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發表於 07-9-17 10:10 |只看該作者 |倒序瀏覽 |打印

Those working mami, do u trust your maid?

I suddenly found out that my shampoo and bathing lotion used up TOO FAST, and mixed with water~~~seems my maid~~~

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發表於 07-9-17 10:19 |只看該作者

Being a full time working mum, it seems no choice except trusting my maid. my objective is "she treats my baby good", certainly some disciplines she must follow.

Recently, my hubby said i am so strict to her as i found she is not respect to me. and he reminded me "dont destroy our existing relationship" as my baby always stay with her alone. So i just put all the things in my heart and think whether i have to hire another maid after 2 years contract.

原文章由 steamball 於 07-9-17 10:10 發表
Those working mami, do u trust your maid?

I suddenly found out that my shampoo and bathing lotion used up TOO FAST, and mixed with water~~~seems my maid~~~

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發表於 07-9-17 10:22 |只看該作者

原文章由 steamball 於 07-9-17 10:10 發表
Those working mami, do u trust your maid?

I suddenly found out that my shampoo and bathing lotion used up TOO FAST, and mixed with water~~~seems my maid~~~

hi steamball,

ve u bought the shampoo and bathing lotion for your maid? i know that it's not mandatory but I think it's not cost too much. thus, we ve bought it to our maid.

my previous flat has two toilets, thus, our previous maids won't be able to use our shampoo/bathing lotion. but as we ve to move to the estate where my mum lives, the current one only has one toilet. so far, I don't find her using ours. [I don't know if it's the Phili's practice, they use a lot of shampoo/bathing lotion. thus, every time after my maid takes a bath, i could smell her bathing lotion!]

Re. mixed w/ water, I m not sure if it's related to the desing of the bottle of your items. My previous maid was v. lazy and her way to wash the bathroom was pouring water from the upper area of the wall to "wash". thus, some items may ve water going in.

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發表於 07-9-17 10:26 |只看該作者

原文章由 domcheng 於 07-9-17 10:19 發表
Being a full time working mum, it seems no choice except trusting my maid. my objective is "she treats my baby good", certainly some disciplines she must follow.

Recently, my hubby said i am so stri ...

totally agree w/ you that the most important thing is whether the maid is good to the baby.

apart from her way towards the baby and also those related to hygiene of the baby, we don't care too much on the other items.

u know my previous experiences, firing maids r v. troublesome and exhausting. and it costs a lot!

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發表於 07-9-17 10:38 |只看該作者

steamball
- i agree the most important thing is your maid treats your baby well
- mixing shower gel/shampoo with water; it's their habit. she did it to the washing up liquid & liquid soap. i told her not to.
- for shampoo & shower gel she has to get her own
- 1 way to monitor how quickly she uses up these stuff is to number them. 1,2 3 etc. use the no. 3 bottle first, then 2 then 1. it will tell you how many there is left. eg if she's using 1 meaning it's the last bottle etc. you can monitor how fast it is used up. i use the same system for my milk formula for stock control.

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發表於 07-9-17 10:57 |只看該作者

原文章由 bakusensei 於 07-9-17 10:22 發表

hi steamball,

ve u bought the shampoo and bathing lotion for your maid? i know that it's not mandatory but I think it's not cost too much. thus, we ve bought it to our maid.

my previous flat has t ...

my maid not allow to use our shampoo ga, u know i use 'head and shoulders' which is very 'think' and this week i found out it mixed with water, very obvious law......at this moment, i didn't say anything, just pay attention to her, cuz i can't follow her go into washroom ma. And she used up 4 bottles of 'Cif" within 2 months, but i didn't see or feel she did any cleaning job, yesterday i even need to clean the washroom by myself law ( cuz have taste, i can't bear, just clean by myself)

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發表於 07-9-17 11:01 |只看該作者

steamball - u know what, i showed my maid how to wash up the dishes once. it sounds silly, but just want to make sure how it's done to my standard. so maybe it's worth showing her how to clean the bathroom once and for all. cos if u do it, she will think u accept her "clean" standard.

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原文章由 swongsk 於 07-9-17 11:01 發表
steamball - u know what, i showed my maid how to wash up the dishes once. it sounds silly, but just want to make sure how it's done to my standard. so maybe it's worth showing her how to clean the bat ...

swongsk,

don't feel silly. I always remind myself : don't expect the maids ve the "common sense" of HK ppl. becoz to them, it's not "common".

i heard a case about my friend's maid who puts a bread into a thermoflask and let the girl to carry it to the school. so, don't think the maids will ve the "common sense".

steamball,

we give v. clear instruction and demonstrate how to do the task at least once. the clear instruction includes the volume of each type of cleaning agent to be used, how many times to rinse, what kind of tools to use for cleaning, the sequence, etc.

and in case u find the maids not being able to remember or follow the instructions, it's better to write everything down and demonstrate to them w/ them holding the instructions and ask them to repeat the actions so that u know that they really understand it. my first maid was a v. slower learner. thus, i guess we ve been well trained to cope with them.

the last but not the least, in case u find them mixing up items, it's better to "label" them (e.g. cloth for cleaning playmat, etc)

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發表於 07-9-17 11:15 |只看該作者

原文章由 steamball 於 07-9-17 10:57 發表
my maid not allow to use our shampoo ga, u know i use 'head and shoulders' which is very 'think' and this week i found out it mixed with water, very obvious law......at this moment, i didn't say anyth ...

the maid is not using ours. we bought a different brand to her. becoz of the smell after she takes the bath, we know that she's using her own set (different smell).

everything we ve bought a separate set for her, including toothpaste, basket for holding unclean clothes, etc.

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發表於 07-9-17 11:21 |只看該作者

原文章由 swongsk 於 07-9-17 11:01 發表
steamball - u know what, i showed my maid how to wash up the dishes once. it sounds silly, but just want to make sure how it's done to my standard. so maybe it's worth showing her how to clean the bat ...

I alrelady give her very clear instruction and show her ga la, i think I explain very clear ( at least my student still understand what i said on the lesson) she just like to take care of bb, other things she just forgot ~~~~ and my new name is "sorry mom"

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發表於 07-9-17 11:22 |只看該作者

I teach her to do housework just like teaching a primary one student~~~~explain clearly and write down in detail......

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發表於 07-9-17 11:30 |只看該作者

And everynight i need to cook too~~~(my husband don't like her cooking) ,everynight after bb sleep(very lucky she sleeps at 6:00, i need to cook dinner )

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發表於 07-9-17 11:34 |只看該作者

steamball - u r a teacher you will know, so is your maid "stupid" or "pretend to be stupid" & let u do all the work for her

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發表於 07-9-17 12:14 |只看該作者

原文章由 swongsk 於 07-9-17 11:34 發表
steamball - u r a teacher you will know, so is your maid "stupid" or "pretend to be stupid" & let u do all the work for her

she is "pretened to be stupid" la sure, do housework or cooking is ok for me, cuz i also want my husband to eat better ma, but i think i won't sign another contract with her law.

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發表於 07-9-17 12:29 |只看該作者

steamball - a lot of them r pretend to be stupid lor, v frustrating. changing maid is a "headache"....

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發表於 07-9-17 13:01 |只看該作者

原文章由 swongsk 於 07-9-17 12:29 發表
steamball - a lot of them r pretend to be stupid lor, v frustrating. changing maid is a "headache"....

changing maid really headache, so if she treat bb good, i just keep her right now law......waiting for the day no need maid

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發表於 07-9-17 18:42 |只看該作者

原文章由 steamball 於 07-9-17 13:01 發表

changing maid really headache, so if she treat bb good, i just keep her right now law......waiting for the day no need maid

My friend just told me that she wants to change for another maid after 1 mth service. I guess that's very depend on what you expect the maid to do for you. Well, living with husband is an art already and living with a stranger is even a big task!

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發表於 07-9-17 18:50 |只看該作者

argee, living with maid need very high EQ, so if she treats bb ok, then one eye open one eye close first law, at this moment, nothing can do, poor working mom

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