All About Full-Time Maids

[chatelaine]

Hi Joeyz18


Your myanmar maid doesn't know any chinese?

My colleague myanmar maid knows chinese and is a graduate. There are some who understand but don't know how to speak chinese. So beware when they claimed they don't understand.

My colleague said her maid is very smart, always wait for them to go out then she meetup with her boyfriend. She saw them downstairs when she returned home to pickup something.

We always think our new maid is timid but in actual they are very bold... such as bringing bf and stolen stuff home.

Joeyz18:

any mummies have have ways to communicate with myanmar maids? i just download a iphone app but with limited words lor. hope to find more better translator. anyone have ideas?

[marmum]

Hi chatelaine, Thanks for your advise. We have an intention to send her back too as like you said, we cant let her go to other house and harm other families too. Am sourcing for a new maid now and hope that can find one suitable one soon. This morning, she sat in a corner to write her confession letter on what she have done wrong by hubby (as a form of punishment) as I guess there is nothing else we could do to her. She yawned loudly when I walked pass the living room. She saw my girl urine on her toilet bowl but did not clear the urine. She let the spoon I use unwashed thou she rinse the milk bottle that my girl drank this morning. My son's cup was left by the basin unwashed too. Seems like she is showing her attitude of do what she wants. How to handle this kind of situation? Really pissed off but cant do anything to her. Its not fair!!! Am going to Nation as recommended by one forum's mum and would check out Homekeeper too. Would go all out to get a replacement from any agency that has suitable one. Wish me luck in finding one today and send this \"woon shen\" off soon. sigh.............. Its not fair, why employers always at the losing end, MOM should give us some support here.........

chatelaine:

Hi marmum


In my own opinion, you should buy a ticket and sent her home so that other employer wouldn't have to suffer. Hopefully, she will learn her lesson after this.

Previously, my mum hired an indoesian maid and sent her back home after 6mths. Reason being, she discovered her money missing and maid suddenly had a hp. When asked her about her hp, she keep telling us different story. Funny thing is, she rather sent back home than to tell us the truth. When the employer agency heard that she had a hp, they asked her how come they never saw it when checked her baggage (when they first arrived in SG)?

My advise to all those who wish to return/exchange your irresponsible/poor attitude/notti maids, pls get them an air ticket and fly them home. This will help other employers like us parents save a lot of trouble.

I'm glad to say the maid employer agency has been helpful to us. We used Homekeeper @Bt. Timah Shopping Centre, Level 4. At least, they don't insist us to take on a new maid or transfer the maid. Choice is ours. :love:

I saw your previous msg that your son fell and hit the toilet bowl. Our ex-maid instead of looking after my girl, she was watching TV and caused my girl to trip on her leg and head hit down straight on the floor with a loud bang! She was only 1yr old at that time. :x

[Joeyz18]

Chatelaine

My maid is very quiet and initially don’t greet people as well! Then I told agent and they talked to her then she open her golden mouth to say 'yes, mum, gd morning, etc. And she like very choosy on food, don’t like bread, chicken, eat rice and prawn, sotong. Maybe I can try to speak to her in Chinese In future.

[janet88]

Joeyz18:

Chatelaine

My maid is very quiet and initially don't greet people as well! Then I told agent and they talked to her then she open her golden mouth to say 'yes, mum, gd morning, etc. And she like very choosy on food, don't like bread, chicken, eat rice and prawn, sotong. Maybe I can try to speak to her in Chinese In future.

My maids in the past also very choosy with food...but when they like something (usually the spicy or deep fried food), they will eat like there is no tomorrow. My Indon maid told me she doesn't like to eat prawn, seafood, sotong, crab, duck, porridge...but when brought them out once, they ate the crab and licked the chilli.

[Joeyz18]

haha, i guess the current maid live in kampong area that why scare of chicken cos ate too much in the past b4 she came SIN. my indo maid live near sea and sick if seafood especially prawn.


and i really think she know chinese lei, like can listen but cannot speak. next time if say bad things about her cannot speak in chinese le. lol

[DesertWind]

marmum:

Should I let her be transferred or should I send her back home?

Hi marmum,

I think you got to check with your present maid agency about the transfer policy? Because some agency will insist you send the maid back to them instead of sending them home straight so that they can deal with it. For me, if I were in your shoes, I doubt very much I will bother to send them home directly. For what? Just send them back to the agent and ask agent's advice what to do, how to take back the 6 months etc.... If you are thinking of changing agent, then you got to check with present agent what you can do too. Specifically any chances of you getting back the upfront loan payment?

All the best!
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[DesertWind]

Joeyz18:

haha, i guess the current maid live in kampong area that why scare of chicken cos ate too much in the past b4 she came SIN. my indo maid live near sea and sick if seafood especially prawn.

My Indo. maid loves chicken because in their kampong chicken is rare, mostly they eat vegetables. But she avoids coconut especially those traditional coconut buns that we love. She will refuse to eat them. She dislikes durian and hardly eats them too but I made her try the best type from 717 and she changed her opinion about them. She has also never tried sashimi but we love eating sashimi and watching Japan Hour every Saturday. So we also gave her some sashimi to try. She was quite game though and said the salmon sashimi does not taste like fish at all. kee...hee...hee...

[DesertWind]

chatelaine:

I saw your previous msg that your son fell and hit the toilet bowl. Our ex-maid instead of looking after my girl, she was watching TV and caused my girl to trip on her leg and head hit down straight on the floor with a loud bang! She was only 1yr old at that time. :x

For purpose of looking after kids, it is better to hire a maid who is already married and has her own kid. Then the motherly instincts are all there. Instead of single young girl with no experience at all. There is no guarantee of course but it is a much safer bet.
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[mummymaid]

Hi!


I'm a newbie. I spent a lot of time reading this thread, finally decided to skip and go to postings made these few months.

Like to ask, who pays for excess baggage when maid sent back? If we buy Jetstar, it only has max 20kg. Also, I want cheap tix but don't feel comfortable pay via credit card online, how?

Angelight:

If your maid is rude to you, always show you bad attitude especially when she is being corrected on her work and even talks or argues back instead of apologising for her mistakes, would you return her to agent or bear and grin it until the contract finishes?

........, I am very sian to change maid and go thru the whole proess of training and adjusting again. Besides, good maids are extinct nowadays, so am not hoping will get a good maid who is gd in her work, loyal and respectful to employer.

Same problem here. Tahan mine till 1yr + 1wk n she told me send her back to agt cos she unhappy with me - reprimanded for purposely doing things wrong. Expected her to keep the standard cos my tasks nvr change but she slacks and trying some tactics to make me give in. :x

Worse part is to use by girl as her bargaining power! :x :x

janet_lee88:

Personally, I think it's sufficient to treat them as human beings, NOT as part of the family bcos majority of maids never appreciate.

We didnt ill-treat her, gave her little housework and let her sleep before 9.30am almost everyday. She wants to feel she's in command in my house but I refused. I got real mad one day n told her, 'bear in mind, I'm yr employer and I pay u yr salary'. She repeatedly disregards my instructions = no respect yet complained I dont respect her

Hubby said I was harshed I no choice what!

[mummymaid]

marmum:

Should I let her be transferred or should I send her back home? How can we make these irresponsible and poor attitude maids learn their lesson that we employers are no push off and that they can come to Sgp and try their luck. Maids now come and try out and if they dont like, they juz ask to be transferred or return to agency and putting us at the losing end. Pls help to advise me any recommendations for good maids for transfer or agency that you can recommend. Really cant keep her any longer and in a dilemma now that its year end and next year darling son going to P1.

I wish there's an official place for us to make feedback and get the big shots (MOM, AEAS, etc) to understand we are at the mercy of maids. Treat them good simply isn't good in their eyes!


http://www.asiaone.com/News/Mailbox/Story/A1Story20101110-246542.html

Here's a good example of siding maid all the way... reply from AEAS for above link
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AEAS stood firmed to say employers had to cover the costs, hassle and time wasted on runaway maid. She used the reason maids earned lesser and already taking loan to come to Spore so employers had to cough out all the money incurred. Are we, employers earning a lot? Are we suppose to pay for levy, pro-rated insurance and agent fees in the event of runaway maids …. Yes, according to the reply of Shirley Ng. Does she know that if the maid runaway without good reasons, even if just worked for one day, employer liable to pay 21 days levy?

Some other foreign workers also here on loans. She totally forgot a maid does not need to pay house rental nor her three meals while other workers and Singaporeans had to! If you take into consideration her salary $360/mth + levy $170 + estimate house rental $200/mth + meals provided ($3 x 3meals x 31 days) + toiletries, medical & miscellaneous $50/mth = $1100. This means employer had to invest over $1000 on just one maid! If I hire somebody trustworthy and able to be a good helper, I dont mind cos its worth it! But how many good maids available these days?

If you get a job, eg as a cleaner or cashier, minus CPF, 3 meals, pay for housing, utilies & electrical expenses, transport and clothings ... how much are you left to keep? A maid gets $360/mth - flat rate, nothing will be deducted cos employers take care of the rest. Having a maid means employers are rich? Where did this theory come from?

Kept insisting maids incapable of making our lives miserable and completely ignored the voices of employers who were played out by scheming or irresponsible maids. These govt people just sided the maid and refused hear us. They forgot we dont belong to an organisation, unable to defend our rights ... 'eaten' by maids cos of their strong backers: MOM, AEAS, HOME and those blinded people, especially had not employed maids in their lives

If one day MOM has a regulation for maid to answer for their own actions (eg pregnant), I believe lots of employers would be relieved and be willing to let maids have a day off. Our security deposit at stake if we are not careful ... Govt shaked legs, pushed the responsibility & consequences to us for not 'grooming an obedient maid'!

:?: Anybody out there strong enough to help us? :?: We are forsaken!!