nms1:Hard Truth:[quote=\"nms1\"]I think to say that 99.9% slack off when they have a hp is a gross exaggeration - I have had 4 maids all of whom have had a hp and it hasn't had a negative impact at all.
Would you like to share with us what you did with your maids that the possession of handphones did not have a negative impact at all? I think I understand what verykiasu2010 meant when he said 99.9% but you will have to ask verykiasu2010 if you are not comfortable with the figure
We have to face the reality that they will all have one nowadays and we have to find ways to deal with it.
I am not sure I understand what you mean when you say that \"We have to face the reality that they will all have one nowadays\". Why is this so?
My first maid was banned from having a hp when she joined us at my husband's request. I didn't agree but ceded to it anyway. After a while she bought herself one and my m-i-l found out, told me but we both turned a blind eye. Eventually my m-i-l told her that she knew as she would fetch my daughter from childcare so it made sense for her to carry a hp then.
She used to send the occasional sms during the afternoon when my daughter was sleeping and she was in her room ironing or whatever and she made calls at night but not that often.
We didn't impose any ban on the rest of our maids and they all had a hp when they came to us. They were told very clearly that they were not to use the phone while they were working apart from maybe an sms or something in the afternoon when they take a break. They have all stuck to it. My previous one used to chat for ages every evening but she always finished her work first and never stayed up too late talking. They have all used their common sense and put their work first.
I would much prefer that they have a hp and can contact their friends and family. It also means I can contact them when they are out.
Why do we have to face the reality that they will all have one? Exactly for the reasons above. They come here to work, not as slaves. We do not have the right to prevent them from communicating with the outside world. How would you like it if your boss said that you couldn't carry a hp and were not allowed to make any phone calls whatsoever (in or out) when you were at work, not even during your lunch breaks? Yes, some of them get into trouble when they have a hp and take days off but we can't treat them all like slaves because of a few black sheep.[/quote]I can see that you are already in discussion with another poster on this topic of maid phone usage. It is good that you have share with us your personal experience with your own maids.
But I find your last paragraph disturbing. You are quite firm that employers don't have the right to stop the maid from using the handphone. There are may posts here which shows that maids are irresponsible with the phone use. In one case the maid could have had the employer's child killed if not for the presence of another employer. And yet you say that the employer does not have the right? You also indicate that some of them get into trouble when they have a handphone. From what I have been reading most of them do get into trouble with their employers. Is there some typo in your last paragraph?
