All About Full-Time Maids

[icemochi]

Peace Charlie:

hi icemochi, at first i tot so...after fetching my girl on the way, my girl told me that she packed her clothes in the bag and wants to call the agent...


so angry she was the 1 who break all my houserules n even sweet talk say will work properly...see still want to give them off day...tooo much nobody look into our welfare...

omg. mind sharing which agency send u this maid? they should check properly if the girl has the right mindset before recommending to u.

i think this maid definitely is problem kid. Maybe has a few employers before you le.

[Peace Charlie]

She is new in sin previously b4 she went HK she works in sin b4 tat was years back. She worked in HK for 2 yrs so proud Liao…2mths baCk she oso not happy cos I told her off for her mistake say want to speak to agent but agent ignore when I called them. Till today oso nvr call her don’t bother once they got d agent fee… It’s at amk

[icemochi]

Peace,


u chose the ger or the agent highly sell to u one?

[vivienpg]

Peace, does your agency starts with sxxxxxxxe? My maid from that agency also has attitude problem, somemore she is totally ‘fresh’ maid, never work anywhere as maid before. Suddenly she dropped the bomb yest morning to declare that yest was the last day of her loan and she is not going to work anymore! Before this, around 1 month before, the agent has told her her last day is supposed to be 31 Mar and she did not questioned it, now she suddenly dropped this bomb and when we asked her to talk to the agent, she hanged up the phone immediately and said when she goes back to her country, she wants to get lawyer to sue agent… Haiz…right from the start, she insisted agent never tell her properly, she seemed like victim like dat…sianz…only after another agent talked to her nicely, then she agreed to work till mid apr till our replacement comes…

[Peace Charlie]

icemochi, Of course i prefer to chose the ger i tot i could change her thinking by being nice to her and treat her as my sister…but last nite after what my girls told me i think twice i will chose my children’s safety n peace of mind after so many things happen…my girls came n told me that the helper ask them to approach me that she wants to go back to the so-called agent. gues she is not prepared to work in my household and she’s afraid that i might know all d stuff she had done wrongly e.g went out without my notice and spend every day 1-2 hours on the phone, invite friends over(outside my hse), watch tv etc…


mochi, tell u frankly i’m not that kind of ill treating helper’s owner…i make sure she got enough of clothing, rest and food…i make sure my kids do not bully her… n yet time n time again i’m the 1 being bullied… who is there to help me only myself…now i just pray that my girls will grow up strong and able to face d challenging lifestyle which I intend to put them in d childcare…my eldest was not happy but i do not ve a choice…helper only give me problem n headache they do not help AT ALL! Each day i’m getting frustration from the helper…they r cunning n greedy they want more from the employer but do they give NOT AT ALL:(((

[icemochi]

peace,


sad for u. the ger u chose probably had a higher expectations of you since she had an Hk employer before.
the agency didnt match you and her probably. She is fine since you are nice but you have to pay for the agency’s mistake.

[Peace Charlie]

Ice mochi, d get looks like saint angel. But in her mind n heart is not every seconds will be up to something las Dec we evebought her along for holiday she can give us black face throughout d trip say she is tired Wat abt me I still got to keep a lookout 4kids she happy resting

[Peace Charlie]

HI ice mochi, sorry for the typo mistake was using my hp to type thus so many typo… weekends are my busiest schedule cos bringing kids for their tuitio mind u i normally let the helper stay at home cos weekdays she has been helping me bringing the kids to n back from sch thus dont want to tire her out end up tiring myself up.

what abt u…got any helper to help u out?

[icemochi]

peace,


i got 1 helper. not fantastic but she only gif me a little trouble compared to urs with a huge attitude. my helper works 6am-8am cleaning/laundry then the rest of the day is with kid/cooking, rest at 9pm.
She herself say she feels v relaxed and no need to go out every week.
ur one from Hk, probably used to having a lot of freedom there so not used to ur rules. Again, the agent should had countercheck to make sure she can accept ur rules.

i oso v scare to get such maids and when i ask them lots of qns myself when i interview. dun want to trust the money-face agent.

[Power Puff]

:faint: Seems that some ex-HK and Taiwan maids have arrogant attitudes and behaviour. My last Fil maid (ex-Taiwan) casually remarked how her employer (elderly lady with lots of free time) used to cook for her, let her watch all those Taiwan variety shows and Korean drama, even bought tickets for her to attend pop concerts. I took everything she said with a pinch of salt coz was thinking, if she had such a good time in Taiwan, why didn't she return, why come to Singapore? Anyway, I had her repatriated, read Tamarind's advice, and screened through countless potential maids and agencies, reading reviews, insisting on ex-Sin maids so that I could check their employment histories using their WP no.


You'll be surprised at how many ex-Sin maids (and agents) lie about their employment and reasons for leaving service (with less than 2 years in each home). Many of them cited \"Ah Gong/ Ah Ma died so no need me anymore\"; \"Sir/ Mam lost job\"; \"my father/ mother passed away\" etc. One potential maid I'd interviewed confessed that she left before contract was up because she decided she wanted a day off every month, after already agreeing to be compensated, then pushed her luck, wanted another day off so employer fired her. She had the cheek to tell me her friends told her to come back to Singapore to work coz can ask for higher pay (from old salary of $300 to $450!) A maid even asked if I had another helper coz she used to work in a home with 2 helpers - the other one did most housework while she focused on taking care of children. She was probably one of the many maids one can see at the playground happily chatting away with other maids while her caucasian employers' children run around like wild monkeys. When I said no, she would handle housework, and mind my kids whenever I'm busy, she said, \"Oh, then maybe I don't want\" !!!! :faint: