Actually, my maid has came for 2 days only, but I can answer some questions based on my planning......
1) No, she has to share the room with my coming baby.
2) Yes, but cannot lock. After my baby is born, she can't close the door when sleeping.
3) 2 drawers (1 can be locked) + 3 hanging clothes sized 櫃.
4) Can eat together with us now, but I have told her that she may need to eat earlier herself if my baby is born, coz she may needs to take care of her while we are eating.
5) No holiday yet wow... but I will let her to decide, only not to come back too late (before 10pm).
6) Only one time in these 2 days. To check her telephone manner and what she's doing at that moment.
7) My maid also had working experience in HK, but it was almost 10 yrs ago.. and she is elder than me too. I just tell her my expectation and requirement on all matters generally on the first night, but I will also tell her every single requirement for every task after I assign her to do it. Then, I will check it after she has finished. If that is no good, I will ask her how to do that, and teach her my way so that she can follow. I think you MUST instruct her on every matter even she has experience, coz you have your own living style which may not be the same as she has learnt before. Remember, you are her boss and she has no choice to 不喜歡.
Thks for yr comment. Since my home is not so big, so I didn't give much extra space to my Indonesian maid, just the cabinet at the end of the bed rack and those unnecessity were put on the top of my dressing cabinet and it is enough for her. So I just doubt whether it is still OK for a 10 yrs experience Philip. maid.
my maid got no past working experience in HK, arrived since Jun of this year...
While I hire her, I planned to let her to stay with baby but I could not do it now, you better see whether she could manage baby at nights and work for you also in the morning....
Now, she had own bed room and 1 rack next to her bed, 1 rack in the kitchen that let her keep her drinks, bread and noodles....She can only eat in the kitchen
She leave home at 7:30am and return at 8:45pm on holiday, I let her to have leave on Sunday as her request :wink:
I had no experience in getting a maid with past working experience in HK, but I tried to interview serveral before this, you better let her know very clearly about the requirement Because there was one who really turned to long face once know that she needed to clean a car (in fact, only let her know might need as a/v), said not to do it before.....of course, we had not take her at last and that's why we deliberately hire one without HK experience :idea:
1) 自己一間房? - No, she has to share with my baby
2) 睡覺時close door? - No, not allowed as we want to check on baby from time to time
3) 房間有幾多櫃給她放東西? - a one door wardrobe from Ikea and a few small cabinets attached to her bed
4) 跟你們一起吃飯, 如在廚房吃, 有冇chair坐? She eats at kitchen, with a chair to sit on.
5) 放假幾點出門及回家? Goes out at around 6a.m. and returns before 9p.m.
6) 會否常打電話回家check她? Yes.
7) 因我將會請一個有10年本地經驗的賓賓及年紀比我大, 應否事事給她instruction, 她會否不喜歡, 請給她意見? - As other said, you are the boss! I told my helper that the way of doing things at her previous employer was for reference only. I would ask her to change if I don't like the way she handles daily duties.