All About Full-Time Maids
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thanks bzmum22!
The maid is solely in charge of doing the housework and taking care of the dog. I bathe the dog and look after my toddler, and I pick up after my daughter as well.
We don’t have a lot of clothes and the clothes get smelly if we wait for a full load. That’s why we wash everyday. Also, we don’t have a lot of space to dry the clothes. Ironing is when we have clothes to iron for that day, if not, then she doesn’t have to iron. At this point, she only has to iron my husband’s work clothes.
I have a dog, and I have very bad sinus and am allergic to dust, that’s why I get the maid to clean and mop everyday. That’s what I did too before she came. I used a sponge mop to mop and a cloth to touch up, and used a 3m mop to sweep, but she didn’t like using either of them. I gave her a choice and she said she preferred to hand mop. And I also told her that she could do away with the sweeping and just mop. I don’t like brooms because they make the dust fly everywhere and my nose gets irritated.
As for cooking, we haven’t even started yet.
Actually another reason why I made the chores daily is so that it’s actually easier to clean, cos the rooms won’t be so dirty.
As far as possible, I’ve made things easier for her. I pack the rooms in advance so that it’s easier for her to clean!
Think will give her another week or so to stick to the schedule. If not, will tell her that she can’t rest if she doesn’t finish her chores. Hope she’ll get the hang of things soon, because if it comes to the point when I end up picking up after her, then it’s probably time to get a new maid, or to do without one again.
Sigh. I knew there would be some teething pains when getting a maid, but I didn’t know that it would be this troublesome. -
Think the maid was expecting to be mainly taking care of my daughter, although I told the agency very clearly that the maid would be doing chores, taking care of my dog, and occasionally, my daughter, as I would be staying at home.
The maid said the agent told her she would be taking care of a baby, and she does seem to get along well with my daughter. But the thing is, if she takes care of and play with my daughter, then I become the maid and do the chores huh? :siao:
Sianz. She would give herself a break at times to play with my daughter, and i would be going around the tidy up the place! Talk about reversal of roles! -
Wow, u posted so many times....u bet we heard you
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Dun allow your maid to pick and choose her tasks.
Just set your expectations right and clear from the beginning.
If she wants to play with your child, I think it is ok but she shld know her focus and not neglect her main duties. Strange that she likes to take care of kids over doing housework. A lot of my maids like to do housework and would hide in the kitchen all the time if I don't call them to take over the kids, after they had a taste of the tantrums my kids throw when the maids have to take care of them .
You shld not go and pick up after her, else she wld expect you to do it everytime. Dun hv to pack the room in advance for her to clean. She will do the packing. You just need to tell her where things should be placed.
If things are not done, and she is not auto, then you just have to voice activate her. Call her to pick up everytime until she gets the idea. No choice lah sometimes.
Think you can just tell her that she dun get to rest early until she finish her chores. Dun hv to wait. This is an expectation.
In the meantime, you can go and complain to your agent. Agent will usually counsel maid. -
Actually I think some prefer to look after babies, play only mah.
My maid wakes at 6am/6.30am, mops the floor morning and evening (after dinner). Alternate days wash toilets (2). Handwashes clothes but final rinse use machine. Ironing twice a week. No cooking, but she’ll clean up the kitchen after cooking is done. Furniture dusting here and there - we don’t need her to clean everyday.
She’s done by 7pm usually, latest 8pm. These days, I see her going to shower and in her room by 7.30pm - bedtime by 8pm. In fact, most of her work is done before lunchtime - during afternoon, she can sit there with nothing to do. And then she’ll start getting busy when my mum starts cooking (she only stand there to see/wash).
ongmum, be aware how she cleans the toilets also. My first maid used jif/cif so much until the exterior of my toilet seat spoilt (ummm, it’s rough to touch).
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Maids ah maids…my current one also cannot make it after working for a year. Use leg to pick things, Tupperware cover forever not close tightly. And many many other unacceptable acts. She can still tell me time flies, so fast 1 year already. I feel like telling her, have u made any impreovements? Imagine I’m a SAHM yet i still need to guide her every now and then.
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bzmum22:
I tried this way but so sian, 嘴巴讲到要烂了. Everytime gotta tell. Even after a year...You shld not go and pick up after her, else she wld expect you to do it everytime. Dun hv to pack the room in advance for her to clean. She will do the packing. You just need to tell her where things should be placed.
If things are not done, and she is not auto, then you just have to voice activate her. Call her to pick up everytime until she gets the idea. No choice lah sometimes. -
KopiYing:
Aiya, you must set timeline on how long you can tolerate doing the voice activation and then give the maid ultimatum to change, else she goes.
I tried this way but so sian, 嘴巴讲到要烂了. Everytime gotta tell. Even after a year...bzmum22:
You shld not go and pick up after her, else she wld expect you to do it everytime. Dun hv to pack the room in advance for her to clean. She will do the packing. You just need to tell her where things should be placed.
If things are not done, and she is not auto, then you just have to voice activate her. Call her to pick up everytime until she gets the idea. No choice lah sometimes.
For your case, alrdy 1 year liao....cannot change liao. In fact, she shld be starting change for the worse 'cos her contract is coming to an end. Anyway, she must hv some good points abt her that you like, so you are willing to keep her for so long despite her 'bad habits'.
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I'm at home to monitor that's why certain household stuff I also do myself eg clean inner fridge, pack children's clothes. She wont take the initiative. They just do the minimum.
May shorten her contract coz 'no eyes see' & intend to enrol kids in childcare soon. Anything to take note if I do not need her service before contract ends? Pls enlighten me -
I am hoping to go maidless one day. My mum has been complaining that my 10 months PHL maid is starting to argue and talk back at her.
Then a few days back, we brought my DD to Universal Studio. DS is only 9 months old and we brought DS into the park in the evening. As we didnt buy a ticket for the maid, we asked her to wait outside. We told her that we will only be inside for the most an hour. Feeling bad, I thought that we can get her a drink while she waited for us and asked her to choose. She daringly chose a fruit shake (with ice cream) and it cost $8 when there are definitely cheaper drinks! The price of the fruit shake is clearly displayed and she definitely knows that it is an expensive drink. And that happened right after we brought her for a meal at the restuarant! My heart ached lor, I wouldnt even order such an expensive drink for myself. Would probably have stopped her if not the fact that my hb ordered the drink and it was already being prepared when I joined them at the counter.
Sometimes, it really doesnt pay to be kind. -
Nightmare begins liao…
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