Do maids have to wear a uniform?

[falken]

What's with the making-the-maid-part-of-the-family thing?

U spoil an employee and u will end up with an employee u cant handle.

I was brought up with this way of treating our maids. I think it's a parent's way of teaching kids to respect and not to maltreat our household help. Since as we all know some kids could get really bossy and order the maids around, or sometimes yell at them.

As for the spoiling an employee part, yup, it's happened to me.

[wren]

:bwahaha: 10 pages na!

who would have thought this is such a hot button?

[CLAVEL3699]

if there are maid horror stories...there are also 'amo' horror stories...and in most cases...kawawa lagi yung mga maids.

yun nga masakit dun eh pero yung nangyayari sa mam hindi sya kawawa.

Lalo na kawawa ang mga tatay na nakikiapid kay yaya. hahahahaha

Paano naman si mam syempre kawawa. pagwala si mam si yaya naman. hahaha

joke joke joke. Di ko din maintindihan post ko

[uls]

ung mga nagsasabi degrading ang uniform, sila ang may perception na ang pagiging maid is the lowest of the low... kaya nila sinasabi lalo mo dinedegrade ang maid pag pina uniform mo.

[uls]

11 pages

[CLAVEL3699]

kung degrading maguniform and maid, e mas degrading pkaya maging metro aide? naka yellow uniform palagi naglilinis ng kalye tsktsk

IMO just see it as it is, a UNIFORM. everyone has worn a uniform right?

Im proud na may tita ako metro aide... dati kasi walang wala family namin kaya pumasok sya metro aide.

Nung nagkaroon nang pera ang family nya dahil nagsikap lolo ko at nanay ko hindi sya umalis pagka metro aide.

Dun ako bilib dun nakakotse pero metro aide sya dahil hindi nya kinahihiya trabaho nya.

[yuichi]

uy seyoso n to! IMHO..hindi discriminating pagsuot ng uniform ng ,maids.isang marangal n trabho yun....il admit my mom is a caregiver in ca...pero hndi sya nakauniform but my point is its one the most "descent job" i've known. nagiging discrimination to, or kahit saang field kung "hindi mo tatratuhin ng tao at maayos ang empleyado mo."

[ILuvDetailing]

teka, when you say treating them as part of the family, do you mean sleeping in the same room?

Yes you treat them as "family" but there are bounderies, there are rules. Don't forget this is a employee - employer relationship. Important thing is you treat them right - pay their wages on time, give them their vacation, etc.

[CLAVEL3699]

teka, when you say treating them as part of the family, do you mean sleeping in the same room?

Yes you treat them as "family" but there are bounderies, there are rules. Don't forget this is a employee - employer relationship. Important thing is you treat them right - pay their wages on time, give them their vacation, etc.

and pay there SSS and philhealth as well.

and pay them in minimum house hold help pay.

and 1 day day-off in a week.

[shadow]

i've seen a number of cases like this...mabuti yung ginawa nyo...sana natauhan yung amo. tapos meron din iba na pag sa bahay di kasabay yung katulong sa pagkain at iba pa yung ulam nila. i just don't know how these people can get peace at themselves if that's how they treat the people

ito naman sa food yan nanaman kayo eh assume and presume porke ba hinde sabay kumain or iba pagkain nila inaapi na? sa amin kasi talagang iba ang pagkain nila dahil meron silang sariling budget sa grocery monthly, anong malay namin kung anong gusto nilsng kainin or kung gusto ba nila pagkain namin? eh di sila na bumili at magbudget ng pagkain nila monthly, kung example gusto ko steak kainin ng dinner, eh gusto nila boneless bangus or tuyo so ibig sabihin inaapi ko sila dahil hinde ko sila pinakainng steak?

to each his own lang yan, kung gusto ng amo nag maguniform yun maids/yaya nila ano ba pakialam ninyo hinde naman kayo nagpaapsweldo,

[shadow]

ung mga nagsasabi degrading ang uniform, sila ang may perception na ang pagiging maid is the lowest of the low... kaya nila sinasabi lalo mo dinedegrade ang maid pag pina uniform mo.

tama!!! i agree with you, yun mga tao na nagsasabi na mali paguniform yun mga maid ang may problema....

[uls]

Again, whats with the TREAT-THE-MAID-LIKE-FAMILY thing?

she sleeps in an airconditioned room? she wakes up when she wants, sleeps when she wants, goes out when she wants, raids the refrigerator when she's hungry, clicks on the tv and sits in the sofa with her feet up?

last time i checked, something like that was called "daughter"

[boybi]

let me restate the two biggest fallacies i've read in this thread:
1. all employers are for some reason supposed to make their hired help feel like family or else they are Satan incarnate
2. it is demeaning for a maid to have to wear a uniform in public.

the people who are stating this are just saying it over and over without bothering to explain why #1 and #2 are true. maybe saying it enough times will make it so

may nakakapansin din pala

[CLAVEL3699]

to each his own lang yan, kung gusto ng amo nag maguniform yun maids/yaya nila ano ba pakialam ninyo hinde naman kayo nagpaapsweldo,

oo nga ano. View view na lang ako.

[pajerokid]

siguro if you see the thread kinda offensive siguro u should moderate it.

I am moderating it. This thread has not crossed any boundaries which i'd consider as offensive. What do you want me to do?

[uls]

there's no cursing, no expletives... its a healthy exchange of viewpoints.

[CLAVEL3699]

I am moderating it. This thread has not crossed any boundaries which i'd consider as offensive. What do you want me to do?

Ok good. yun lang po.

U said the magic word your moderating it.

Thanks.

[Bogeyman]

Nothing should be humiliating about wearing a uniform -- unless of course, it's a prison uniform.

[nicolodeon]

I am moderating it. This thread has not crossed any boundaries which i'd consider as offensive. What do you want me to do?

I agree with PK. I'm a mod at some of the sister forums of Tsikot. This thread has not crossed any boundaries which I would deem offensive either, or defamatory. Just as long as we express our opinions in an educated and gentelmanly manner without resorting to cussing at each other or personally attacking one another, then I see nothing wrong.

[Chip]

:bwahaha: 10 pages na!


let me restate the two biggest fallacies i've read in this thread:
1. all employers are for some reason supposed to make their hired help feel like family or else they are Satan incarnate
2. it is demeaning for a maid to have to wear a uniform in public.

11 pages in a nutshell!!!!

popcorn for everyone!!