All About Full-Time Maids

[Joeyz18]

Janet_lee,

Are you SAHM? So don’t need maid

[moonee]

chatelaine:

Hi moonee


Did you check with the maid agency whether they book the maid on budget air? I think they charge me $50 or less for transport to airport. Overall I paid less than $250 for flight and transport to Indo.

My previous maid agency told me if the maid doesn't transfer out eg. within 1mth, we only have to pay the levy but not the airfare. Anything more than that, it will be their responsibility. I think that's how a good maid agency work. At least they don't fleece the maid and employer. :celebrate:

Hi, No arrangments hv been made for the maid to fly home yet, actually I waited near 2 mths for a fres maid to come in but encountered some problems with her entry, then came their elections and the agent mentioned that none of the maids could come out. Ive been hanging on to this extremely stubborn, sick maid up to now. Im just getting ready in case the agent try making me pay for the airfare in the event that shes not transfered. My maid does not really wnt a transfer but the agent says she has 2 months loan left.
Btw, my maid has bad gastric and my mum has been giving her very good gastric medicine. She gets severe pain at least twice a month. ..Has seen the doctor but he gave only mild gastric pills that dont work, i don t thik we can supply her medicine for the next few months as what my mum give cost 30 bucks for a months supply.
My maid eats pure red chilli raw in the past and has had stomach aches since 17. Just wondering, what would u guys do if u had a maid that is always sick?

[mrswongtuition]

That's why I choose OLDER maids. More mature.

My mum's new maid is really good. We found her after 2 changes (the previous 2 were here for holiday more than work).

Don't hesitate to change the maid once you are not happy with her.

I also changed 3 Filipino maids (within a period of 5 months) before I found my current Indon maid.

I had the 'luxury' of changing once I'm not happy because my family is supportive. During the few days or 1 week 'transition' to the new maid (we avoid letting them meet), my parents will take turns to take leave and stay home to look after my boy.

Even for my mum, her maid is not a 'necessity'. While waiting for the new ones to arrive, they survived on tingkat and doing some housework on their own. The 'major' housework like change bedsheet, wash toilet, ironing, etc my maid will help on weekends when she does not need to look after my boy (my mum pays her extra).

However, my mum decided to get a maid for themselves because my maid's contract is ending Dec 2011 (actually her husband ask her to go back this Dec but she says that she has not saved enough money yet). We want to find another maid to get used to our family and let my boy get used to first. Just in case my current maid decides to go home (high likelihood).
And also, I was grumbling that I got no maid on weekends when I normally do my grocery shopping. No one to help me carry the groceries

Also, we always tell the maids that they will be treated fairly and rewarded adequately when they do their job well.
If they don't, we won't hestitate to send them away.
Don't let them feel like you can't do without them.

My maid knows that we have the option of sending my boy to CC and I'm working from home fulltime next year, I can easily manage without her. But I'm so used to her cooking (all the good food), I'm gonna miss her when she leaves!

My mum's maid knows that they've been managing without her, so she knows that they won't hesitate to send her back. And she knows that we have intentions to let her look after my boy if there's a need. She loves children and takes initiative to play with him

Also, small things I don't mind paying for them. E.g. toiletries, remittance fees, etc.
But I will tell them that they are suppose to pay for it themselves, but I am paying it because they've done a good job for us. Then they will learn to appreciate.

Joeyz18:

you are so fortunate! envy.
now myanmar maids bio data damn limited and only one 'ready stock' transferred maid whom has been transfered twice, erm... agent told me she find her ok, ask me take and try.

1st employer - transfer her due to current house has got a 7yrs experience indo maid and tend to bully this myanmar maid so in the end the employer gave up and send this maid to agent while get another indo maid.

2nd employer - send her back to agent cos the mother was too hot temper and keep scolding the maid, find troubles with the myanmar maid then employer pity the maid and send her to agent ( abit unbelievable lei)

anyone buy the stories told by the agent?

i am wondering should i get indo maids? but i am scared by the recent 12yrs old gal case.

mrswongtuition:

My experience with Indon maids so far:
1. Choose older ones, at least 28yo. They are more mature, know how to think for their future (work hard and save up to go back to open small biz for long term sustainability)
2. I prefer ex-Msia or worked in Indon as housemaid or food outlet (hygiene level is abit higher and know how to operate simple kitchen appliances and can cook)
3. Single or married is secondary, no ailing parents at home. Preferred has some form of responsiblity at home (kids need to go school or young siblings need to go school)
4. At least high school education (their English is really better)

My current maid is superb
My mum got a new maid and she's great too!

[janet88]

Joeyz18:

Janet_lee,

Are you SAHM? So don't need maid

Yes, I'm a SAHM. After sending off the last maid (Filipino), I didn't feel the need for another one.

[2ppaamm]

Need some help here. Does anyone have a frontal photograph of the maid who murdered the 12 year old special needs girl? From today's papers photo, she looks exactly like the maid from hell I sent off. If you do, please give me a link. I blacklisted her but she had a different name as well.


http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_607962.html

[Joeyz18]

Now then i realised that the mAID that i am gg send back did not wake up on-time. I realised it after viewing thru the CCTV video clips, to think i still treat her good and trust her cos she seems ok to me for the first week when she just reach my home. she wake up an hour late!


the next maid that come here, i must check daily! so pissed, dun trust maid

[daddy2007]

Joeyz18:

dun trust maid

We can't really totally trust maid. They will have alot of pattern

But then they are human too. So we just give her the benefit of doubt as long she don't cross the line

[janet88]

Joeyz18:

Now then i realised that the mAID that i am gg send back did not wake up on-time. I realised it after viewing thru the CCTV video clips, to think i still treat her good and trust her cos she seems ok to me for the first week when she just reach my home. she wake up an hour late!


the next maid that come here, i must check daily! so pissed, dun trust maid

Maids CANNOT be trusted at all. I told my maid to go to bed at 10pm but she closed the door and sms until wee hours of the morning :x cannot wake up the next morning. I hardly have guests but when my friend comes back from HKG and visits, the maid disappears after washing bowls and promptly goes to the room at 10pm ! :x

[mrswongtuition]

Joeyz18:

Now then i realised that the mAID that i am gg send back did not wake up on-time. I realised it after viewing thru the CCTV video clips, to think i still treat her good and trust her cos she seems ok to me for the first week when she just reach my home. she wake up an hour late!


the next maid that come here, i must check daily! so pissed, dun trust maid

My mum saw her pics in the papers, look the the first maid we sent away too! But the first maid we sent away was 'Endah' and much older.

[janet88]

mrswongtuition:

Joeyz18:

Now then i realised that the mAID that i am gg send back did not wake up on-time. I realised it after viewing thru the CCTV video clips, to think i still treat her good and trust her cos she seems ok to me for the first week when she just reach my home. she wake up an hour late!


the next maid that come here, i must check daily! so pissed, dun trust maid

My mum saw her pics in the papers, look the the first maid we sent away too! But the first maid we sent away was 'Endah' and much older.

I hope she is not the maid you sent off, or else you can inform MOM about her past misdeeds...not to add on to her already capital punishment but to look into those maids who were sent back bcos they had attitude or something like that. This way, MOM can do something about this.