Just need to rant about how stupid my maid is. We are middle of moving house and I asked her to pack all the clothes in the house except for 3 days worth of clothes and to come with the driver to meet me at the new house. I confirmed with her 3 times that she understood the instructions. What did she arrive in the new house with? Yup, 3 days worth of clothes instead of all the clothes minus 3 days. Omfg. Even if she misunderstood or was confused wouldn't common sense dictate that we would bring most of the clothes to the New house and not leave it in the old house, which we have to leave on Friday? And she is aware that we are leaving the old house on Friday. Sigh.

Common problem of speaking too "chim" English to our helpers especially if their English comprehension is poor to begin with. I'm sure I'm guilty of it occasionally and my helpers are certainly not stupid, but sometimes they also have problem understanding me if I word the instructions in too complicated a manner. As employers we also have to realise that they have limitations. If they are so clever, they wouldn't be working for us as a maid. However, if English comprehension is very important to you and your family and is creating significant friction over several incidents, perhaps you may wish to consider a transfer. It may simply be that she is not suitable for your working requirements.