Very interesting thread.
My advice is to simply hit them where it hurts... the money..
To quote a favourite movie '****ing with your cash is all you kids seem to understand'
Just install a system of choice; half pay for a half-assed job; full-pay for a full job.
Whether it's a wife, employee or family member, same system;
Half-ass way; half-ass clothing/presents/allowance or whatever.. if they're late leave anyway (go to the movies by yourself), buy good clothing for yourself in their presence and cheapest knock off for them...
The important thing here is to tell them they can make their free choice and not to force them. Don't make this an issue, don't humiliate them or make it about pleasing you... they are free to make their own choice, if they are happy with half-assed behaviour fine.. no sweat of your back
Believe me it will get better quickly.
And please note that there are many Dominicans that are very much interested in doing things right without 'us' needing to help them.
did ya get da system to work???
and anyways,
very most Dominican People do Not Need Us to make things work,
that's just a thingy in the minds of some dumbass gringitos,
as it is mostly the Domincans who make things work after the Gringitos run out of Ideas on how to fix something.
Mke