My previous maid "disappeared" 3.5 mths ago. I guess I have the maid phobia and felt insecure/anxious before the one arrived less than 2 weeks ago.
Similar to what you did, I prepared house rules, installed cam, locked the bank statements/cheque books etc... as the preparation work.
The new maid told me that she cannot go on just after the 3rd day (and again on the 5th day!). Reason? she thinks she always does the things wrong. My god! As my son was sick last week, besides taking care of him, I still had to "take care" the fragile heart of my maid. I almost went insane...
原文章由 AndyRain 於 08-4-21 14:35 發表
我而家做緊d time table呀, house rules 呀, 又要問d cam既野 等等, 發覺...........我好似請個又衰又懶既賊番黎咁, 好無安全感. 唔知係咪日日上黎睇到有咁多唔好既工人所以有陰影......
I called the agent immediately (again) after the 2nd time my maid said she wanted to quit. Within half and hour, I received a long distance call from the "Big Agent" in Indonesia (they have the most to lose when the maid quits). I guess they scolded the maid in the phone (I saw her cry).
After that the maid said she will continue, but I told the agent in HK I'll let her go if she does it again (I have had enough). Now I keep a close eye on her attitude; if she shows the sign of unwillingness to work, I will find a replacement first and fire her later.
When my son was small, I once proposed to install cam but was objected by his father. Due to the unpleasant experience of previous maid, he helped me to buy and install the cams(I don't know how). It's Panasonic Network Camera BL-C1, around $2xxx each. The visual from the cams can be accessed by an IP address.
My situation is: I quit my job after the previous maid disappeared to take care of my son. Now, I have to ensure the new one is stable before I can go back to the job market. I am so psychologically tired when the new maid acted this way.
My new maid is 37 yrs old with a 11 years old son. She is not young and has worked in Singapore for 6-7 yrs before. I don't know what new maids expect when they first come to HK to work? Just say quitting so easily?
Yeah, it would be troublesome if I am still working. However, there's a chance that I may have a 2nd interview for a job. My headache will get worse if I am lucky enough to get an offer. Let's wait and see....
He said the previous maid could take my son to a place where the cam can't reach and do bad things to him, eg.bathroom, so that's no point of installing the cam. I guess men don't want to do things they consider "trivial" eg. spying on others.