My maid dilemma! I need advise, please!
Hello ladies!
Sorry if this has been discussed before. But I am desperate for some help and new to all this. DH has me finally convinced to get a full time live-in maid. I was trying to interview maids from different nationalities. However, I have no luck finding anyone from any other country than the Philippines. Long story short, I searched locally in Dubai. I do not know how to find a maid that would be new to the country. Anyone knows any agencies?
The past few weeks I was conducting interviews. I am offering a good package. 2000 Dirhams, annual bonus and yearly ticket home. So far, I am completely shocked about the maids that I have interviewed. Am I just naive, or is this how things are done these days?
Here are some problems:
1. Many maids want me to give them money instead of the ticket home. This is not an option for us. DH's company provides the ticket and DH does not have the option to take the money. So they need to take the ticket. What is the rule for the ticket? I thought I was being generous to offer it every year as I heard I only have to do so every other year.
2. I feel that many maids want to do a part time job while I would be on holidays. They keep giving me hints and saying how they know other maids who's employers allow them to do so. I do not want to go down that road. They are under my sponsor ship, they work for me.
3. Some want all their food and personal items paid for. The 2000 I am offering should include the personal items and the extra foods that they do not cook. (chocolates and stuff like that). Happy to provide a fridge. Am I offering not enough? Or are they just being greedy?
3. Overtime. I do not want to pay for overtime in case it ever happens. Instead I want to give additional time off. I just do not want any more money issues. My oh my. Some maids said that they only want to take money for overtime! None of the people I know gives money for overtime.
4. They all cry during the interview! Why? I can't hire someone that cries at an interview. I have gone to job interviews and did not cry. Every employer is bad! They have never anything good to say about their employer.
5. Day off. What are they allowed to do on their day off? Some maids said that they have relatives in Abu Dhabi and would like to go there. Not sure how I feel about that.
Overall, DH and I are completely surprised by the demands some of these girls do. We are now terrified getting a maid. A friend of mine has to let one go and is having a **** of a time. We were advised to stick to our offer and do not alter it. But slowly I am thinking that hiring a maid in Dubai is a bad idea.
Please if anybody got their maid through an agency, kindly send me the name of the agency.
I have met some families that have great maids. But lately, many people are complaining about the demands of new maids.
If you know anyone that knows a good maid, please let me know.
Thanks for all your help ladies!
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