Maid Abuse in Singapore
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The ones who bully their maids are those who were never used to being in a situation where they had to take charge and be an employer.Lacking in workplace socialisation graces..Originally posted by fudgester:Singapore has once been described as a 'killing ground for maids'.
That's an exaggeration, but not by much either, methinks.
Seriously, would it really kill the employers to give their maids a day off once a week? Can those freaking employers themselves work seven days a week, 365 days a year for several years without a single day off? If their answer is 'no', then I'd say they are total hypocrites for saying that maids don't deserve days off.
As for the maid abusers in general... I don't care what their motivation to abuse their maids were. You are not expected to treat your maids like queens, but you're expected to treat them like trash either. If you can't respect another human being and treat her nicely, then you deserve to get jail. That woman who abused her maid fully deserved what she got. She gets no pity from me whatsover.
I only pity her children who has to go without their mummy for the next few months.
Oh yes, call me blunt but those who got rich all of a sudden are not any better either.Nouveau riche without good manners and proper upbringing..what a tragedy. -
The maid is very hardworking and helpful and grandma has been more cheerful ever since she joined us.Originally posted by laurence82:Its really good to treat the maid well, but i think u got to put a limit. The newspapers got write abt maids getting help from their employers to upgrade themselves, whether pc skills or other stuff.
Treating the maid well materially and excessive, i wouldnt feel good abt it..
She also takes real good care of grandpa and he's not easy to take care of. She doesn't mind doing the dirty work too.
Mom gave her the watch after she's been with us a few years, as a token of appreciation for all her hard work. She has been of tremendous help to us.
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Dunno. Ask the offenders. Maybe, the men don't care about such matters and leave all household-related stuff to their wives?Originally posted by Gazelle:Why is it that most cases of maid abuse always involve the women and not man. PMS or just natural b.itch instinct?
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Ah! YES!! A new perspective, but a very very accurate one!Originally posted by LazerLordz:The ones who bully their maids are those who were never used to being in a situation where they had to take charge and be an employer.Lacking in workplace socialisation graces..
Oh yes, call me blunt but those who got rich all of a sudden are not any better either.Nouveau riche without good manners and proper upbringing..what a tragedy.
You're right. Their employers are probably folks who don't have much leadership skills and are 'clumsy' with their newfound 'power'.
Isn't there a saying, 'Absolute power destroys absolutely'?
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Oh wait... that's absolute power corrupts absolutely!
I KNEW something was wrong with it!
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Wouldn't it be gracious if employers were to treat their maids the way they'd like their own bosses at work to treat them?
Eg. Give the maids a small bonus at the end of the year for a job well done? -
Then we return to the majority of the workforce in Singapore.I don't think many are exactly chummy at work.Originally posted by Rhonda:Wouldn't it be gracious if employers were to treat their maids the way they'd like their own bosses at work to treat them?
Eg. Give the maids a small bonus at the end of the year for a job well done?
with Bosses and all. -
On the other end of the spectrum, there was another article in today's New Paper about a family whose maid was killed in an accident.
They actually paid for all the funeral rites and the cost of sending her body back to her home village to be buried. In addition, they also donated money to her family and offered to help pay for her brother's education.
I have nothing but respect for this family. If I ever see this family on the street, I really ought to shake their hands and thank them. -
Recently, I was quite shocked to learn something which might have influenced (1).Originally posted by Ray2:i have 2 observations:-
1) it is unbelievable that the maids don't have proper off days.
2) parents in singapore do not discipline their kids so much so that even the kids are behaving like little masters over the maids, quite poor thing.
There is a govt rule that if the maid misbehave in some way or runs away, the employer, through no fault of his own, will lose his $5000 deposit with the authorities and will be blacklisted somehow. This is when the typical S'porean kia-si mentality kicks in, and some employers decided that to play it safe, they had better keep the maid within their supervision at all times and hence not give the maids any day off.
Then there are other employers who refused to give their maids day off bec. it is very 'inconvenient' for them.