All About Full-Time Maids

[jtoh]

You really should change the maid. She’s not helping you to clean the house at all. Think about it, if you send her away, will your house be any dirtier? From the sound of it, I don’t think so. Worse case, what if you get food poisoning or skin diseases from her unhygienic ways? As LOLMum said, send her away, and tahan with temp maid and food delivery for a while.

[clk]

Huh!! I never think of that… I always thought if give them chance, they will appreciate. My kids old enough to take care of themselves as eldest 17, then 15, only 10 yrs old boy need someone accompany when back from school. O did tried no maid for 1.5 mths, I will be very stress as I need rush hm for ironing cos they everyday need to wear uniform. Worst thing is when I go oversea for my business trip, came back with the hse like world war 3. Even my hubby too used to hv maid. That’s why I keep tolerate with this maid. But now I need to think of what u guys said, which I never think of that…

[jtoh]

You’ve had her for 6 months already and from the sound of it she’s not trying at all. Some maids appreciate your giving them the chance and they’ll try harder. Some aren’t appreciative. Yours sounds like she’s not trying at all, sad to say.

[auntieM]

Hi clk,

If ironing and uniform is your concern, you can always make arrangements for the part time maid to cover that as well.
I do agree with jtoh, I think your maid toyed around you long enough..

[hmsg]

Transfer the maid immediately.


Interim as per what many have suggested, get a caterer to settle the dinner for weekdays. Meanwhile, get a part-time weekly maid to come in once a week over 4 to 5 hours to iron clothes, mop the floor and wash the toilets…

If your kids are already in kindergarden and above, get them to be involved too, like making sure their own rooms are tidy, etc.

[clk]

Haiz… I did tried catering food before, the menu also limitted and actually not cheap for 5 persons. I also had partime maid as well, 4 hrs for $50 then 2 times a week, so 1 mth need to pay $400 plus the catering food will cost me a lot. That’s why we go back to maid lo. My kids will also help up, but ho you know la… play 1 hr do 20 mins…at the end they all can stand the dirty but I can’t so I will be the one working as maid lo. My work need travel, so when i step into the house, will felt like diying cos look like world war. Yet my 2 boys and hubby felt ok, is I fussy…headache.

More argue more scolding to kids and hubby, that’s why decided to take back maid. But this already my 10 maids for my pass 4 yrs. Now maid like queen, 1 only came 1 day and pack and said wanted to leave my hse the next morning just because she don’t want use hand wash cloth. 1 worst, still owe agent money but don’t want to work, when I was in business trip, get to know I came back at nite and ran to "HOME" on the afternoon. I need to clear loan on her behave and yet need buy her ticket let her go hm. Some steal, some sleep in the afternoon and never do work and yet lie. 1 when told her off with her mistake and she cried and sit on the floor row. Many many stories… I think may be problem came from myself, I really did lean back and asked myself, I tried to adjust myself but yet can’t get a maid which really appreciated…Like this transfer maid with me, last employer only give her eat rice with sugar or salt, I thought like that here so gd life should know appreciate, but really feel maids all no heart…I know you guys said is true, I should consider to drop idea of having maids. 5 persons at hm, if don’t wash and iron everydays sure cannot, but to bring partime everyday, I can’t effort. My working hr also can’t let me have so much time for all these. Really very tired… My friends said I had tried Indo, fil liao, may be should try Myanmar. But many people also said communication problem, so I really don’t know what to do… This maid I do agree that I had given too many chances, if she appreciate me will not like this, so to sent her away will be definite answer…I really appreciate with all your comments, at least I now feel is normal that to sent this kind of maid away, not because I fussy…

[Fat Mama]

2 of my friends hv tried Myanmar maids but found them unsuitable as well.


1st case - the maid refused to do hse wk and always lock herself in the rm. She said she came to Spore is to work n study but not as a maid. She only cook food the way she like and ate the son’s drumstick n chocolates.

2nd case - very lazy, dirty n cant communicate

Actually employing maids really depends on luck. I seriously think u shd change ur maid. Maybe u will get a good one this time.

Good luck

[LOLMum]

since everyone in the family is so used to having a maid, you have no choice but to get an experienced maid and pay the premium salary.


go to cold storage or lucky plaza employment agencies where there are always experienced maids looking for new employer especially expats.

you already went through 10 years in 4 years, well, just be careful with the constant change of maids. you might be banned from getting one.

[clk]

Ya, I did received a letter from MOM stated that I had exceeded 4 maids for last year. But I did go through the regulation from MOM website, what I need to do is to attend a 3 hrs couse, but I had confident that if I write in and show all the photos that my previous 4 maids done, I think they will excuse me. Noone will want to go through the long training procedure and yet need to spend so much money to change a maid, right?

So myanmar maid seems not a gd idea…How I hope I can still find a maid like my old maid who can work 7 yrs since my younger boy 8th mths old till 7 yrs old. I really just want a maid just help up on hsework n have heart to stay long…

[DesertWind]

Hi clk,


Izzit you got all these maids from the same maid agency? If so, change the maid agency immediately. Go hire an experienced maid, maybe older a bit, pay more in terms of salary. Also get a supportive agency who will not pass you lousy maids. I got my 2 maids from \"Nations\". Not that there are no problematic maids but I think for those really bad ones they will not give you or transfer to you.

From the sound of it, part-time maid will be very expensive for you. Full-time maid can do a lot more. As for handwashing clothes, izzit you don't use the washing machine at all or just need maid to handwash delicate clothes?

Anyway perhaps give and take, choose your battles carefully, tell maid what is your top priority ie. cook, wash, clean, iron, accompany youngest son to-fro school. The rest you can then close one eye eg. if they sleep in the afternoon.

All the best!