I will choose the second one as I never employ finished contract maid for the sole reasons that they know the ways to 'fool' or 'cheat' the employer. For your case, old and experience maid ...oh no. I will try my luck by employing the one new from philippines.
Taking care of 8 & 10 years old children is very different, no need to take care at all except cooking, give them some discipline, remind them not to do dangerous thing. (I suppose the big kids are able to do many things by themselves, e.g. eat, go to school, sleep, take bath and do home work on their own.)
If you want somebody who is experienced of taking care a 2 years old kid. No. 2 may not be your choice, too.
No. 1, they always present good at interview. You've to ask more details and make it difficult, so as to test their true attitude in the face to face interview. Give them test as well.
charlene,
What kind of test I should give to No. 1. And what kind of difficult question I should ask her?
In fact, my husband like No. 1 much more. As to me.. I really have no ideal !!
By the way, we have face interview to No.1 already. Her attitude is good and nice to my son.
Hi Sandy,
Yes, No 1 told me she will go to church during day off. And the reason why she want to work here is earn money for her sons's school fee.
But some of my friends & AEC also said she may too old to take care my super active boy...
By the way, how old is your BB and is the new maid take good care of him?
If you said your son is "super active boy ", for 37 of age , it really might a little bit too old . My sister's Philippine maid only 36 years old and have good experience , at the beinging , she is ok . After 2 months , she resign to my sister , the reason is " Mam , you relly have a SUPER SON , I'm sorry mam , I think I can have better employer at HK , Bye " :evil: :evil:
That's why , please concern how " super active boy "
about your son , may be you know better than all of us . Or else , why don't you let No.1 to take care of your son for a few hours , don't help her at all , may be she don't know your son is a super boy . But still , be carefull that if she have other better choice , will she still willing to work for you ?
That's my sister's bad experience .
:evil: :cry: :-|
bbboop
hi bbboop,
Thanks to share your sister's experience. In fact, my son is non-stop.. but luckly he know how to write the word of die
That's a good idea to ask No 1 to take care my son for few hours.... let me try to arrange!
I agree with bbboop. You may arrange No.1 to take care of your son one day. If she really cannot handle, she must tell you honestly.
My son is almost 23 months old and he is also a 'SUPER ACTIVE BOY'. For me, I like much more elder helper who shows more stable. But, AEC also said that elder helper cannot do what I want. So that, I had to employ my maid whose aged 23 years old through the agent. Now I'm still worry if she will learn bad thing from outside when day-off.