doveymum,
ya mine from Indo so far. this is my third one. ex SG, 33 yr old married with kids, two years experience here. Two sundays off. She has hp. The old fashion type with key pad. Never keep on behalf or specify time allowed to use kinda of thing. Feel we got more impt things in life to manage such as our family, career and own life. Talking sense to them & managing an adult who got nothing to do with us is just waste of time.
我看开了。haha when they do wrong things, just tell them where go wrong n do correctly next time. no point being angry with these maids who have brains but dun want to use. I always punish them in my own bo liao way to get them out of sight for a while. Make them go market buy things, things that they can never find. Sometimes they can come hm n go back market many times for 3 hour. Just find random things to make them damn tired. Find ways to punish them in a way that they don't know u are punishing them. (Mayb not a gd advice as that's my own way to vent anger silently) Cannot scold too much, they cook our food n make baby's milk, can't 得罪。
As long basic things u require are done, make do with it. Tolerate for a few years then sayonara to them. I got a new agent for the third maid. Ya waste time and $.
It's very stressful, angry, n can cause blood vessels burst, i know.. Think of the big picture.. More quality time to be spent with family n we do not feel so tired if we have maid. 我忍 我忍 .. Just be a radio n tell them redo.. As long they do not harm our family, the rest are secondary.. It took me a year to become so "zen" hahah
Remember we are just hiring a pair of extra hands not brain.. And they help us train our patience in a way which we will need for our children. Heee
Good luck in getting a suitable maid !!
