Formind, if you are not a Filippino or Indonesian maid, and trying to deny... I wish you may still have your standard point, 5, 10 or 20 years later. Please look back when you get older... Btw, how long have you been with your maid for ?
Formind, I do understand why you have a different opinion cos you have a different background....
Regarding your question, the answer is "Yes", there is a difference if you are a Filippino or Indoneisan maid cause you will not ultimately see the points more of the people could see here.
Still, I wish you may still have your standard point, 5, 10 or 20 years later. Please look back when you get older... time can prove... and take care.
Anyway, let's go back to the original question.
I believe 25 mins is still an acceptable timeframe for the maid to buy things and take the clothes to the laundry shop. Actually very well indeed. Everytime I ask the maid to go out to do the grocery, I usually expect her to come back in an hour time. Well, it's quite usual that maid will chi-chat with their friends when she is out. Also, she needs time to shop for the grocery and stand in line at the cashier, etc.
However, I will ask her if she has encountered any difficulties if it takes her more than an hour to do the task; and will not give her too many chances to go out again.
我之前都有提及過每個人的point of view都不同,我們有共嗚的的可以去回應,不認同的就隨它吧。其實大家上來都是傾下計,搵一個有共嗚的人去傾吐一下,其實並不是教唆大家去刻薄工人。正如我所說,我相信大部份bk媽咪在請工人時都抱住你好,我好,大家好心態。我們都明白多一點遷就,多一點尊重,大家的相處都會開心些的道理。我們自己都是幫人打工,當然明白做打工仔的心態,不過上得來傾訴的媽咪大部份都是對工人有過不愉快的經驗。
其實我計過25分鐘係一個perfect time.但佢唔應該用好悔氣既態度ma.. :-x i really want to fire her ..but i can't fight for the (money) as she is not worth to get the lieu of notice!!!!! :evil: i don't want to hire another one..because no more confidence!! :cry:
TWMA,
i not agreed with u wor!! 25 mins is HER perfect time only..not me!! when i go down.. i just use 15 mins can do all the things!! i think " on time" is an important thing!!! they(Maids) cannot not USE excuses!!!
if u are a boss..yr employee are challenge u and turn the black face!!! and how is yr feeling?
My maid must late everytime she go out!!!
mlmlsam's suggestion is very good. I applied it several times to my maids when they are new here and it works. There is no need to be angry. Remember you are the boss and she only works for you and in accordance with your instructions. For some new maids, they may be illy advised by their cousins or friends before they came to HK. You are the one who tell them that they are wrong and lead them to work in accordance with what you want. So it would be difficult to train maid to fit your requirements. However, if your training is good and provide them enough coaching and guidance, they would behave at least for the first year of the contract. If you are loose on them even when they are new, they will treat you as 'lulu'!! like other bad maids in the street.
This is only my personal views and if anybody does not agree, just ignore it and there is no point to attack any of the views that I expressed.