And you are the "Certified, English speaking teacher" looking for employment?mgregoir said:What does everyone think of hiring a haitian maid. I here they work for cheap, has anyone had any experiences?
HOWMAR said:And you are the "Certified, English speaking teacher" looking for employment?
amigomexicano said:Why do first world people have such a hard time paying their maids a good salary?? I mean, if you live or have lived in the US you most likely have a salary of 5,000-10,000 dollars and/or at least 100,000 dollars in your savings account so why do you want to pay them 80 dollars a month and run the risk of getting robbed or even killed. Choose an honest person to be your maid and pay her a decent salary. An honest old fashioned maid will appreciate it and you will win her loyalty.
There are SOME very good Haitian maids. You just have to find them.mgregoir said:What does everyone think of hiring a haitian maid. I here they work for cheap, has anyone had any experiences?
Rick Snyder said:Your reference doesn't hold water and is leaking profusely. If I come from a country that averages $8 dollars an hour and live in a country that averages $8 dollars a day why should I be paying $16 dollars or more a day for the same services that the average rich Dominican pays $8 for the same service. Is it because I have "foreigner" or "stupid" stamped on my forehead?
mgregoir said:.... I just really want to know if anyone has had one, and if they do a good job.
amigomexicano said:Why do first world people have such a hard time paying their maids a good salary?? I mean, if you live or have lived in the US you most likely have a salary of 5,000-10,000 dollars and/or at least 100,000 dollars in your savings account so why do you want to pay them 80 dollars a month and run the risk of getting robbed or even killed. Choose an honest person to be your maid and pay her a decent salary. An honest old fashioned maid will appreciate it and you will win her loyalty.
Rick Snyder said:Amigomexicano,
Your reference doesn't hold water and is leaking profusely.
If I come from a country that averages $8 dollars an hour and live in a country that averages $8 dollars a day why should I be paying $16 dollars or more a day for the same services that the average rich Dominican pays $8 for the same service. Is it because I have "foreigner" or "stupid" stamped on my forehead?
Mgregoir the thing you should be concerned about is finding a person trustworthy and you are comfortable with.
My own personal experience has shown me that the Haitians seem to be a little more trustworthy then the Dominicans when refering to suburban or city living. The area where the Dominican stands out in trustworthyness in my opinion are those from el campo.
My opinion.
Rick
amigomexicano said:You should be paying more because you have more money. Money is power. The more money you have, the more power you have. If I had the money to pay for honesty, I would pay for it. I'm surprised so many first world people have enough money to buy the best things in the Dominican Republic but they usually choose to go for the cheapest. Then you can find them in this forum complaining. Why do you want to die with a 100,000 dollar savings account? Why do you need money when you're dead?? :surprised