Does your servant have her/his own room?

@ifa225 (14468)
Indonesia
November 4, 2011 8:27pm CST
i want to hire a servant to help me out of my household chores but i don't have any room for her to be placed. is it okay just to let her sleep in living room.? where is your servant-if you have one- sleep?
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@Angelee_27 (3460)
• United States
5 Nov 11
I'm not sure if things are different where you live or not, but around here, if there was no room for the maid or housekeeper (that's what we call them)... the maid or housekeeper would work for you just like a normal job. They would arrive in the mornings/afternoon and stay until a specified time, then go home. The days per week they work depends on the your schedule and your budget.
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@ifa225 (14468)
• Indonesia
5 Nov 11
Hi angelee, you are right, things are different here. that makes me think to have one like this. maybe i should create a new job like that here in my country
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@ifa225 (14468)
• Indonesia
6 Nov 11
Many would want this way. This is a new job. The people around me is richer than me...but maybe in the other place there would be
• United States
5 Nov 11
You never know... maybe someone in near you would be willing to do it this way. It couldn't hurt to ask around.
@thezone (9394)
• Ireland
5 Nov 11
Really. I would sue my employers lol
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@ifa225 (14468)
• Indonesia
5 Nov 11
you are welcome here
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@thezone (9394)
• Ireland
13 Nov 11
Cheers
@wongchoiyee (7413)
• Malaysia
5 Nov 11
You can ask the servant whether she wants to sleep in the living room or not? Other than that you can opt for part time maid who comes in the weekend by charging small amount of money that you can afford to pay.
@ifa225 (14468)
• Indonesia
11 Nov 11
Hi wong that would be a good option i think thanks for the tips
@adhyz82 (36248)
• Indonesia
6 Nov 11
i thik you should ask him or her...you must tell the truth about the condition of your house...if she or he accept it, yes you hire him or her
@ifa225 (14468)
• Indonesia
11 Nov 11
maybe she should understand my circumstances but she does not have to worry about her salary,, she can count on me
@tech2d (338)
• United States
5 Nov 11
You can hire a servant??? WOW....here in the US unless you are very wealthy, that is not going to happen. However, since you are able to hire a maid and judging from your previous posts, this is common in your country, I would be nice to give your maid a room of her own so she can have some privacy. Good luck!!
@adhyz82 (36248)
• Indonesia
8 Nov 11
it`s different with my country, indonesia tech.. you are not really healthy if you want to hire a servant...thats really different with your country
@ifa225 (14468)
• Indonesia
11 Nov 11
HI tech, many have maid here cause many people can hire them. maybe because their salary is not that expensive
@boyuancy (1708)
• India
5 Nov 11
I guess your help can over/misuse the living room by sleeping on the couch and stuff so I guess it is NT okay to let your servant stay in the living room.
@ifa225 (14468)
• Indonesia
11 Nov 11
Hi Boy, i change my mind i will try to do all these house chores alone i don't have a heart to place her in the living room
@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
5 Nov 11
hi ifa I also live in the USa and only wealthy people have maids and servants really. so here I have three servants in one, me,myself and I. Now I usually tell the other two wha I want done but sometimes they beg off. So I have to do it if its to get done, we all sleep in the same bed so no problem there.Here in this retirement center I am treated like royalty. My bed is changed once a week, and made every day ,my clothes are washed for me every frida y, I am fed three meals a day.So if it were not for mylotting I would be bored silly.
@ifa225 (14468)
• Indonesia
11 Nov 11
Hi Mrs.Hatley wow,,you got that three i guess you are sooo wealthy well..i have four here, teacher, cooker, helper, and driver my lot is the best i have ever had
• United States
5 Nov 11
I wish.. Actually we would have an extra bedroom here. Thing is in the US it is usually what they call a cleaning service for those that can't afford to hire someone on a 24hr a day merit. We can hire a service to come to the house once a week, twice a month or whatever schedule we can afford. Our home we do ourselves.. It is a dream to have someone come to our home to clean..
@ifa225 (14468)
• Indonesia
11 Nov 11
Hi Youreyes, maybe we much luckier here in Indonesia if we have more money and space for the maid, we can hire them but i am not one of them maybe that is becoming my dream too
@sql_cell (1427)
• Indonesia
5 Nov 11
You can ask the servant, who would you hire. Is willing to sleep in the living room.
@ifa225 (14468)
• Indonesia
11 Nov 11
it does not humanize i mean i can't see if she willing to, but who knows
@maharlikah (1045)
• Philippines
5 Nov 11
I do not have a servant but I just want to share my point. Servants keep the home in order and help us lessen our burden in terms of doing household chores, they have to be given a comfortable place to rest and relax when they need to.
@ifa225 (14468)
• Indonesia
11 Nov 11
Hi Mahar, i know it is not easy to be a servant. i want to make her comfort and give her a good room but i can't afford it, maybe i take daily maid for another choice
@safety69 (592)
• Taiwan
5 Nov 11
I dont like babysitters or maids live in,if they have their own place and We dont work at night there is no need to sleep in our place. I feel there is not privacy for Us when someone extrange to the family is in the house. I had a babysitter back in my country and she came in the morning and left in the afternoon after I came from work, if we needed her at night we used to ask her and pay her some extra money.
@ifa225 (14468)
• Indonesia
11 Nov 11
Hi safety, it is the privacy that i have been considered too if i had my maid in my home. but it is so hard to find that kind of baby sitter or maid here the maid usually live in and feed in too
@kaeirole (668)
• Philippines
5 Nov 11
servants must also have their own room..they deserve to have a privacy, especially when they want to have rest..
@ifa225 (14468)
• Indonesia
11 Nov 11
Hi Kae, i will think about it again.. maybe it is not a good choice to have maid live in since i need a privacy too