having around to do all the non-value added stuff like washing up/laundry so that you will have time to spend with your kids instead of having to do all these.