More on the maid
General December 31st, 2006We are supposed to got to the market this morning but hubby did not come home. He slept at the shop. Oh well, got to wait till Tuesday then.
The maid lives in a brick house. We live in a wooden house. Has a car and her hubby has his own business. I think she is more well off then me. She told us that she is here for the experience. Knowing her background, I don’t feel nice asking her to do much. Am putting myself in her shoe.
Why is she humbling herself to be a servant? Why did God sent her here? Thank God that He sent her here. If she was with other family, sure kena kerja teruk teruk one!
Stumble it!
January 2nd, 2007 at 11:34 am
Miche.. better lay down the rules real quick.. whatever her reasons are for working for you .. she is still here to work. If you only lay down the rules later.. than it might be too late.
Be nice.. but also gotta be firmed. My 2 cents worth only.
January 2nd, 2007 at 1:47 pm
Miche, I agree with mama bok… have to lay down ground rules, and not let her work u all over instead… Of course we dun have to treat them as servants, but they are here to help us… Through my experience, always always give 50% of what they say, cuz my mom had MANY (uncountable that I don’t remember all their names) maids, and not a single one did not tell lies… even the best of the best, lied about why they came… until much later, when they are closer, then they tell me… one of them told me she came for experience when she came, then when she was going back, told me she actually came to show temper to her mother… another was to make her boyfriend angry and miss her when she’s far away… lotsa illogical reasons too…
So there always is a reason behind why they come, and most o them, you’ll only know of it later… like mine, she first told me cuz she want to try work for other people, but then 3 months later told me she left her country because her stepfather took all her money and she was very sad…
I agree with mama bok, be nice to them, as they ar human too, and it’s our responsibility to take care of them cuz they are here to HELP us, but we need to be firm with them, because their discipline can be pretty bad sometimes…
I write so much, this can be a post by itself… HAHAHA