All About Full-Time Maids

[cool_hi]

just managed to check with my agency, there’s 1 transfer maid quite suitable for us, took care of previous employer’s newborn till 7mth old, then over a small matter on usage of rahs cream, slapped her+sent her back…

So we will be interviewing her, then decide…hope she’s satisfactory…if we transfer, agency won’t charge us lodging for our current maid, due to nature/reason of sending her back…we only need to pay $60 for transfer of insurance…think this agency is very fair to employers…
hope for the best now!!

[hquek]

miffykwek:

Hi all,


Just need some advise about my myanmar maid that I just hired 2 months ago.

She currently sleeps in my daughter's room and since she's new, we let my 2 1/2 yr old daughter sleep with us in the mean time till they are used to each other.

The thing is.. the maid sleeps with all the doors and windows closed, without turning on the aircon or fan. We told her she can use either the fan or aircon. Moreover, she sleeps in her sweater and long pants with a blanket and tells us she feels cold at night!!

I will have to let my daughter sleep in her own room with the maid very soon and have to turn on the aircon, min 25 degrees at the lowest fan setting. I am wondering how is the maid going to get used to the even colder room??

I offered her a thicker comforter, but she refused to use.

My 1st indo maid also did that - figure she was scared of being attacked when sleeping. I think you have to let her sleep in winter wear.

[kerbaya]

Hi cool_hi and hquek,


May I know which agency you got your myanmar maids from?

TIA.

[catang]

any recommendation for agencies that accept instalment payment via credit card? i cant come up with one lump sum and the only one i know is nation but their agency fees and maid’s salary is so much higher compared to other agencies.

[moonee]

catang:

any recommendation for agencies that accept instalment payment via credit card? i cant come up with one lump sum and the only one i know is nation but their agency fees and maid's salary is so much higher compared to other agencies.

Ive come across quite a no of agencies that accept credit card payment but dont hv any specific agent to recommend. I dont believe in paying upfront loan with agents anymore cos its reallly very troublesome chasing them for the balance when I dont wanna use them again. Besides, who knows agent can loose licence anytime or close shop suddenly. I normally look for agents that accept P/D checks. Higher service charge? No sweat :lol: better this way cos I can cancel checks that are not refunded.
U can look in the classified Ads and call a few agents.

[cool_hi]

kerbaya:

Hi cool_hi and hquek,


May I know which agency you got your myanmar maids from?

TIA.

Hi Kerbaya, have sent u a PM..coz don't want to look as if I'm advertising for the agency..I'm just their customer

[cool_hi]

need advice again…

the replacement maid whom we wanted at 1st, want to go MOM to complain of her abuse by employer, so we can’t take her…there was another maid who had been looking after 2yr old kid & 4 yr old kid for ard 3 months, got sent back coz of employer think she didn’t do enough to stop the 2 kids from ‘fighting’(the older kid was ‘stacking’ on top of the younger kid), & employer was able to see from camera, angry that she was not in sight to control the kids…but the maid said coz she was INSTRUCTED that she MUST wash toilet that day, & she didn’t hear the kids fighting coz she was washing toilet…
on the spot, we felt that employer is fussy, coz we will instruct maid not to do any housework when she look after the kids…so we took her…
but now a bit unsure, coz she’s already 37 yr old, single, petite, english quite weak, & when I asked her why she want to come here to work, she said her sister is quite sick with some blood/heart disease, so she want to ear $$ for her hospital bills…& on saying that, her tears roll down her cheeks…we at 1st interpret it as she has a good heart, so shd be good to my kids…but now I scared she may be too emotional or easily homesick…

So now I don’t know whether I should give my current maid who stole $$ chance…these few days,she had been much more better in her work & attitude & have more initiative in offering help, obviously coz guitly conscious…shd be hoping we give her chance…but still never own up that she stole la…thinking whether shd just bring her bk to agency for counselling+warn her+give chance…or shd I take the replacement maid…
replacement maid will need to re-train & re-adjust, also very sian & tedious…sigh
Any comments or advice??
Thanks in advance!!

[cool_hi]

anyone has good recommendations for surveillance camera/cctv?


thinking of installing 1…it’s more to monitor how the new maid/current maid looks after my kids, whether instructions to follow my 2 yr old son CLOSELY is carried out…coz to us, camera can’t prevent or stop any thing dangerous/drastic, like hurting/worse killing my kids from happening…but feel more at ease if can watch what are the kids & maid doing when we are not around…

need to be easy to use & can ‘see’ from handphone coz I do not have access to laptop when I work…& my hubby does not have the time to monitor from his office laptop…can’t afford too expensive 1s also…
Thanks in advance!!

[autumnbronze]

Hi there,


Does anyone know where I can purchase some reasonably priced clothes for my helper.

MTIA

[Anna Ng]

Hush Puppies is having sales, $14 for a T shirt, min purchase 2 pcs. I take one pc and give 1 pc for my maid. This is for her to wear during CNY.