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[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..

[longmao.029846irene]

Send her back y let her hv d chance to stay here to

repay her loan & let d nxt employer suffer? Dun b easily taken in by agency words!
Wen i read ur story… My blood boils!!!

[POA Teacher]

longmao.irene:

Send her back y let her hv d chance to stay here to

repay her loan & let d nxt employer suffer? Dun b easily taken in by agency words!
Wen i read ur story... My blood boils!!!

If the maid is sent home, the one who loses the loan $ is the employer, not the maid. That's why most employers will send the maid to the agent instead of sending them off to their homeland.

[Mishell21]

The thing is she has no more loan left but the agency insists on wanting her to transfer and say its unfair if I dont do it. Haiz… I m at a lost too…

[Sweet Joy]

Mishell21:

The thing is she has no more loan left but the agency insists on wanting her to transfer and say its unfair if I dont do it. Haiz.. I m at a lost too..

I feel sad hearing your story about this maid. You have been ulta-nice to tolerate such behaviour. Can you just rely on the nanny alone then? This maid that you have is more of a heartache and headache, rather than a help.

I hope you can resolve this issue soon.

[Hiaweh]

Please buy an air ticket and send her home. It’s not fair for her to be transferred to another unsuspecting employer. You don’t have to feel loss coz its very clear that she’s not taking her work seriously. If you dont have time to send her to airport just call up another agency to do it. They will gladly oblige for a fee.

[Mishell21]

Thanks everyone for your suggestion.


I am seriously thinking about sending her home, but my friend mentioned that she still can come back fast sometimes within a month and her pay will be higher the next time round cause she is considered experienced. So, whats the point of wasting the air ticket and sending her home.

Is it true?! Is the application process so easy over there that they can come back so fast?

[doris.017082damienseah.017082com]

Yes, your friend is right. I sent my maid home last year, engaging an agent to pick and send her to airport. And that agent actually help to market her as I saw her profile in netmaid. When I checked mom history, true enough, she came back to sg within 3weeks from her departure date. I was the one who actually bought her ticket, just engaged an agent to send her to airport.


Agents also want to earn $$.

[POA Teacher]

How much would a budget ticket cost to fly her home?

How much would the levy cost you while waiting for the transfer? (and housing and food cost, if any)