the fact that, like who.am.i said they aren't even bothering to ask about the job -- it's only the money and, for reasons I don't understand, where I live. I don't get the feeling that it's because they don't want to travel across town for the interview; they keep asking to see my house, which I find very strange and disconcerting.
More often than not the prospective maids are not providing any introduction at all. They call me and say "You are looking for housemaid. How much you pay?" or "Where do you live? Can I come see your house?"
tallg -- no, I would never *take* a job (nor have someone start working) without first negotiating the salary - duh.
However, I would never ask the pay or to see the office/house as my opening line, either. I would introduce myself and ask about the job - how many kids do you have, do you want me to cook, what will the hours be, etc. . .*then* request an interview. In their situation, I probably would ask about the pay before I trekked over to a prospective employer's home, but not until I knew I was actually interested in the job.
I was hoping to find someone great via the paper since expats are always leaving and frequently don't care enough to place their maid, but it hasn't turned out that way. I will probably contact an agency on Sunday.
A bit of humor. . .I found a maid who sounded incredible - really liked her. I was PMing with someone on QL that evening because s/he had given me some advice on how to find a maid via the Gulf Times. Wouldn't you know that it was the maid that worked for their family trying to jump ship - yikes!!! I nearly died when I found out - of all the expats and maids in Doha I happened to find the maid of an expat that I "know" via QL. Good grief.
Expat Sueño
P.S. I won't be interviewing the maid who wants to jump ship.
the fact that, like who.am.i said they aren't even bothering to ask about the job -- it's only the money and, for reasons I don't understand, where I live. I don't get the feeling that it's because they don't want to travel across town for the interview; they keep asking to see my house, which I find very strange and disconcerting.
More often than not the prospective maids are not providing any introduction at all. They call me and say "You are looking for housemaid. How much you pay?" or "Where do you live? Can I come see your house?"
tallg -- no, I would never *take* a job (nor have someone start working) without first negotiating the salary - duh.
However, I would never ask the pay or to see the office/house as my opening line, either. I would introduce myself and ask about the job - how many kids do you have, do you want me to cook, what will the hours be, etc. . .*then* request an interview. In their situation, I probably would ask about the pay before I trekked over to a prospective employer's home, but not until I knew I was actually interested in the job.
I was hoping to find someone great via the paper since expats are always leaving and frequently don't care enough to place their maid, but it hasn't turned out that way. I will probably contact an agency on Sunday.
A bit of humor. . .I found a maid who sounded incredible - really liked her. I was PMing with someone on QL that evening because s/he had given me some advice on how to find a maid via the Gulf Times. Wouldn't you know that it was the maid that worked for their family trying to jump ship - yikes!!! I nearly died when I found out - of all the expats and maids in Doha I happened to find the maid of an expat that I "know" via QL. Good grief.
Expat Sueño
P.S. I won't be interviewing the maid who wants to jump ship.