2 maids

I've 2 maids at home now. My new maid is here for 1 week already and my current maid is leaving in 1 week's time. Many people had asked: "Why put the two together?" We considered for quite a while before reaching to this conclusion:

1) Easing Culture Shock

My new maid is new to the country and having come from a rural area, she is definitely not as used to staying in a city with high-rise buildings as the current maid who came from the city. Having someone from the same country who understands her and could communicate with her in her language would definitely help the new maid to settle in faster.

2) Smoother Transition

The new maid is from a rural area, so she may need time to be familier with the household chores, such as using appliances like microwave oven and washing machines. We thought it would be a good idea to let the current maid to orientate and guide her on the house rules and practices without us going through the process for a second time. An overlapped period for transition would allow the new maid to take over with less stress too.

3) Relieving Grandparents

DC's parents are taking a 5-day holiday break and during this time, it would not be advisable to have the new maid unsupervised at home alone while we were at work. She's just too new. We thought having one more person in the home with her would be better.

One week has passed and I'm happy that we opted for an overlapped transition! The new maid seems to settle in quite ok and she is already on the job with the guidance of her "senior". Although there are still things that requires reminders, I'm satisfied with her progress so far. Hope she can be on her own when our maid leaves...


Related Tweet:
2 Jun 2012, 8:30PM, DC: New domestic maid is here. She will understudy the previous one for 2 weeks. Let's hope she can get up to speed fast ...


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