Suhana:Need help to get a good HELP

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Hi everyone, I spent the whole week meeting and interviewing maids and endedup realizing that it is tough to procure a good help. They are the back bone ofour homes and we rely on them more than we know.
I had a harrowing time interviewing maids, as most come with their own set ofrules and regulations. Getting a good help seems like a gargantuan task. I neverdreamt that interviewing maids would be difficult but the ones we met set usback. Maids have demands like the house shouldn't be rented and how does thatmatter to them I don't understand. Another one embarrassed poor Ishaanclaiming he might ask for a towel and it might lead to something. I wanted topay the maid handsomely but Ishaan reduced the fee to less than half.
Imagine a maid does so much work and gradually like our Meena becomes a partof the family. Meena helps us with the kitchen and all over the house. We giveher not just the salary and food but love and respect as well. Do these maidsunderstand that? Perhaps not! But I also understand that everyone has to earn aliving, yet if you make reasonable demands one can adjust but these are amusingand exasperating at the same time.
Ishaan and I are missing home and have been celebrating Diwali in Mumbai allalone. I am sure everyone back home must be having lots of fun. When we calledthem to our surprise, they asked us not to come. We wondered if everyone wasangry with us but Badi ma explained that we should light our new home in Mumbaiwhich I guess made sense.
Both Ishaan and I had fun lighting the diyas, doing Laxmipujan, eating sweetsand burning crackers. Well, celebrating Diwali with the family is a totallywonderful feeling and though I am enjoying my time and my Diwali with Ishaan, Imiss everyone back home. I wish I could have been with them.
Do share your experiences with your maids, and write in at suhana@starplus.in. You can also join me on Facebook orfollow me on Twitter. Don't forget to catch Sasural Genda Phool everyMon-Fri at 7:30 PM.
STARPlus.in news | Tuesday, November 01, 2011
http://starplus.startv.in/news/2473/suhana's-corner-need-help-to-get-a-good-helpin-mumbai.aspx

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Posted: 13 years ago
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Suhana wanted to pay the maid handsomely... Now I want to know if people like Ishaan exist in real life. 😆
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Originally posted by: MadameX

Suhana wanted to pay the maid handsomely... Now I want to know if people like Ishaan exist in real life. 😆



Ofcourse they do Ekta..when u earn 30-40k u can't think of paying 10k to the maid😆
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Ofcourse they do Ekta..when u earn 30-40k u can't think of paying 10k to the maid😆

Really? Is that really how it goes or you're just sayng for funzies? 😆
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Originally posted by: MadameX

Really? Is that really how it goes or you're just sayng for funzies? 😆



baba i'm serious
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Oh, okay. So on average how much is a maid paid? 😆
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Oh, okay. So on average how much is a maid paid? 😆



I pay my maid Rs. 1200 for washing my clothes and cleaning my house😆
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I pay my maid Rs. 1200 for washing my clothes and cleaning my house😆

OMG that's like only about 24 US dollars. 😲 That's cheap...😆 Does she do a good job though? 😆
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OMG that's like only about 24 US dollars. 😲 That's cheap...😆 Does she do a good job though? 😆



yes she does...😆

this amount is far too high compared to other cities and towns...

don't convert it to dollars ...the standard of living in NYC and Bangalore is not same😆
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Originally posted by: tejeshec



I pay my maid Rs. 1200 for washing my clothes and cleaning my house😆

😲😲😆

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