Hi Cheryl M
I was horrified reading your story a few pages back, that's why I begin to think that these Myanmar maids have hidden agendas.
Many come here to work in the hotel industry, restaurant etc, I've been served in dept stores by them too, at Robinsons, Hush Puppy etc.
These maids think we provide free lodging and meals, they get a salary and just help 'clean' the house, go out every sunday network with their relatives and friends.
My maid said, they breast feed until 3 yrs old, 5 yrs old go to school, so there's really no need for older siblings to take care of younger siblings. She says with such pride that they are all well educated, go to school at 5 yrs old. Her mother does the cooking, she does not have to do anything at home.
Well educated but no common sense!?!?!?? She mop the kitchen, she put the dustbin (wet garbage like egg shells, bits and ends of veggies etc) on my sink top, so near my garlic and onions basket. Touch raw food with hands, then open drawer to grab the plastic wrap box.
I've always asked her to leave the front loading washing machine door ajar with a towel wedged at the hinge, so it can air out. When I confronted her last week about leaving the Washing machine door closed, she said my husband closed it. When I asked my husband, he was angry and asked her when did she see him do that, she said 'last year November'.
2 days ago, I confronted her about the dust on this spot, where the modem, set top box, etc, a lot of cables and wires are. She said that my husband told her not to clean. When I asked my husband, he again asked her when did he said this to her, she answered 19 Jan, he said this to her. Now my husband thinks she is crazy. Of all my maids, my husband has never said anything or be invloved ever.
My husband wonders why this maid switches on the light in the morning to sweep the house and she leaves it on the whole morning.
When she is cleaning my room, nearing evening almost 7pm, she is cleaning in the dark and never bothers to switch on the lights.
She said, in Myanmar, only husband works, women stay at home look after children. Then I asked her, why don't all the Myanmar girl look for husband why come here to work as maid. Then she kept quiet.