Do maids have to wear a uniform?

[boybi]

entertaining, the responses. Makes me wonder why some people are so worked up on such a simple topic.

you said it... applies to both those that are for it and against it.

kanya kanyang preference lang yan talaga.

well, i never thought that there are people who make an issue out of the uniforms of maids/yayas.

[ts1n1ta]

Off topic: Reminds me of one poster here who said that he gives his kasambahays overtime pay. That dude must be really rich! hehehe

staying on topic: I kinda get the drift why others cringe on the idea of having the yaya wear a uniform...but then again, yung ibang comments dito mejo panget sa mata. Personally, I don't see anything wrong with it.

[AG4]

i dont see the problem of either to wear or not to wear uniform, to each his own

True, to each his own... for me, I think its not necessary for maids to wear uniforms.

More people nowadays see maids who are required to wear uniforms as outdated and degrading(image).
"That person in uniform is the one paid to help take care of the baby, cook or clean etc".

Of course there are those who require their maids to wear uniforms but at the same time are kind to them, because they think its proper for them to be in uniform, why? I'm not sure.

[yuichi]

I find it discriminatory and degrading, we're all human beings. The only difference is we were lucky enough to be born into families or an environment that provided us with opportunities. Whereas they were born to families or places where there's not a single opportunity to improve their lot in life.

sa tingin ko...para madaling matukoy ni ser kung sino si mam o si inday lalo pag gabi....kasi daw madalas mapagkamalang inday si mam eh..

[baludoy]

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Originally Posted by baludoy
to each his own i guess but personally i think requiring your househelp to wear a maid's uniform is going overboard. parang masyado mo ng dinidikdik yung idea na "katulong ka lang, iba ka sa amin"
opinion ko lang iyan.peace!

boybi says:
ang mga nurses ba ok lang sayo na naka uniform?
ang mga teachers na naka uniform e feeling mo rin ba dinidikdik sa kanila ang pagiging teacher nila?
AND, nakakahiya ba ang pagiging maid? nakakahiya ba ang maging isang metro aide na naka uniform din? hindi ba nagkakaroon ng double standard na ang mga janitors ok lang na naka uniform samantalang ang mga maids/yaya e nakakahiya, napaka degrading kung ipagsuot ng uniform?

whatever tickles your sphincter man. tulad ng sinabi ko kanina...to each his own

[FPJ]

sa tingin ko...para madaling matukoy ni ser kung sino si mam o si inday lalo pag gabi....kasi daw madalas mapagkamalang inday si mam eh..

Wag po Koya

[boybi]

Quote:
Originally Posted by baludoy
to each his own i guess but personally i think requiring your househelp to wear a maid's uniform is going overboard. parang masyado mo ng dinidikdik yung idea na "katulong ka lang, iba ka sa amin"
opinion ko lang iyan.peace!

boybi says:
ang mga nurses ba ok lang sayo na naka uniform?
ang mga teachers na naka uniform e feeling mo rin ba dinidikdik sa kanila ang pagiging teacher nila?
AND, nakakahiya ba ang pagiging maid? nakakahiya ba ang maging isang metro aide na naka uniform din? hindi ba nagkakaroon ng double standard na ang mga janitors ok lang na naka uniform samantalang ang mga maids/yaya e nakakahiya, napaka degrading kung ipagsuot ng uniform?

whatever tickles your sphincter man. tulad ng sinabi ko kanina...to each his own

in your post, you're implying that those who require their yayas to wear uniforms are degrading the yayas. which i find to be unfair especially to those who have been good in treating their household helps.

meron lang akong tanong sa inyo, ang pagiging kasambahay/yaya/katulong/etc. ba ay isang napakawalang dangal or nakakahiyang trabaho ba? bakit kelangan itago sa madla na isa kang kasambahay/yaya/katulong? ano ba ang trabaho nyo?

[falken]

i cant put my finger on it kanina but know its becoming kinda clear.

Its a mix of envy and hate. its not really about sympathy for the servant. its about envy and hate towards the master.

Very leftist ang slant.

As for what I said in my post, it's not about envy or hate, it's about how less in life the maids already have, and in my opinion, having them wear a uniform is like reminding them of the situation they're in. It certainly is not about prejudice towards the employer.

[explorer]

Hindi natin pwedeng i-compare ang maid sa security guard in terms of wearing a uniform. Mahirap naman sigurong makakita ka ng taong naka-civilian attire tapos may hawak na shotgun. So mabuti na merong uniform talaga ang security guard para malinaw kaagad na he is authorized to carry a gun.

Hindi mo rin pwedeng i-compare ang maid sa employees ng isang company in terms of wearing a uniform. Employees kasi, they work for "the company". Maids naman, they work "for you". Sinisilbihan ka ng maid. So to emphasize that in public by having the maid wear a uniform, it's like telling other people na meron kang taong binayaran para lang silbihan ka. After all, you will still recognize your maid kahit hindi naka-uniform. So why have her wear a uniform anyway? I think it's the "I own you" mentality of some people when they have the money to pay other people to serve them. It's an expression of power over someone.

i absolutely agree!

[ILuvDetailing]

Lets not judge without insight, its very unfair to the people involved.

[quiksie]

kami hindi nirerequire ang mga kasambahay na mag uniform. Pero yun naging yaya dati ng pamangkin ko pinaguniform kasi walang ibang damit na dala nun pumasok dito sa amin.

Ang masama eh yun mag dadala ng mga maids sa malls which is hindi naman kailangan masyado. Yaya understandable pa

[uls]

As for what I said in my post, it's not about envy or hate, it's about how less in life the maids already have, and in my opinion, having them wear a uniform is like reminding them of the situation they're in. It certainly is not about prejudice towards the employer.

If the concern is about how "less in life" they have, then the solution should be higher wages. Not having them wear uniform doesnt change their status in life.

My boss pays me X amount. Uniform or not, im getting paid X amount. If my boss tells me to wear uniform, its not gonna remind me what my position is... i already know what my position is.

I understand ur point fully. Ur point is : making the maid wear uniform is like the amo telling the maid "mag uniform ka kasi maid ka."

well, again like what ive said in an earlier post, its a matter of perception. Thats ur perception. thats how u interpret it when u see a maid in uniform. And its obvious many people share that perception and interpret it the same way.

But that doesnt make it an absolute. Other people like me have a different view of things. I see it as decent work. its not prostitution. its not swindling. it harms no one.

[explorer]

OT: kwento ko lang, minsan meron kami nakasabay kumain sa jollibee couple with 2 kids and 2 maids in uniform. sarap ng kain ng 4 na "masters", yung 2 maids andun lang sa tabing table nakatingin panay lang lunok ng laway. tapos hindi pa nakuntento sa kinakain yung lalaki pinapila nya ulit yung maid tapos nag-order ulit. para sa kanila lang hindi kasama yung 2 maid sa kainan. and it was 12 noon! ginawa namin ng wife ko we ordered 2 happy meals then gave it to the 2 maids. sama ng tingin sa amin ng mga "masters"! now is that a way to treat your househelp?

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 who are taking care of the important things they couldn't do in their house.

[badkuk]

actually my reason is simple: sobrang coboy kasi ako magdamit, kahit butas butas na shirt e sinusuot ko. mas disente pa suguro uniporme ng maid :D

[explorer]

Sa mall naman security purposes pa din para madali marecognize nang guard if itatakbo na anak mo.

i really find it disturbing why some rich people are so worried about this...ang alam ko mag wo-worry ka lang sa ganitong possibilty pag di maganda trato mo sa katulong mo...i even knew some rich people who have maids that stayed in their house for generations...yung dating yaya ng anak nyang babae ay yaya narin ng apo nila....of course not all maids can be trusted...but why continue hiring a maid that you can't trust?

[GlennSter]

i dont think this is a small, unimportant topic.

dito ko nakikilala kung pano mag isip ang ibang tao.ang dami palang ang kikitid ng utak dito.sooo disappointing.

[uls]

Hindi natin pwedeng i-compare ang maid sa security guard in terms of wearing a uniform. Mahirap naman sigurong makakita ka ng taong naka-civilian attire tapos may hawak na shotgun. So mabuti na merong uniform talaga ang security guard para malinaw kaagad na he is authorized to carry a gun.

Hindi mo rin pwedeng i-compare ang maid sa employees ng isang company in terms of wearing a uniform. Employees kasi, they work for "the company". Maids naman, they work "for you". Sinisilbihan ka ng maid. So to emphasize that in public by having the maid wear a uniform, it's like telling other people na meron kang taong binayaran para lang silbihan ka. After all, you will still recognize your maid kahit hindi naka-uniform. So why have her wear a uniform anyway? I think it's the "I own you" mentality of some people when they have the money to pay other people to serve them. It's an expression of power over someone.

If u work in a company, dont u also work for someone? someone rich enough to buy 8-10 hours of your time each day?

Whats the difference between an individual employing a maid and a capitalist employing hundreds or thousands of people?

coz if u work in a company, ur not a maid? its still working for someone right?
using ur term, someone "owns" u parin. a rich person has power over you diba? unless u quit ur job and become self employed.

Whats my point? The pinoy status consciousness is so obvious in this topic.

People think maids are "binabayaran para pagsilbihan ang amo" and they (those working for someone) dont think of themselves the same way.

[ILuvDetailing]

but why continue hiring a maid that you can't trust?

Like in any profession there is usually a feeling out process when you hire someone, maybe a couple of months maybe more. During this period you'll know if you can trust the person or not. Sometimes even after years of service, lalabas din ang sungay kung talagang masama. Its a case to case basis.

Parang alam ko sinasabi ni ts1n1ta, that thread was really heated. This guy was bashing a lot of posters for not paying their house helpers right, that he gives his househelpers an x-amount, etc etc. That thread was eventually closed, I think Glen knows that fellow

[explorer]

Paano kami kakain nang tatlo sabay sino mag aalaga sa anak ko na super likot.

hmmm....a very lousy excuse! pwede naman kumain yung katulong later for as long as meron ng pagkain na nai-order/nai-serve para sa kanila. yung post ni yebo...wala talagang pagkain yung 2 katulong.

[boybi]

i really find it disturbing why some rich people are so worried about this...ang alam ko mag wo-worry ka lang sa ganitong possibilty pag di maganda trato mo sa katulong mo...i even knew some rich people who have maids that stayed in their house for generations...yung dating yaya ng anak nyang babae ay yaya narin ng apo nila....of course not all maids can be trusted...but why continue hiring a maid that you can't trust?

well, a lot of yayas didn't attend any schooling, they can easily be tricked by someone to do that. have you heard in the news that a atranger will call the house and tell the maid to get all the jewelries because their boss met a terrible accident and need money for his hospitalization? the maid complied