By: A.Noton
Submitted: 2009-12-28 05:26:28 | Word Count: 553
Hiring a maid means bringing a stranger into your home that will have access to your personal belongings. When hiring a maid, you want to make sure that he or she is honest and reliable.
The first questions to ask about a potential maid should be directed to friends, family, and acquaintances. Ask for their experiences with maids and placement agencies. They will likely have good advice. If a friend employs a maid that she’s pleased with, ask for referrals from the maid. Perhaps the maid has friends or relatives. The new maid would be more likely to maintain honesty if she is known to others that you know.
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When you are interviewing prospects for the position, always ask for references. The best references are clients or former clients. Your next questions will be directed to the references. Ask for their experiences and any advice they may have about the prospective maid. Inquire about promptness, care of items in the house, attitude, and ease of communication. Be specific about your concerns. As well, ask how trustworthy the reference finds the prospective maid, or what precautions they might have taken with valuables in the house.
Ask the prospective maid if they are bondable. This will ensure that the bonding company will cover any losses incurred. Someone with a felony conviction is not likely to be bonded. Another question you will want answered is the citizenship or visa status of the prospective maid. Someone who has trouble producing documents verifying status sends up red flags about their honesty. You will be responsible for withholdings from the pay, so make sure that person can work legally in this country.
You might also ask some questions about the personal life of the prospective maid. How long has she been a maid? Does she like the work? What does she do on her time off? Does she have children? Where are they when she’s working? These questions may give some insight into the character of the person you are considering.
Honesty runs two ways in an employer/employee relationship. Ask the prospective maid what her hourly expectations are. If you pay fairly, and she feels she’s being treated fairly, you are more likely to have a good relationship, and avoid dishonesty because she feels she deserves more than you are paying. If you treat your maid fairly in compensation and expectations of her chores, you will avoid many misunderstandings and grief. Be clear about when and how long you require her services, and what you expect to be done.
Honesty is also measured in the work being completed. If you are clear about your needs and expectations and find consistently that chores are not being completed, or done in a shoddy or slipshod manner, you are not being treated with honesty. A hard working and honest maid will be there at the times agreed upon and will stay for the time specified, as well as complete the tasks assigned in a neat and careful way. You can look forward to a long and satisfying relationship if you are both honest with each other.
A maid can be an essential member of the household when there is a good fit, and takes the burden off the person whose commitments and responsibilities leave little time for cleaning.
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