Treating maid
What is the difference between treating maid like helper or slave? First time employer but have been use to house work so want to ask helper do things also paiseh. Scared later treat like slave. So what is okay and not okay?
Treat like understudy. Treat like new colleague. Draw a line. Be strict with rules and stick to it. Tell them of consequences, and once broken face the music so that lesson is learnt. But a small reward for facing consequences to help them understand why certain things are done a certain way. Do remember that some of these ladies are born and bred in very rural environment so when they come to SG, they’ll have extreme culture shock. Some may even take a month to get used to doing one thing properly. Be patient and keep guiding.
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