Employer complains that her maid scratches her head & body by sticking her hands under her t-shirt while cooking, also forgets to wash hands after toilet breaks

SINGAPORE: A frustrated employer took to social media seeking the opinions of other foreign domestic helpers concerning her maid.

In an anonymous post to a Facebook support group for domestic helpers and employers alike, the woman wrote that her maid had worked for her and her elderly mother for the past eight months. She added that her mother, though elderly, was relatively healthy and independent. Regarding her maid, however, she had quite the opposite to say.

The woman wrote that for the past eight months, her maid had lots of food in the refrigerator, but because she was lazy to cook and was afraid of hot oil, she would insist on eating instant noodles. The employer added that her maid would eat directly from the pot used to cook noodles.

When it came to hygiene, she added that the helper would “Forget to wash hands after toilet breaks, caught her multiple times. Scratch her head or body (usually stick her hands under her tshirt) and return to cooking without washing her hands”. The woman said that her maid also often cut corners when cleaning and would show attitude after being told off.

The employer said that the maid was “Very calculative to the point that she insist that she needs 8 hours of rest but in actual fact she has more than 8 hours of it”. She explained that the maid would wake up at 7.30 am daily but sleep by 8.30 pm most days. She also had a daily hour-long tea break at 3 pm. Most of the time, the helper would be alone in the house from 8 am to 6 pm as the employer’s mother would only return home at 6 pm.