Househelp / Kasambahay Discussion

[Jun aka Pekto]

My Mom probably followed many of the advice given here. I remember our helper coming from Pampanga. She stayed with us from the moment we moved to our house and was still there when I left.

My Mom treated her well. I'm not sure how much she got paid. But, she did have her own room and bathroom. She ate at the same time as us, ate the same food as us, ate with us at the family room (where the biggest tv is). She got Sunday off and was allowed to go home monthly, although she rarely used that last privilege. She got a lot of my sister's hand-me-down clothes and was allowed to have her sister and mom visit regularly.


She was never burdened with heavy tasks. If she had to go to the "palengke" and buy a lot of stuff, I had to come along and help her. I had to follow her orders. Sometimes we'd get puzzling looks from the vendors when they found out she's the maid and I'm the son of the homeowner.

Add: One time, a vendor asked if I had problems following our maid's orders. I just shrugged and said no.