SINGAPORE: A foreign domestic helper who has been overworked, took to social media asking for advice. In an anonymous post, the maid wrote that she was made to work from 5 am to midnight daily. Despite this, her employer would always complain about her, she wrote. “i have a problem with my employer. my employer …
SINGAPORE: A foreign domestic helper who has been overworked, took to social media asking for advice.
In an anonymous post, the maid wrote that she was made to work from 5 am to midnight daily. Despite this, her employer would always complain about her, she wrote. “i have a problem with my employer. my employer always complain about me. Even though I work from 5 AM to 12 PM everyday”, the maid added. She said that she was so tired and she had even communicated this to her employer and to her agency.In a support group for domestic helpers and employers, the maid asked what she could do.
In an anonymous post to a support group for helpers and employers alike, the maid wanted advice on how she could convey her situation to her hirer. She wrote that she only got to sleep around midnight but had to wake up around 6 am to start her chores. She got no rest during the day because she had to take care of her employer’s baby.
To add insult to injury, the maid wrote that she would sometimes have to sleep with the baby at night if the baby fell sick.
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