All About Full-Time Maids

[Super Alice]

Any one has any good service maid agency in Katong Shopping to recommend? Or any maid agency to avoid as there are so many maid agency at Katong Shopping.

[mng_kl]

Super Alice:

Any one has any good service maid agency in Katong Shopping to recommend? Or any maid agency to avoid as there are so many maid agency at Katong Shopping.

My friend recommended Home Maid @ 286 East Coast Road S428948 but is too far for me. You may look for Eric at 63451555 since you are staying at East.

[peapot]

Mng_kl, why not? I called my maid’s previous employer before hiring her. However, the agent might not be willing to give the contact for fear it might lower the chance of the maid being transferred.

[peapot]

Hey forest, go check out the dust mite cop thread. That might help in yr cleaning part. Also try to engage part time maid temporary?

[mng_kl]

peapot:

Mng_kl, why not? I called my maid's previous employer before hiring her. However, the agent might not be willing to give the contact for fear it might lower the chance of the maid being transferred.

but maid already with me for 3 months but I really cant stand her behaviour. I actually found her x-employer's contact # from the telephone book, not from agent.

[SMH FOREST]

peapot:

Hey forest, go check out the dust mite cop thread. That might help in yr cleaning part. Also try to engage part time maid temporary?

Hi peapot, you mean this thread? http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=49&t=27075

Nothing much posted here leh? And actually, i own a delphin already... but still, its the toys and cabinets... cos we dont wipe everyday now as compared to when i had my helper... no time at night to wipe his tons of cars, trucks, daily!!! :oops:

I just had my old part timer come in yday... BUT, am really disappointed w her quality of work now! My oily soup ladle wasn't washed and just placed back on the container to dry... my floor mat was washed, but 1 hung at the grille (n the opening was 10cm! how to dry?), and the other was just hung over the tap in the toilet.. 1 of the mat was replaced the other wasnt... the mirrors were not cleaned, the glass shower was still dirty... the windows, i think she didnt clean the study room's windows.. didnt check elsewhere... and we had her in for 6hrs.. shd be enuff time right??

Am looking for new part-timers just in case next week her work level is the same... If anyone here has any to share, do PM me... i will also ask this at the part-time maid thread... thanks alot!

[vividlaurel]

Hi,


Any Indians around who have employed non-Indian maids? Can I have your feedback?

I just renewed my maid’s contract in December, then she went on home leave in the same month, got married, came back totally changed. She back answers royally, accuses me all the time and later I came to know has even cursed my in-laws because they told me about her. I got fed of the weekly fights with her and terminated her last Sunday. But she took a loan of $500 from me and so has to work till mid-March to repay it.

I am now thinking of getting a non-Indian maid as I don’t want to go through all this again. Any idea what is the salary for Indonesians and Filipinos is like?

Any help with a good agency is also appreciated…

TIA…

[peapot]

mng_kl, oh! you already hired her then don’t mind me asking why do you still want to contact her previous employer after 3 months?


You mention you can’t stand her behaviour. You didn’t elaborate. Is she your first maid? If you have been hiring maids before, then trust your own judgement.

Do you have these feelings like you don’t feel like coming home, don’t feel like looking at her face, you can’t trust her with the kids, thinking of "what if" I sent her off…etc then you only have 1 option. Talk to her and give yourself a timeline. 1 more month and still no change then sent her off.

Talking to her previous employer after 3 months means you want to get affirmation that the maid was behaving the same way with the previous employer and once confirm it will give you more assurance that you should get a replacement?

[moonee]

Super Alice:

Any one has any good service maid agency in Katong Shopping to recommend? Or any maid agency to avoid as there are so many maid agency at Katong Shopping.

IR employment... they dnt keep their word. Their maids are recommended by maids.
i think Grand ,,,, something on the same level is not so favoured too

[carebear]

My 3 previous maids and now present maid are from Homekeeper at Pasir Ris. They have other branches as well. So far I have no complaints about my maids, they are well trained before they came to work for me and don't have attitude problem.

My present one is a gem. She has just returned from her home leave and her attitude is ever so good.
She declined off days although I offerred to her.
Her aim is to earn money and send back as she is a single parent.

I recommmended this agency to my friend who chose a transfer maid as she needed one urgently but it did not turn out well for her. The maid used her phone for calls to Indonesia in the middle of the night without permission and incurred bills up to a few hundred dollars.

So I guess it is mostly based on luck.
Maid agency training is also important.