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celticeagle @celticeagle (189880) • Boise, Idaho 11 Jul

The servants had certain rules they lived by. There were rituals and their lives were governed by unwritten codes. Servants had ranks. At the top was the butler. He was the commander of the silverware, and the keeper of the...

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Where do I begin?

Always smiling @allknowing (153530) • India 10 Feb 25

As I have already mentioned I have maids to take care of the household chores. Chores are all piled up as for almost eight days they were not attended to. I did not know where to begin Whatever could be done on one day was...

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Harassments of African Maids in Saudi Arabia - Slavery

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 2 Sep 24

With population explosion jobs have become so scarce. This has seen many Africans seek jobs in other countries. Every year, thousands of girls and women from Africa are assisted by agents to secure maid or nanny jobs abroad....

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"I never asked you to treat me like your younger sister"

Always smiling @allknowing (153530) • India 2 Sep 22

Most in India have maids and so do we We had 4 once when we shifted to this semi rural town what with creating a garden, maintaining the place and having loads of guests some spending days with us. I too have stories to tell...

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House helps (maids) should be treated well....

Aanshi Raghava @Aansh13 (11433) • New Delhi, India 27 Apr 19

I always had luck with good house help, back my home I have seen my mother how well she has always treated our maid, how considerate she has always been. She has always respected her and given her space, that's also the reason why...

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We were not rich but we had maids or cousin-helpers

rosyrose @vickyrose (2236) • Cooma, Australia 11 Sep 16

I remember growing up in a house full of people. Some of them were 'helpers'. No, we are not rich. It's just that some of our relatives were poorer than us that they offer their services for free to have free food, free...

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kindness

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Do you require the maids to wear uniform?

Metatronik @Metatronik (6198) • Pasay, Philippines 30 Oct 12

Why do you require your maids to wear maid’s uniform? Do you have to be rich people or someone who is living on a village for you to require your maids to wear uniform? Are there other maids who are complaining about wearing...

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Maids or Butlers...Do you have One?

Jshean20 @Jshean20 (14347) • Canada 4 Aug 12

So I'm just wondering how many of you have a maid or butler and what sorts of things do they do for you? Do they live with you? Myself, I don't have a maid I just take care of the household myself. I know that in certain countries...

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Domestic servant position

sishy7 @sishy7 (27166) • Australia 23 Feb 12

I have problem understanding position of domestic servants in society. It is a common and acceptable position in many places, especially in Asia, from my own experience. To me, it is somewhat a backward thing for society, and at...

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hiring a maid

ksquires2005 @ksquires2005 (58) • United States 31 Jul 09

would you be willing to hire a maid to come clean your home without having a back ground check? I myself have cleaned houses and have had a live scan, but it seems that people will only have me clean once that's it. even when they...

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Do you do the cleaning of toilets on your own?

aweins @aweins (4198) • India 5 Jun 09

Do you like to clean your bathrooms and toilets on your own? i do in my house. sometimes my hubby also cleans and he also do it very well. but for that i have to push him a lot. he is not a regular cleaner. before having the baby...

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Shall i let my maid to join her work or no ,what will you do in such a situation

aweins @aweins (4198) • India 28 Apr 09

my maid servant left our work and said that she is going to her village and will take more than a month to come back. she asked us to give her a rise in salary which we did twice in a year. nobody do that. before leaving if we...

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Am I doing something wrong? Am I violating a right?

iskayz @iskayz (5420) • Philippines 24 Apr 09

Our maid of more than 15 years is having a problem with her husband. Her live-in partner wants her to stop working and just attend to his needs and take care of him. The maid told us her problem and she will be working until the...

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right to resign

rights

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Do you have helpers or servants to help you in your daily chores or do you do it

aweins @aweins (4198) • India 21 Apr 09

all on your own? i love to work in my house, i love to decorate and keep it clean also but i am very allergic to dust so i cant do dusting everyday. otherwise all the other jobs , i can do it and all alone. now i am having a...

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Do you have maids at home?

candiiebaby @candiiebaby (59) • Singapore 15 Jul 08

When i see someone calling their maids to do this..do that for them.I really pity these maids.Maids are humans too..they will be tired too.If all people are rich..who will want to be maids or slaves?Do you have maids too?Do you...

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slaves

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du you have maids at home

knightrider @knightrider (1083) • India 22 Jun 08

Since i have to leave for work early and my wife and kids are also out of house by nine am we have to have atrleast two maids, one for taking care of the children and one for other domestic shores, but i have seen to it that that...

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I need a Maid!

atramesil @atramesil (685) • United States 11 Apr 08

Or at the very least I need a family that can remember where things go when they are done with them. It's kinda odd because they sure can find things when it is time to get them ot. It's just the putting up that they have trouble...

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Do you trust your house helper too much?

Nic @academic2 (7000) • Uganda 15 Jan 08

It is a good idea to have a maid in the house to help out with chores, however, recent news in my city on the activities of house maids is giving me cause to worry-a house helper put some rat poison in in a bottle of milk of a 9...

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I fired my maid....................today.........

soumyaraj @soumyaraj (401) • India 8 Oct 07

My maid was really giving me lot of pain .....she use to come at any hour of the day ...she had started taking leave without informing...... I kept on telling her that due all this I was facing a lot of problem she didnt bother...

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shld i go for domestic help ?

umasvoyage @umasvoyage (113) • India 23 Jul 07

do u think its ok to hav domestic help or maids n servants? hwo is it possible 2 manage work wid home widout any kinda such help ? i feel its such a hassle to get work doen frm some 1 to ones satisfaction especially if they r...

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servants

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