Househelp / Kasambahay Discussion

[mhelskie]

ung maid namin nung bata pa ako(5 yrs old) hanggang ngayon asa amin pa din ehehe, 2 un e, parehong babae pero tomboy, may relasyon ata sila, pero kinuha pa din ng lola ko para sa amin...super bait saka responsible...mga 7 years ago, naghiwalay sila, tapos nag abroad as DH ung isa, tapos naiwan ung isa sa amin...hanggang ngayon mabait at responsible pa din, kahit iwan namin sa kanya ung bahay, no worries...

since mga mejo 'stig(tomboys eh) ung mga naging kasambahay ko....naging 'stig at brusko din ako(mataba nga lang hahaha)

[rsnald]

on top of the above recommendations.

hanap ka or kumuha ka ng dalawa - ideally magkamag-anak o magkaibigan...that way they don't easily get homesick.

kuha ka from malalayo at depressed areas - so they don't easily think about going back (kasi mas mahirap ang buhay nila dun sa pinanggalingan nila).


lastly, give good salary, good benefits and work environment...most good maids would rather work abroad because of higher salary (kahit benefits and working environment ay unsure).

di rin foolproof yung hiring ng magkaibigan. pag nagkatampuhan, sakit din sa ulo. at kung mag decide na aalis yung isa, sabay na din yung isang gusto pang matira sana kahit ayaw nya umalis.

it helps though if they come from the same province or neighboring provinces.

on hiring people from depressed areas, delikado. they're easily tempted to commit petty theft w/c could escalate to unknown proportions. unless of course maganda yung value formation that was imparted by their parents. Long time ago, we had such a maid coming from a depressed area, lintek yung father pa lumapit sa 'kin para bumale ng sweldo ng anak nya!

the most important thing is for the maid to feel that she's being treated as part of the family or at least someone who is valued as a person, and not just a mere househelp... or worse... a slave. it would also help kung di masyado maganda househelp, para di ligawin ng mga houseboys or kung sino mang delivery man hehehehe

[atongk]

experience sa maid . . . .
dati payatots baby ko, then nung pinaalis na yung maid, tumaba bigla . . . siya pala kumakain, hindi yung baby ko . . . sanamagan . . .he he he

[oldblue]

ung maid namin nung bata pa ako(5 yrs old) hanggang ngayon asa amin pa din ehehe, 2 un e, parehong babae pero tomboy, may relasyon ata sila, pero kinuha pa din ng lola ko para sa amin...super bait saka responsible...mga 7 years ago, naghiwalay sila, tapos nag abroad as DH ung isa, tapos naiwan ung isa sa amin...hanggang ngayon mabait at responsible pa din, kahit iwan namin sa kanya ung bahay, no worries...

since mga mejo 'stig(tomboys eh) ung mga naging kasambahay ko....naging 'stig at brusko din ako(mataba nga lang hahaha)

hindi ako mag-hihire ng lesbians kung ganyan kabata ang anak ko

[theveed]

Kami naman yung maid namin na over 8 years dinala ng ermat ko sa HK nung nag US na ako for 5 years, nung malaki na naipon nya sa HK sinisingil ermat ko sa mga unpaid vacation leaves daw nya even though sya ang ayaw mag vacation (dahil sa gastos)...

Pag nagvacation naman, sya sagot ng ermat ko pamasahe HK-MLA-province and back... Pati initial stay sa house din namin sa Mla...

Tapos umalis na basta-basta...

After 2 years, naubusan ata ng pera, tinawagan ako at misis ko nagtatanong kung gusto namin ng helper, kahit local rate lang daw... Ano sya hilo hehe.

[BoEinG_747]

experience sa maid . . . .
dati payatots baby ko, then nung pinaalis na yung maid, tumaba bigla . . . siya pala kumakain, hindi yung baby ko . . . sanamagan . . .he he he

iyon yaya din ng pinsan ko ang tumataba ay iyon anak ng yaya niya ..
mas una pa pinapakain sa anak niya kaysa sa anak ng amo niya pati vitamins tinitira din ata nila .kaya mas malusog ang anak ng kasambahay nila

[jonski]

san kaya nakakahanap ng ganitong maid? san agency ng mga to?

[theveed]

Kung may budget I'm sure makakakuha kang maid na ganyan hehe.

[pup2]

our maid/yaya is almost 12 years na sa amin.. yaya ko pa yun nung bata pa ako at naging yaya din ng bunsong kapatid ko.. pero noong 1994 she left kse nabuntis sya nung kapitbahay nmin, ayun umuwi ng probinsya nila tpos after 3 or 5 years bumalik sa amin dahil iniwan nung nka buntis sa kanya..

wala ako masabi sa naging maids nmin.. almost 3 na naging maids na namin na loyal at talagang mapagkakatiwalaan.. yung isa, umuwi ng probinsya para mag aral, ayun pinayagan nmin dahil bumalik nman yung dating maid nmin.. yung maid nmin na bumalik sa amin after 5 years gustong ngang kunin ng tita ko sa amerika para gawing kasambahay nya dun.. maayos kse at mapagkakatiwalaan..

actually, ayaw nmin na tawagin syang katulong or maid.. we rather call her as kasambahay

this is how we treat our kasambahay:
1. yung maid nmin, pinag aral pa nmin kung pano magtahe para may dagdag na kaalaman.
2. we don't scream at her kung nagkakamali, we just tell her kung ano ang mali nya.
3. kung ano ang pagkain nmin, gnun din ang pagkain nya, walang discrimination porket maid sya.
4. yung kwarto nya ay kasing laki ng kwarto nmin, may sariling tv (w/o cable) , electric fan at radio (sosyal diba?) hehehe..
5. we treat her as a part of the family, we dont look at her as mga parang mga taong walang pinag aralan or parang nagtratrabaho para magkapera..

actually maayos talaga yung kasambahay nmin, pang all around nga.. marunong maglaba, maglinis, magaling magluto (she always cook for breakfast until dinner), alam kung san nkalagay ang mga gamit nmin, even yung mga tshirt nmin kaya nya i-distinguish kung sa akin yun or sa kapatid ko or sa erpats ko.

siguro we are blessed to have good maids/kasambahay kase tamang pakikisama lang, like i said before na we treat her as a part of the family, walang discrimination or anything, tao din nman sila.. kaya siguro ganun din ang return nila sa amin, maayos at matitino..

Dude, yung maids nga namin sinasama pa namin mag malling at manood ng sine eh. Note: I was talking about NEW maids. For example, how you'd get good people after your 12-year or even 5-year maids retire or something.

[uls]

Treating them like family is not foolproof.

There are those who will appreciate it but there are those who will abuse it. As the saying goes --- give them ur hand and they will take ur whole arm.

[mbeige]

Treating them like family is not foolproof.

There are those who will appreciate it but there are those who will abuse it. As the saying goes --- give them ur hand and they will take ur whole arm.

...or bite your fingers off.

[Chip]

Treating them like family is not foolproof.

There are those who will appreciate it but there are those who will abuse it. As the saying goes --- give them ur hand and they will take ur whole arm.

Mismo. Only start treating them like family when they have proven their worth-not before.

[uls]

kahit hindi maid. Employees in general. It's human nature to look after self-interests first.

There are employees whose career goal is simply to get the most out of the company they work for (wages, benefits, training at company's expense, etc) then leave. Then apply at another company and do the same thing. Some will even sue u for illegal dismissal when u fire them.

[cardo]

i guess your best bet is to go to an agency. all you need to worry about is making payments to the agency. yun agency bahala na sa contract ng maid, pay, benefits and everything else... you dont need to worry about leaves or sweldo ng maid, theft or anything. yun agency na ang liable dun. AFAIK

[space invader]

Dude, yung maids nga namin sinasama pa namin mag malling at manood ng sine eh. Note: I was talking about NEW maids. For example, how you'd get good people after your 12-year or even 5-year maids retire or something.

bro, kase yung naging maids nmin came from our province, kakilala nmin yung family to be exact.. hindi ko rin alam ang reason kung bakit maayos at matino nman sila.. same treatment nman ang ginagawa nmin sa mga previous maids nmin.. and it works para sa family nmin..

pero syempre hindi nman lahat ng oras walang nagiging problema, nagkaroon din kaming maid na naging tamad kaya pinalayas din nmin.. but wala pa nman kami na na eencounter na nakawan or anything na may ginawang masama yung mga maid nmin.. siguro nga dahil kilala nmin yung family nila..

[ts1n1ta]

ang hirap maghanap ng mapagkakatiwalaan talaga. Yung present help namin kahit may pera sa table or sa drawer iniiwan talaga namin nde nawawala. Nde na yata kme makakahanap ng katulad nya.

Maganda talaga jan recommendations from relatives sa province or ng present help nyo. Pag recommendation den ng ibang katulong sa ibang bahay kase nde den reliable eh.

[space invader]

yup, ganun din sa amin, kahit pera ang naiwan, hndi nawawala.. minsan nga yung 1,500 ng utol ko and2 lang sa may computer table nmin very visible, tumagal ng ilang buwan, hndi nawala o nagalaw man lang..

[pup2]

bro, kase yung naging maids nmin came from our province, kakilala nmin yung family to be exact.. hindi ko rin alam ang reason kung bakit maayos at matino nman sila.. same treatment nman ang ginagawa nmin sa mga previous maids nmin.. and it works para sa family nmin..

pero syempre hindi nman lahat ng oras walang nagiging problema, nagkaroon din kaming maid na naging tamad kaya pinalayas din nmin.. but wala pa nman kami na na eencounter na nakawan or anything na may ginawang masama yung mga maid nmin.. siguro nga dahil kilala nmin yung family nila..

No fair. Wala akong province na malayo eh.

[pup2]

i guess your best bet is to go to an agency. all you need to worry about is making payments to the agency. yun agency bahala na sa contract ng maid, pay, benefits and everything else... you dont need to worry about leaves or sweldo ng maid, theft or anything. yun agency na ang liable dun. AFAIK

Gusto ko sana i-try pero yung kakilala ko kasi dati na nag-agency ninakawan lang nung katulong ng jewelry, nagka-kaso pa tuloy at na-dyaryo.

[pup2]

ang hirap maghanap ng mapagkakatiwalaan talaga. Yung present help namin kahit may pera sa table or sa drawer iniiwan talaga namin nde nawawala. Nde na yata kme makakahanap ng katulad nya.

Maganda talaga jan recommendations from relatives sa province or ng present help nyo. Pag recommendation den ng ibang katulong sa ibang bahay kase nde den reliable eh.

Hindi naman nagiging problema ang theft sa amin so far except for small items gaya ng shampoo at utang sa iba pang tauhan pero medyo matagal na yun. We 'bait' them with cash lying around the first several weeks para malaman kung honest o hindi.

Ang problema they seem to leave at the drop of a hat like this one time, naglilinis yung isa sa kuwarto tapos natapon niya yung bowl ng tubig. Umiyak kahit di pinapagalitan tapos nagpaalam na the next day.

Yung iba naman, may katext siguro na kung sino, pag may balita lang na may naghahanap ng kahera or factory job they go for it right away kahit 4 na buwan lang sila hina-hire!