My blogs may have felt a little gloom and doom this week and you probably think I have had nothing but bad experiences with help. Not so as I saved have the best for last. I have had three experiences with wonderful souls who became a part of my extended family. The most special of [...]
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A different good bye
Posted in Hiring Help, tagged expat goodbyes, farewell maid on April 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When it all goes wrong
Posted in Hiring Help on April 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Even if you follow all the guidelines and do all the right things, hiring help can still go horribly wrong. When you realize that you are spending more time helping or stressing about the person who is supposed to be helping you – its time to move on. Much earlier in my expat career, I [...]
Overcoming local challenges
Posted in Hiring Help on April 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I knew a wonderful expat woman with two children who had lived in Asia and South America her whole expat and child-producinglife. She had been lucky enough to have nannies and home help ever since her children had been born. Then she moved to London. Having never had to look after her children and her [...]
Choices, choices, choices…
Posted in Hiring Help on April 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When I lived in India, it cost very little to hire a maid, nanny, cook, ironer or a driver. The reality was that my maid earnt in a month what I could earn in a day freelance writing. Even though it appeared to be a no-brainer, I still struggled with whether or not to hire [...]
How much do you want or need help?
Posted in Hiring Help on April 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When we move to a new location where nannies, drivers, cleaners and gardeners appear to cost less than your weekly grocery bill it is very tempting to hire half the population. After all imagine all that free time! Those of you who have been brought up with people around you who are paid to be [...]
Hiring Help
Posted in Hiring Help, tagged expat maid, Hiring Help on April 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Hired help can be a blessing or a burden. Or both. As expats we often have the opportunity to hire a nanny, housekeeper, cleaner, cook, driver and gardener in addition to the regular babysitters we might hire back home. Whilst this sounds like heaven, it is never all plain sailing. The reality is often far [...]
