All About Full-Time Maids

[hquek]

peapot:

Sometimes maid thinks that we will die without them. Always remind them that you have other options if you don't have a maid, even if it's a lie.

very true. if forced to do so, I will and have done so in the past. If they feel all impt, be prepared to accede to their demands/live with their black face.

[peapot]

My ex-myanmar maid from he’ll has taught me well. I learnt each time from every maid that I have.

[24hr-mum]

i also cant u understand y

my ex maid can b so yaya. esp when i m not ftwm n can replc her anytime. she jus think we wont fire her cos i alwaz tahan her

[minnie]

My current maid also very yaya now, keep telling my children she is not very well and want to go back soon. I was angry with her the other day over other stuffs and i warned her if she keep telling my kids that i will not hesitate to buy her a ticket. I told her the studentcare and childcare just opps my block, i will not have problem without her around (of course i bluff her lah cos my work required me to travel). Anyway, she is now kwai kwai and did not mention anymore. However, i still decided to send her home due to her attitude changed. Taking a fresh maid with working experience in hometown.

[HAPPYH]

I think only a very few employers are lucky enough to have very good FDW.


And the majority are not lucky enough. Sigh

[omgmum]

minnie:

Taking a fresh maid with working experience in hometown.

Hi minnie, sorry to hear about your maid. BTW, do be mindful that working experience in hometown is very hard to verify.

I took in maids with supposedly at least 2 to 3 years experience in their countries. Turns out that they lied. I only discovered that when they started working for me, because there is no way they could have had the working experience they had and not be able to cope with a small house, without even having to look after children. And of course, when I asked them in greater detail about their so-called working experience, they started to fumble, even though they were v confident when I interviewed them.

So you really, really have to keep both eyes open. Because the maids will lie to get a job here, and many agents won't bother as long as they get the maids hired.

[dokomo]

hquek:

hi happyH,


not sure where yours is from. if you have to send her to another airport, you always have option to buy a ticket that involves transfer. Works well with indo maids.

Mine starting going off mode once we confirm letting her go. I told her quietly that I can either buy her a direct ticket, or let her transit in JKT airport for 1 night. After that, her attitude was markedly better.

Hi hquek,
pardon me for asking a (sorry if silly! :oops:) question, why are they afraid of having to do transit?

[dokomo]

omgmum:

minnie:

Taking a fresh maid with working experience in hometown.

Hi minnie, sorry to hear about your maid. BTW, do be mindful that working experience in hometown is very hard to verify.

I took in maids with supposedly at least 2 to 3 years experience in their countries. Turns out that they lied.

It's true that they lie, including age. Mine is younger than age stated in bio and i suspect she has no experience in hm ctry. Agents help to lie or close one eye.

Btw, jus a poll, did ur maid recd ang bao this cny? How much do u give her? I gave her $10, is it too little or too much?

[yanyan]

dokomo:

It's true that they lie, including age. Mine is younger than age stated in bio and i suspect she has no experience in hm ctry. Agents help to lie or close one eye.

Btw, jus a poll, did ur maid recd ang bao this cny? How much do u give her? I gave her $10, is it too little or too much?

My maid did rec ang pao.. My relatives also gave her angpao.. I think $10 is fine..my dad pao $18 to her & my mum also gave her ang pao pf $10.. All in total she receive $80 worth of ang pao...

[hquek]

dokomo:

hquek:

hi happyH,


not sure where yours is from. if you have to send her to another airport, you always have option to buy a ticket that involves transfer. Works well with indo maids.

Mine starting going off mode once we confirm letting her go. I told her quietly that I can either buy her a direct ticket, or let her transit in JKT airport for 1 night. After that, her attitude was markedly better.

Hi hquek,
pardon me for asking a (sorry if silly! :oops:) question, why are they afraid of having to do transit?

Not too sure, but heard their customs are pretty thirsty for money. Knowing that this person has returned from overseas work, she would be flushed for picking. But this is me dreaming only. Or more likely, it's uncomfy to have to stay there overnight.