All About Full-Time Maids

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eyktay:

Other than Cris Lo, any other maid agencies u recommend with UNLIMITED replacements?

you mean UNLIMITED replacements within two years. I know one got UNLIMITED replacements within one year.

[eyktay]

S6169:

eyktay:

Other than Cris Lo, any other maid agencies u recommend with UNLIMITED replacements?

you mean UNLIMITED replacements within two years. I know one got UNLIMITED replacements within one year.

No, I think is 6mths or 1yr only.
If 2yrs, the agency fees will be very ex.
Sigh.

But seems like getting Myanmese maid is a gamble, can only choose via seeing photo. Headache!

[AgnesMM]

My maid has been with me for 10 years - yes, 10 years! she has been the taking care of my DD since birth. And extremely protective of my DD.


She has 3 kids back home and needed the monies to cater for their education. Well, with us for 10 yearsm thereby she can afford to buy land, build house and continue catering for her kids.

Told us that she will continue as long as we need her:)! Great to have her!

[AgnesMM]

and she takes care of my two dogs as well:)

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eyktay:

S6169:

[quote=\"eyktay\"]Other than Cris Lo, any other maid agencies u recommend with UNLIMITED replacements?

you mean UNLIMITED replacements within two years. I know one got UNLIMITED replacements within one year.

No, I think is 6mths or 1yr only.
If 2yrs, the agency fees will be very ex.
Sigh.

But seems like getting Myanmese maid is a gamble, can only choose via seeing photo. Headache! [/quote]Sincere maid. Main branch in chinatown. They offer UNLIMITED replacements within one year.

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eyktay:

S6169:

[quote=\"eyktay\"]Other than Cris Lo, any other maid agencies u recommend with UNLIMITED replacements?

you mean UNLIMITED replacements within two years. I know one got UNLIMITED replacements within one year.

No, I think is 6mths or 1yr only.
If 2yrs, the agency fees will be very ex.
Sigh.

But seems like getting Myanmese maid is a gamble, can only choose via seeing photo. Headache! [/quote]Getting a maid in itself is a gamble, no matter what nationality..from my own experience, for myanmese, it's better to be able to interview either via conference/face-to-face, meaning may have to be transfer maid..being able to talk to the maid, at least u can gauge their response, alert or not/too dreamy, language ability etc..going by bio data is a BIG gamble..my 1st myanmese maid, was based on bio-data, looks ok, everything including cooking, look after kids was 'excellent' end up totally can't make it! very dreamy, not serious abt learning, can't even beat an egg even after showing her how to!! in Short, untrainable!!

For Myanmese, I tink transfer maids, are not so 'risky' as other nationality, coz for indo 1s, high chance that they got transferred out due to negative problems like stealing & attitude problems etc..for Myanmese transfer maids, reasons of transfer has high chance of being genuine, like language problems(some employers not patient enough for them to pick up on learning english), being slow in doing work etc..

My current maid is myanmese & transfer maid, & is my 3rd myanmese maid..at 1st also haf minor problems, but now considered satisfactory liao..
Hope she stays good all the way & I'm hoping she can extend, then I can be trouble-free for next 4YEARS!!!

Good Luck to all employers!!

[peapot]

I think Myanmar maids most critical problem is language. At least for indonesian maid you can still use Malay if all else fails.


But then again, choosing maid is really like tikam. Depends on luck.

By the way, this maid agency Unity is still offering their Indonesian maid salary at $330, if without off day it’s $350. However I heard from my colleague no free replacement. I don’t know where is this maid agency though.

I think for all employers who are looking for maids now should go and have a look at the MOM website. They show the rate of retention and no of transfer for each agency. I helped my colleague to list down all the agencies with the highest retention and lowest transfer. From there my colleague pick a few to call. So Unity was one of them. I told her to call the rest to make comparison. I find it quite sad that she has a lousy maid at the moment that gives her so much problem. I have been through it so I know that kind of lousy feeling when you reach home. Sigh! Hope she’s lucky this time round!

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This maid work for me for 6th mths already, she is not clever type but i always think she is hardworking…Her cooking also not gd but to me I always felt that cooking need practise, so I close both eyes. She very forgetful, so I wanted her to write down in a notebook, but she even forget to write, I had to remind her to write it, but at the end she forget to read on the notebook, I still tolerate her as I really scare to change maid.


I always busy, so never notice any dirtiness, only very particular on my own toilet, and yet scolded her for 3 times on toilet too dirty. One day when my hubby using the master toilet, i hightight ma go use the common toilet, aiyo nearly fainted… once step in can smell bad smell, then whole floor is wet, I sit on my toilet bowl n look around, there is mould all round the toilet tiles, then I was very unhappy, when i stand up and wanted to flush the toilet bowl, i saw there is dirt behind, so I shouted for her, then I asked her when she wash toilet, she said tis morning, I was very mad, I wanted to take up the cover plate that we normally sitting on the bowl, wow…it stick on the bowl n i pull hard top open then notice there is urine stain on it, so long time never wash so the plate stick onto the bowl…I was so damn fedup. The next thing i see was urine stain at the back. I get so work up and asked her, how she washed? Just washed will the plate stick to bowl?? She told me she never even open up the plate…can you stand that?? Then I asked her how about the shower room, the tiles all mould…she said she did washed but cannot come out, but when i try it can be remove… Another thing was my daughter new cloth just wore once, she iron till burn, my new pant just buy also iron till 1 batch 1 batch…All these happened, I still never think of transfered her… Even cny I bring her along go genting holidays, what my kids play, she did followed, what we eat, she also get to eat. Before I go for this trip already told her must recognise all the new cloths plus all ppl underwear and pantis, but she still bring wrong one back cos after the genting trip we go back my hometown, so when my kids blame her, she still complain was my son fault, i so angry but also don’t want to make things big. Then when I felt like cooking by inviting my best friend over for our new yr meal, when I take out a pot, and the pot full off white mould, I very fedup, cos still new yr ma, so don’t want scream at ppl, so just said piang!! how horrible, can you please don’t be so dirty or not, go washed… then when I need to take the dark sauce, i open the cabinet i saw the bottle all with black sauce and when I carry up, the plastic cover also all sauce, so I take out the plastic and wash and the bottom also black sauce, even the wall of the cabinet which place the dark sauce also got, so I clean, but due to i had limited time as my guess coming, so i just told her make sure she clean the rest of the tray. While I was cooking I washed my dish as well, so I saw the tray that put my plate and let it drip dried, the below had 1 more tray to collect water that drip from all dishes… whole tray full of mould…I was very upsad, so I close my eyes and told her, now i no time for all these noncense, please clean this tomorrow as well, make sure do it I will checked. Then continue cooking.

While eating that meal, I still complain to my best friends…But still I never think of changing her. Then the next day, when i came back from work, I asked her had she done the thing I asked her to do, she stare at me, I said the cabinet and the tray, she said nope… Piang!! I so angry this round really can’t control even I know was still cny… I asked her why, she said she forget. Then I asked her what the hell she doing for whole day, she just any how point my living room, so I stand up and walk over to living rm, but before i reached that place, I turn and asked her, this will be last chance I asked her, did she clean, yes then said yes, if no, please said no…I hate ppl lie. She still insisted yes, so I just go to any of my cabinet and use my hand sweep on the top, dust stick on my palm, so I asked her, is that what you mean clean? then point to another cabinet beside said not this one, is that one. this time I take out 1 item, did she clean this one, she knock her head, so i do the same and dust stick on my palm. So I this round really can’t control and shout at her, did she clean, she then said no…I was very mad and few days don’t talked to her, really considering to change her or not… But I also very scare, cos I change many maid, indo, filipino I also tried, but some steal, some very dirty, some not here to work…May be because here really noone at home, kids all old enough, 17,15,10. so too gd life…too freedom… last time when my kids at 8mths, I had 1 maid work for me 7 yrs, but now really can’t find maid like that… I really can’t think of no maid, cos my kids all will came home for dinner, even me and my hubby. I tried no maid for 1.5 mths, whole family begged me to intake a maid…cos all need to study/work and yet need to housework, really very stress…LOL

Here I hope someone there can give me some advice…I really very worries and loss…If you ask me to make decision on my work, that’s really simple, but not on these kind of domestic issue… Please help!!

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AgnesMM:

My maid has been with me for 10 years - yes, 10 years! she has been the taking care of my DD since birth. And extremely protective of my DD. She has 3 kids back home and needed the monies to cater for their education. Well, with us for 10 yearsm thereby she can afford to buy land, build house and continue catering for her kids. Told us that she will continue as long as we need her:)! Great to have her!

Congratulations AgnesMM!

It is great to hear of such cases of loyal and good maids.

Which country she from and are you affected by the recent pay-hike? Or what is your secret in retaining her? Pay, perks etc?
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[LOLMum]

get rid of maid, get part time maid, get dinner delivery for the next few months. this give you time to find a long term solution.


the above works only if you could find someone who can babysit your kids during the day or send your kids to student care centre (before or after school).

good maid is hard to comeby especially if there is no one to supervise her work daily.

dont lose heart, keep your sanity.