"the hand that rocks the cradle"
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would childcare be a more viable option than having a maid in the house? is leaving your young in the hands of a domestic worker really that advisable? sure, the domestic worker is there for a reason...to keep your home in order, and to also take care of your kids. some maids are good...they really do perform in the line of duty, thus their tenures are renewed and everything is alright. and then, we've got the other maids, who don't do all that much, but do it anyway. and then we have maids who abuse the young, taking advantage of the situation granted to them. is it the venting of the oppression they feel? or are they all sadistic in nature? what proper guidelines have been taken to ensure that they're alright for the job? psychiatrical evaluations? background checks? i bet none are taken. agencies just hire on a whim. some choices are good, some choices are bad. i guess it's not knowing how it's going to be until there's a baby with burns on its ass to give away the fact that something is incredidbly wrong.
with my dad being who he is, we've had maids overseas in the past. the first maid in laos was someone who stole my dad's underwear on a regular basis. she was sacked when the cabinet was nigh on empty. after that, we had people who we could trust...it was all good. brazil. my dad sacked this filipino couple who'd been working with the residence for a while already. i don't really know why, but i think my dad had a major problem with them. or so he says. i don't know if he's using the same maid as we hired last year, but if he did, then i guess it's okay. my experience with hired help has been good, probably because i haven't had any at home here, and because overseas, most people are scared of my father [which is just plain ridiculous, really].
when my grandmother was bedridden, there was a maid here taking care of her, up to a point when she couldn't take it anymore and left. after a few more, my uncle decided to step in and do it himself. he now takes care of my grandfather, who doesn't need to be taken care of, besides the usual scream about how he's an asshole [which he most totally is]. domestic help isn't really necessary here, seeing how everyone easily does things for themselves.
the elderly needing help, i can understand. but leaving children with maids...not too good. but then again, since companies don't actually invest into proper childcare facilities for their employees, what's a parent to do? unless they're fortunate enough to work from the home [and profit], they've got no choice. however, by adding childcare into the corporate agenda, a lot of good can be achieved. the only question is, is anybody going to bother, and who? people have no choice but to willingly put their children at risk. would you?
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would childcare be a more viable option than having a maid in the house? is leaving your young in the hands of a domestic worker really that advisable? sure, the domestic worker is there for a reason...to keep your home in order, and to also take care of your kids. some maids are good...they really do perform in the line of duty, thus their tenures are renewed and everything is alright. and then, we've got the other maids, who don't do all that much, but do it anyway. and then we have maids who abuse the young, taking advantage of the situation granted to them. is it the venting of the oppression they feel? or are they all sadistic in nature? what proper guidelines have been taken to ensure that they're alright for the job? psychiatrical evaluations? background checks? i bet none are taken. agencies just hire on a whim. some choices are good, some choices are bad. i guess it's not knowing how it's going to be until there's a baby with burns on its ass to give away the fact that something is incredidbly wrong.
with my dad being who he is, we've had maids overseas in the past. the first maid in laos was someone who stole my dad's underwear on a regular basis. she was sacked when the cabinet was nigh on empty. after that, we had people who we could trust...it was all good. brazil. my dad sacked this filipino couple who'd been working with the residence for a while already. i don't really know why, but i think my dad had a major problem with them. or so he says. i don't know if he's using the same maid as we hired last year, but if he did, then i guess it's okay. my experience with hired help has been good, probably because i haven't had any at home here, and because overseas, most people are scared of my father [which is just plain ridiculous, really].
when my grandmother was bedridden, there was a maid here taking care of her, up to a point when she couldn't take it anymore and left. after a few more, my uncle decided to step in and do it himself. he now takes care of my grandfather, who doesn't need to be taken care of, besides the usual scream about how he's an asshole [which he most totally is]. domestic help isn't really necessary here, seeing how everyone easily does things for themselves.
the elderly needing help, i can understand. but leaving children with maids...not too good. but then again, since companies don't actually invest into proper childcare facilities for their employees, what's a parent to do? unless they're fortunate enough to work from the home [and profit], they've got no choice. however, by adding childcare into the corporate agenda, a lot of good can be achieved. the only question is, is anybody going to bother, and who? people have no choice but to willingly put their children at risk. would you?
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