All About Full-Time Maids

[KSmom8]

vinegar:

sigh...how many maids outside hv self discipline n control over the use of hp?


even tutor can't do that.

That's true. My DS also started to have hand phone beside him almost everywhere he goes.... I'm the opposite, my hand phone in my bag most of time, SMS and ring sometimes don't hear. But still feel uncomfortable if I leave the phone at home.

My maid once tried to complain that she didn't have 8 hours sleep. I asked why is that so when she retires to her room at 9 plus almost every night. She said she needed to read bible, SMS / talk to her family, etc. I almost fainted. So ridiculous... Told her contract says 8 hours REST, if she chooses to stay awake till very late, then she should not complain to me.

My maid has her Hp with her 24/7. I tolerate the occasional SMS. However, agent told her no talking during work time, so she does not talk on phone during the day ( at least not in my presence ). To me, as long as the chores are done well and finished, she can also rest and do her own stuff during the day.

As much as i hope that maids will have self control, I'm also concerned that some maids will talk / SMS till late. Then next day, not enough sleep and cranky. Could take it out on kids and elderly. That's why I try as much as possible never to leave maid alone with my kids.

[yanyan]

Hi,


Need some advise here.

My current myan maid is new…about a month old… I’m planning to go holidays in june for a week without bringing her along. Do u think it is advisable to leave her at home? Or put her at agency for tat week?

[pinkybear]

yanyan:

Hi,


Need some advise here.

My current myan maid is new..about a month old.. I'm planning to go holidays in june for a week without bringing her along. Do u think it is advisable to leave her at home? Or put her at agency for tat week?

the disadvantage of leaving her at agency, she will learn the bad tricks from other maids. are you able to put her at your parents' or sibling's place?

[peapot]

Yanyan, since only 1 month old then suggest u leave her with some relative or friends. When she is there she can learn general housekeeping and cooking . If she is an experienced maid it will be refresher course. If she is inexperience maid then this could be the training ground for her.


If u leave her at agency she won’t learn anything, waste of time. I don’t think picking up bad habits from other maids is an issue. After all now all maids have at least one off day? Won’t they also pick up bad habits on their off days?

[yanyan]

Hi,


Thanks for ur advise…i actually wanna put her at my mil hse but hb not willing to…say inconvenient to his parents…later they dun give her work to do end up still hv to serve her…haiz… So most likely put her at agent’s hse…

[Hiaweh]

Better u put her at the agency because MOM regulation is that she is not allowed to work at other addresses besides the employer’s address. So if u put her at relatives house, n she complain you will get into trouble. By leaving her at agency also has it’s risk so it’s what kind of risk you are willing to take.

[yanyan]

Hiawei… Noted!

[nms1]

Most of the times that we have been away we have sent our maid back as it coincided with her leave anyway. But when it didn’t we sent her to stay with my in-laws at night then she would come back over to our place in the morning to do some spring-cleaning. I don’t think MOM are going to complain about that kind of arrangement where they just do light work on the other side as temporary thing.

[Bubbleluv]

Hi


Im looking for maid agency on Filipines maid. Any gd agency to recommend? I need one that can take gd care of kids and really like childrens.

Thanks.

[Mishell21]

Hi Everyone, 



Recently my maid is requesting to transfer for the second time, she has worked with us for 9 months. The first time she requested but after a few days changed her mind and requested to stay. (Her intention is only seeking our attention and wanting us to pet talk her). As I m parent of two 9 months old babies (we have another local nanny too), the first time she wanted to go back to agency immediately during x'mas period did caught us off guard and get us worried as both my husband and I need to work and the supply of maid is low during festive period.

 We searched high n low for a new maid and finally found a transfer maid and then she cries and requested to stay. We decided to keep and lost the deposit of $300 for the new maid as she promised to work hard and no more nonsense. After a week, she is back to her laziness and bad attitude behaviour. Hence, we decided to look for new maid before she play us out again as she might want to leave after loan is finished. Now while waiting for the new maid to arrive, true enough our prediction, she requested to leave again just after 3 months from her first request. And again she asked for immediate transfer. 

Her duties are mainly to take care of one baby while nanny take care of the other. No housework, no cooking only twice a week to wash my and baby laundry. She gets to sleep in the afternoon at nanny's place and most of the time she just sit around watch tv at nanny's place. On weekend we will always go out as a family, she gets to own a handphone, eat the same table and eat the same dishes as us. 60% of the time she gets to eat at restaurants, we buy her children and herself gifts during x'mas and angpow during cny. 

But in return, she wake up late at 8am though on weekend her working hours starts at 7am. Even after repeated reminder, she still do it and even show us an attitude. She will never admit her mistake, either telling us a load of stories or rebuked us back. Always twist and turn her words, doesn't like to follow instructions; always bend on doing her own ways. When corrrected, again show us black face. Caught a few times doesnt respond to babies' cries, get impatient with baby. There was one time I caught her using the pail that was supposed to wash bras and underwears to wash babies' milk bottles. When asked, she defensively say she always do that at nany's place and there is no other pail. Then she show black face and attitude when she tell her not to though I corrected her nicely and with a smile. There are many more such incidents.

 I am upset over her irresponsible attitude, i wanted to send her back to philippines. But agency persuade me from doing so cause they have employers needed a maid. The agency even wanted me to put in good words for her when she is obviously a problematic maid. The reason why I wanted to share here is because I know the agency will definitely market her to other parents of young kids, esp those urgent case. I am a victim myself and doesnt want anyone to go through the same thing as me.Hence,

Please avoid taking this maid from S*nway. 
Name: Mactal Lanie Ferrer 
Work permit No.: 026198186  http://i50.tinypic.com/e5sbah.jpg\">

Thanks and good luck in your maid searching..