All About Full-Time Maids

[Hiaweh]

Peapot, do not despair. We tried for almost 1.5 years for 2nd child and was going to give up as age was catching up. Focus on getting well and strengthen yr body.

[panickymum]

Take care peapot ! I had a miscarriage during my first pregnancy and get pregnant after 6 months .rest well and take care !

[panickymum]

Yesterday , I just out for few hrs . Came bk my daughter told me that my maid scolded my son for taking up his toys to play . Ask him to keep the toys . My son asked her to help but she was angry .my son said will tell me . You know what she says , tell lor ! My son goes childcare for weekdays . Can’t he play with his toys during weekend ! So angry

[Book Worm]

10 yrs ago, my 1st maid was an Indo who ernestly came to SG for the sake of providing money for her family. She had the right character and stayed with my family for 3 yrs before gg back to get married. Subsequently, I had both Filipino and Mymar maids before I just got back this new Indo maid for 6 mths.


Got bad experience from this agency. Claimed to be Case Trust but the maid is a real issue. This fresh Indo maid who is 23, married with 2 kids worked for my family for 6 mths. The 1st 3 mths was a nightmare. Hygience is a key factor. DD’s water bottle when half drunk, she would pour back to the clean jug. Next, told her to cut the water melon, she left the other half in the store room over nite w/o putting into fridge. Even when she washes the pandan leaves, I told her repeatedly to look out soil in the stem and yet she claimed she had washed properly. When saw her the soil, she just smiled w/o saying sorry. When she gave a cup of hot drink to my girl, she would hold the handle and expect her to hold the hot cup. I wondered if she is ignorant or not but somehow, my 50 dental floss was consumed at high rate without my notice. When I qn her, she denied until I deliberately told her that I had the camera hidden. Then she confessed. I told her that that was for my own use and not for hers. I sent her back to agency and was ‘counselled’ though I told the agency my intention to change as character flaw is a concern . Told me the transfer maids not recommended. When I chose one of the fresh maids, told me that it was taken.

Ended up, I retained her for the next 3 months and expected, she either broke my window pane, telephone with ‘too much’ water and bodum jug. Also, she told lies that she had cleaned the toilets which she did not. Best of all, she was very good in doing short cut cleaning. I told her before repeatedly not to make me scold her if she did the job properly. Seems to turn deaf ear. The best part is that she ran away fr my house and went to agency. Claimed that she could not ‘tahan’.

I was pretty upset and that I wanted to repatriate her back to Indo. However, she still owed me another 2.5 mths o/s. Agency then suggested me to transfer her which I wasn’t keen. This agency told us to transfer her out and then, we could get our refund. Got to realise that the transfer means extra 2 more mths income for agency. When spoke to the boss, she claimed she would transfer to her own name when I insisted that I wasn’t keen to transfer her to other employers at their expense. When I asked for black and white to ensure that she would not transfer to others, the boss claimed that she could not do so as she alrdy had a transfer.


Boils down to $$$ and repeatedly asking us to transfer to take new ones. Got to realise that the transfer means extra 2 more mths income for agency.

[syen27]

I just got a transfer maid. The agency added 1 month pay to the remaining loan of the maid for the period of 20 days she was back at the agency. Then I paid for the new total amount of loan. This maid has been working for 9 months in SG and still have not clear her loan. i.e. start to earn money. Plain exploitation.

[matrix0405]

Are pinoy maids now also on the new scheme; where employer pay for all the fee to get them to sing and they can earn full salary immediate?

Seems all Indon maids are on this new scheme. Which mean they work 3 mth, not happy, they can go back with no debt.

[syen27]

My agent say they offer 2 types of packages for pinoy maids. One with loan and one without loan.

[Hiaweh]

But if it’s a new rule imposed by their gov., how can the agents here still make them pay the loan?

[joyceharper]

syen27:

My agent say they offer 2 types of packages for pinoy maids. One with loan and one without loan.

I don't understand this... Could you explain this a little bit more?

[peapot]

Just curious, Normally what do your maid eat for breakfast? My maid ask for cheese, peanut butter, kaya, eggs, bread, milo and fresh milk. When she can’t finish, she throws them away. Although I don’t think it’s correct but as employer we are suppose to provide them with adequate food yet I see her wasting food like that. If I tell her don’t buy since can’t finish, I will sound like a mean employer. If let her be, she seems to be wasting food. Sigh!!