How much would it cost you if your domestic worker had a cup of coffee once in a while? Bella Yip, a Hong Kong columnist who writes for Sky Post on beauty issues, said she was puzzled when she heard an employer complain to friends in a restaurant that she was unhappy because she had spent around HK$5,000 (US$635) on coffee that her domestic worker had consumed during her employment, thinking the maid did not deserve having that much money spent on her.
But the maid in question had been working for that employer for 10 years.
Yip said she was not surprised that some people in Hong Kong with this kind of mentality – some people are mean, they are ungenerous, and they count every single cent they spend on other people, whether a domestic worker, a colleague or even a family member.
But Yip said she believed that if only you are nice to others, then most people will be nice to you in return.
Your domestic worker is the one who takes care of your children, keeps your house clean and tidies when you are busy at work, so she deserves to be treated well.
If a couple of bucks spent on coffee could make them feel good and full of energy, why does the employer need to be so stingy?
To give is always better than to take – it’s the win-win situation of a mutual relationship.
Yip advised employers not to expect domestic workers to treat them well unless they evaluate themselves to see whether they are generous enough to their maids.
Exactly ????????????
Life is just a give and take relationship but it is more bless on giving with out any in return.instead count our blessings rather than complaining.many employer are KURIPOT!!! We even spent our foods to eat good ???????????? But We’ll pray for them.
I was sitting at KFC mongkok when i saw kabayan with her employers (whole family) feeding kids but not eating and in low energy.. me and my sissy give corn and egg tart coz its easier for kabayan to eat while she was feeding the kids but the kids grab it from her OMG… we (2 person) order bucket… while them 5person ONE SET MEAL
WELL SAID ,????FOR THAT,,,COFFEE GAVE US STRENGTH
Very true, many employers are "mean", they dont give enough "food" for helpers, if they are four in the family, when she come home from the grocery store and then then she put out thier food she always say cook this for the "four" of us, you cook rice for "four", so the maid is not included in the budget..and when you steam fish and you put it whole on the table they eat it all not thinking the maid and worst when she said we only want to eat vegetable salad so you dont need to cook rice tonight, so the helper dont have food for herself…and we only eat our stored biscuits or bread that comes from our own money…we wish, may they will give us the food allowance…please philippine consulate…and the labor laws in hongkong,,, give the helpers our rights to containue serving you good…..we love hongkong may we also be given love the equal for as human
Ella Vizcarra true
It sadden me reading such mean behavior of an employer towards her domestic helper. But some employers are good, considerate to their helper well being too!
I am one of those helper very lucky enough to have one of the best employer there is in Hong-Kong. For more than 28 years of service my employer haven’t shown me any meanness at all!
To my boss Ms. Patricia Wong Pui Han and family my deep appreciation and gratitude.
Why employer needs to hire a helper while they cant afford to give a cup of coffee? While helper can do alots of things like..preparing n cooking employers family foods, feeding and caring their kids, etc etc while just how much a cup of coffee? Employers better dont hire a helper…do all the householdchores and treat urself a coffee in the starbucks…hehehe!
Relate kmi dyan
oh yes thats true… they give u what u need but they also keep on telling how much it cost…
why give when its not from the heart… ????
so sad because its happening to me also… ????
Odrazir Falcon you should have money in ur pocket , in case u can buy ur own food…..embarrass them, don’t mind how much the cost…..but to see them embarrass while they see u buying and eating ur own food with ur own money…
Thank you mam…..hope this will enlightened this kind of employers……….Try to treat ur helper nicely and they give it back to you 10x fold….
Theres a saying
If you dont want to do to you
Dont do unto other and whatever you give dont expect in return bcoz blessing comes in different ways
thank you ma’am, well said,,,,better give than to receive ,,God bless every one ,,,,
kawawa nmn mga domisric helper mg hongkong dito sa macau kahit konti sahod tratohin ka nmn na tao..d gaya jan na tratohin ka aso…buti pa nga aso nla kumakain mg masarap e katulong kulang nalng buto tira tira tlaga naranasan ko yan jn h.k…peste tlaga mga ibang amo jan…
True
simple lang yan ayaw nilang malamangan gusto nila kabila lang yan it means selfish
Yes its true.. They are generously outside their home ???? showing people they are very generous!!! Mostly domestic helper like me we spend our money for our food coffee, and our personal things.. We knew we have more than thousand dollars for food allowance. But we do not take any single cents.
Yes!good employer they don’t count how much they spent to their made because in return we work more than enough almost 24 hours. And besides we have food allowance tnx
Yes correct madam if the employer treat us good we treat good to them or more ,,hope all employer is like you have a good heart ,,,