All About Full-Time Maids

[DesertWind]

MyFriend:

My neighbour used Nation too....


My neighbour has now decided to change agency. The big ones who charge more are not necessary doing a better job in screening better maids. They are there to make your money. If they charge more they make more money.

I thought that Nation was one of those agencies who were fined for price fixing with some others!!

So paying more does not equate to getting better maids :moneyflies:

I am sure you are right, MyFriend!
I guess I am just too chicken to try any other agency....

[moonee]

Just wanted to know, do u supply yr maid peanut butter, butter or jam for bread in the morning all the way till her contract ends? or do allow yr maid to share yr jam or peanut butter, milo etc.?

[Dnls_mum]

moonee:

Just wanted to know, do u supply yr maid peanut butter, butter or jam for bread in the morning all the way till her contract ends? or do allow yr maid to share yr jam or peanut butter, milo etc.?

Why need to separate? :? My maid eats what we eat. We do not treat her like a pariah. She is part of the family.

[plc]

\"Had a transfer maid who had worked with me, on & off 3 times,..total about 8 years or more!\"


You are probably happy with this maid. I am curious because how do you pull the \"on and off\" method to get this person to work for you for 8 years?

In respond to the above question, the first time, she was a transfer Filipino maid, then after 3+ years, she went to work in Hong Kong,..as she thought she could earn more money,..but she didn't like it. Went home for a rest, and as was always in contact with her, came back & worked for us until we were left for overseas and she went home.

Third time, after the happy-go-lucky & overpaid Indo maid, we asked the Filipino maid if she would like to come back,..and she said yes! Just to earn some money,..and able to pay for her house renovation. She is richer at home,..with land & properties. Basically, she is honest and doesn't talk much to other maids but will do her work.

Sometimes, depends on the honesty of agency.

[Karl12]

Hi mummies,

I am wondering why would a maid whos ex-hong kong worked in spore?
I heard that hong kong is a heaven for maids rite? Most maids prefer to upgrade to hongkong, Somemore they have higher pay?

I had rejected the "change job 5 times but bluff me 2 times" maid after all the kind advices given. That one ready sound bad.

So now, the agency Recommended a 38 yr old maid who worked in hong kong and willing to take $500, with 2 off day.
Is this too good to be true?
My friend told me its common to get those ex- middle east coz their condition there is bad. So to them spore is an upgrade.
But to get one from hong kong is not common, so I shld grab the opportunity…
Hmm…any kind advise?

This is my first time getting maid and after reading thru the thead, I tink it’s best to get advise from all the experience mummies here.

I am changing job soon and I cannot afford to have any hiccups at home. My new boss probably won’t allow me to take leave during probation.
Reall bad timing…so I need to be super careful on my maid selection, cannot afford to get one who play punk.
Haiz…

[POA Teacher]

You’ll be surprised. But apparently some ex HK maids say working here better than HK. Salary here is lower tho’.

[LOLMum]

Not every maid get a room to herself in hk. as igreat as it is to have so many days off, it is not cheap to be out too.


Also the weather, I heard, is a problem.

The placement fees to go to hk is much higher than spore. So those who can’t afford will come here and this I believe is the main reason.

[DesertWind]

Hi Karl12,


I will be getting a maid who is ex-HK next week! Me too the first question I ask the agent was why she want to come to SG? Then she told the agent because in HK too many days off!

Whoa, I asked agent true or not? Too many days off? Agent said she does not want so many days off.

OK, fair enough for me, because my mother certainly very reluctant to let maid have any day off to save trouble (at least in her opinion).

Why we chose her was due to her smiling face my mum quite like and the fact that she is experienced (since ex-HK should be quite OK and independant).

The only issue I can think of in your case is the maid’s age. 38 sounds quite old to me. Another thing is must be careful about their age. If you can face-to-face interview this potential maid or at least see recent photo may be better?

[Hard Truth]

nms1:

Hard Truth:

[quote=\"LOLMum\"]Recently went to a friend's house, new maid again.


My friend is the super fussy sort.

By her own admission, the maid is okay, but she thinks there is another better one out there. So when her maid has almost paid off the loan, she would be out looking foe new maid. Been like that for the past few years. So all her maids' record is - didn't finish contract.

Your friend did not mind having to incur extra costs in changing maid?

Just as she thinks that there is a better one out there, she could be getting one that is worse than the previous one! She must be pretty lucky so far, as she has managed to survive them during the \"loan\" period without the nerve recking incidents that we read about here.

Personally I think that is very unfair to the maid especially if she ends up having to go home, not being able to find a transfer. They incur a big expense to come here and most of them are serious about earning money for their families; they are not toys.[/quote]Agree with you until the part \"most of them are serious about earning money for their families.\"

I wish you are right but reading the stories here seems to indicate the contrary.

[Hard Truth]

plc:

\"Had a transfer maid who had worked with me, on & off 3 times,..total about 8 years or more!\"


You are probably happy with this maid. I am curious because how do you pull the \"on and off\" method to get this person to work for you for 8 years?

In respond to the above question, the first time, she was a transfer Filipino maid, then after 3+ years, she went to work in Hong Kong,..as she thought she could earn more money,..but she didn't like it. Went home for a rest, and as was always in contact with her, came back & worked for us until we were left for overseas and she went home.

Third time, after the happy-go-lucky & overpaid Indo maid, we asked the Filipino maid if she would like to come back,..and she said yes! Just to earn some money,..and able to pay for her house renovation. She is richer at home,..with land & properties. Basically, she is honest and doesn't talk much to other maids but will do her work.

Sometimes, depends on the honesty of agency.

Thanks for sharing. Hope you do not mind sharing another piece of info.

When you got the Filipino maid the second (and third) time round, did you do a DIY or did you use the agency.

If it is through the agent, can I assume you pay the agency fees and bear the maid's loan each time?