A Filipino domestic worker says that after working for the same employer in Hong Kong for 15 years, she is becoming fed up with the woman’s weird habits and the mess other family members make in their apartment.
Becca, 49, said she could not understand why her employer takes her meals at the coffee table instead of the dining table, and why she sleeps in the living room instead of her bedroom, reports sunwebhk.com, a news portal for Filipinos in Hong Kong.
The woman would take a nap in the afternoon, and then in the evening, she would suddenly bake cookies, so Becca has to stay up late to clean the kitchen.
Becca is also responsible for caring for her boss’s two children, now in their early 20s, who bring their boyfriends to the apartment, where they have meals together. Becca said that because of this, her workload had increased the point that she has thought about quitting.
Becca’s employer said her two children would soon leave and have their own places, which will lighten the maid’s workload, as she will only need to serve her employer and her husband.
Becca has decided to stay with her current employer and endure the workload as she is the breadwinner for her family in the Philippines. She said that because her husband has no permanent job, she is the one funding her children’s college education.
tiis lng kabayan ako mag 10 yrs na sin d2 sa amo ko nararamdaman ata n amo k d n kbblik pag nag bkasyon ako n iglang sinabi sakin pakwenta k daw ang 10 yrs ls ko sa consulate para daw maihanda n nya bago matapos ang kontrata ko…kya tiis muna ulit ako saka medyo nabuhay ang kaluluwa ko kc over loaded din ang work k d2 2 bhay pinapalingkian ko araw araw pero tiis lng basta d ako bubungangaan..amo k stay in din at umaga n na natutulog 1:30 pm gising.kya habang tulog xa binivilisan k work k para mkaidlip din ako habang nag hhintay sa knya…ganun lng sabayan mo ng tulog..
mas sobra pa jan amo ko nasa sahig ako natutulog tapos kalabog ng kalabog amo ko sa kusina pag gabi masaklap pa pati ta e at ihi nya sa hinuduro d pa na fuflush ang tanging higaan nya araw2 ay sofa namin dahil stay in d ako makapag luto nga maayos kong pagkain dahil lahat nangniluluto mabaho para sa kanya. pero tiniis ko at matatapos narin ako sa July.
Ahehe kelan naka 15 years na c ate saka pa nagreklamo
Sis may rights tau dito. Use it or else hanap u ibang amo. Dont be afraid.marami chances ang katulong dito makalabas sa masasamang amo na hindi sumusunod sa contrata. Para hindi sila mamihasa.kayo na rin nagturo sa kanila maging masama kung hindi mo ipaglaban rights mo.
Ganyan ang mga amo kahit saang bansa pagtumatagal ka sa kanila lalong pinapahirapan kaya kung ako sa inyo hanap na u ibang amo before its too late. Anhin ang pera kung sa hospital naman mapupunta
Bunganga kc pina nghahanap Hindi mata kabayan
Kabayan my option k nmn bago matapos contract mo then hanap k bago amo,marami png.mababait na amo Jan.
Elena Porras. Totoo talaga..nakakapagod mga chekwa intedihin….og off mo pa ng wwork pa ako..mga animal ugali…daig pa.mnga mongoloid
Pareho tayo kung saan pa tumagal ka sakanila saka naman umasal na mga hayop ang mga ito,hintayin talaga ang 10:30 saka kakain iwan ko anong mind setang mga instsik.Abusive talaga sila di lahat,few of them.
Ang 2nd amo ko masakit magsalita ang Popo gawa ng selos nya sa apo nyang alaga nya ng 1 year & 8 months then sobrang close na sa akin. Nakakaintiende kasi ako ng Cantonese kaya nasasaktan ako twing may sinasbi syang masasakit. Pagkatapos na ng 1st contract ko umalis na ako. Sad ang mga amo ko pero wala sila magawa. Tinawgan pa nila ako sa Pinas na pabalikin kasi pumayat daw ang bata. Hindi na sabi ko.
Elvira Annalog Ganyan nangyari sa akin. 8 years ako sa amo ko na walang natanggap kahit $1. Mababait sila pero hindi ko natiis ang ugali ng lumalaki nilang anak na lalaki. Kaya nag decide akong umalis kaysa laging stress at baka magkasakit lang. Hayyyssst! Life!
She gives her (the helper) hard times and wants her to terminate the contract herself so that she (the employer) can’t give her long service pay.
not only our body abuse,our mind too because no contentment for our hard work they still have to nag at you until they want too.i hope the government think about our long hours work.
TUMATANDA NA AMO MO KABAYAN….. kaya tiis ka na lang hanggang dipa nakakatapos ang mga anak mo..
Jeanette Martinez sabagay tama kayo lahat…buti nlng mabait mga amoko pag nalaman na may masakit sakin pinapapunta ako agad sa doctor at pinapagpahinga ng isa o dalawang araw, at tinataas naman ang sahodko kya dinadamay ko lagi cla saking mga panalangin…prayers are always answered by God basta magtiwala at manalig ka sa kanya sigurado walang impossible! God bless u all mga kabayan, Ingat lagi!
Npakatagal Nmn si ate ng 15 years, ibig sabihin Kaya Nmn nya at hindi Nmn siguro ganun kasama ang amo, ung bad habits nga lang????
Work work work 18 hours a day
sometimes yes we would say a bit more patience but our health and body just go downhill..had wprk for a couple for 10 years that even at 1:00am you have to bring up water or she bangs doors if she comes home late and you’re not awake to open the door…then i had enough so i left and found out that there are much better employer out there had 10 years for the next who left HK and a year now for equally good empolyer ..
Trabaho hinanap natin guys kaya kung kaya pa sige lang kung hindi na kaya umuwi nalang kung sarap ang gusto nu …
Kung ano yung binibintang nila gawain nila yun.kulang sila ng tiwala sa kapwa nila dahil sarili nila mismo hindi mapagkatiwalaan.