All About Full-Time Maids

[Joy]

Hi Fionong


Thanks for your feedbacks.

I refused to hire maid from lampung as too many friends have such bad experience with maids from there.That is the reason why I do not want to take the gamble.

Even an indo friend told me not to take maids from that area.


Yes, bottom line is still luck.I still yet to make any bet as in selecting the maid, cos dare not gamble when I have no faith in the bios...

Rgds

fionong:

Hi Joy,

My first maid was from lampung. Not sure if all of them (from lampung) are the same but my first maid was a lazy person and live like a QUEEN during her 1 1/2 year with us. Following were her bad-comings.

1) She took nap when no one were at home. We didn't gave her permission to take nap.
2) She quarrelled with my dad very often. Extremely rude to my dad.
3) Everyday watched TV until 12am to 1am. Well...... most of the time she is sitting in the living room or bedroom watching TV.
4) Refuse to follow instruction.
5) When we were holding party at home, she is also having her own party with the other maids (my friends's maid). Well..... She is suppose to help out clearing all the dirty plates and cups or clean up the place but she didn't. In the end, mu husband and I were the ones cleaning up the house and clearing the mess.
6) Can't be bother to clean up the house. Our floor was so damn sticky & stink.
7) We have been very patient with her and even spent time teaching her how to cook chinese cuisine yet she insisted in cooking \"rojak\" for us.
8.) Impatient. When my children refuse to eat (in fact my kid need someone to feed her patiently), this maid simply hack care. Under her care, my girl went from bubbly to skinny.
9) Don't know if she is lazy. She can never remember all the tasks we told her to perform. Everyday we were asking her why this and that not done.
10) Pretend not to hear when we talked to her or simply ignore us.

Our 2nd maid was from Surabaya. Thumb Up for her. All of us (even our friends) feel that she can be a politician if she hold a higher qualification. She is very hardworking, cheerful, smart.....etc. However, she is the same as our 1st maid. Refuse to follow instruction. Ordering us around (maybe she is older than us). Take us for granted. Easily influence by other maid in our neighbourhood.

Above are only for your reference. Decision still lies in you.

Frankly speaking, not all the maids from the same province are the same. Recently, when we were searching for new maid (from filipino) and also our 1st time employing filipino maid. We will been informed by one of the maid agency to choose filipino maid from ILOILO, Philippines as all the maids there are hardworking. Not true loh. This is one of the review for maid from ILOILO -> http://singaporemaidcomments.blogspot.com/2009/02/evangeline-reubal-dillo-filipino.html

I would say right now employing maid are all depending on our luck.

Good luck in your maid searching !

[gumiho]

kiasimom:

Hi fionong,


You are my idol...can tahan your maid for 1 1/2 years :!:

If me I will :x :x :x and send her packing :dowan:

bo bian leh..... we got no $$ to hire a new maid.

[Joy]

Hey, me too hang on to my maid for one year seven months even she is a lousy maid.


Same reason, dont want to waste money to change maid.

Anyway, she is gone now.

[pineapple tarts]

Joy:

Hey, me too hang on to my maid for one year seven months even she is a lousy maid.


Same reason, dont want to waste money to change maid.

Anyway, she is gone now.

Same here. I even intend to tahan until her 2 year contract finished. But I snap one day (3.5 mth only)

We have soup for dinner everyday. My maid will heat it up when I return from work. That evening, we had curry chicken with pratha, so no soup. She still stupidly heat up an empty pot. :x :x :x wat would u do if u were me??? Ta boleh tahan & she is OUT!!!

[Joy]

is she a fresh maid?is there anyone hand holding her and guide her?


Maybe am a stay at home mum, so this type of thing, yet to happen to me...but other thing lah...

she is more suited to work in coffee shop to entertain customers ....

pineapple tarts:

Joy:

Hey, me too hang on to my maid for one year seven months even she is a lousy maid.

Same reason, dont want to waste money to change maid.

Anyway, she is gone now.

Same here. I even intend to tahan until her 2 year contract finished. But I snap one day (3.5 mth only)

We have soup for dinner everyday. My maid will heat it up when I return from work. That evening, we had curry chicken with pratha, so no soup. She still stupidly heat up an empty pot. :x :x :x wat would u do if u were me??? Ta boleh tahan & she is OUT!!!

[pineapple tarts]

[quote]is she a fresh maid?is there anyone hand holding her and guide her?[/quote]
Yes, she is a 33 yr old fresh maid. I took 1 week leave to train her. sigh.... waste time & money :stupid: :stupid: :stupid:

[Joy]

i think she too old liao

pineapple tarts:

[quote]is she a fresh maid?is there anyone hand holding her and guide her?

Yes, she is a 33 yr old fresh maid. I took 1 week leave to train her. sigh.... waste time & money :stupid: :stupid: :stupid:[/quote]

[pineapple tarts]

[quote]i think she too old liao[/quote]
My 1st & last time to get such \"old maid\". Stubborn & learn slow.

[KopiYing]

Mine 32 years old but her education level is high school. So she could understand instructions but I observe that she cld be stubborn at times. That I don bother coz I have made it clear in my instructions. Other than that personally i feel at times she’s like 装傻. Not very proactive coz once work done she wont find things to do or clean other areas etc.

[workingmom]

Thanks for all the advice ! I know ideally there is no overlap between outgoing maid and incoming but since I am working full-time it would be tough to take enough leave to train from scratch. My intention is to get a fresh one from overseas as opposed to those who have already worked here so this would meaning training from basics.


Yes, its true my current one having worked for us for so many yrs has developed some habits and attitude and also is getting lazy. I was upset when she mentioned she wanted to leave but my husband feels we should take this as a positive thing and that the next maid will have a better working attitude etc . Just that after so many years with the same maid I have forgotten \"how to train\" :oops: