Digg3r wrote:

Mrs Stroppy wrote:Aargh, just interviewed a cleaner who wanted $60 for a single day's work!!!!!

Obviously that is outrageous but I also learnt one thing in Cambodia about staff. No matter what you pay them, no matter how good the conditions of their employment, they'll still be lazy, dishonest and steal.

I wish I could disagree....
I started paying my cleaner $150 a month for a 6 day a week. Then there was all those problems with the factory worker asking for $150 a month ( which I think is fair). So I increased her wage to $200 a month to make her feel valued .
She still has days off , when I come back, i often find her a sleep in front of the Tv with the AC on,steals money ($50 was the max, never more than her wage, she see it as an advance ).
With all those complaints I still keep her , something to do with it,s better the devil you know...
What can I do , get angry (doesn't help) fine her for her lateness (doesn't work ) or tell her if she works without fail I will help her buy a scoppy and she will pay me back over the next year or two. Works quite well. she has been good for a while...

I think when I return to Cambodia I'll look for cleaning work. I don't steal, I DO the work and I don't think bathroom duck is the total cleaning solution. I do ceiling fan blades too
I can also fix most plumbing problems.

Mr Curious wrote:I think when I return to Cambodia I'll look for cleaning work. I don't steal, I DO the work and I don't think bathroom duck is the total cleaning solution. I do ceiling fan blades too
I can also fix most plumbing problems.

You'll get lynched for bringing some integrity to the trade

General Chatter wrote:
She still has days off , when I come back, i often find her a sleep in front of the Tv with the AC on,steals money ($50 was the max, never more than her wage, she see it as an advance ).
With all those complaints I still keep her , something to do with it,s better the devil you know...
What can I do , get angry (doesn't help) fine her for her lateness (doesn't work ) or tell her if she works without fail I will help her buy a scoppy and she will pay me back over the next year or two. Works quite well. she has been good for a while...

Sounds more like a live in girlfriend.

General Chatter wrote:

Digg3r wrote:

Mrs Stroppy wrote:Aargh, just interviewed a cleaner who wanted $60 for a single day's work!!!!!

Obviously that is outrageous but I also learnt one thing in Cambodia about staff. No matter what you pay them, no matter how good the conditions of their employment, they'll still be lazy, dishonest and steal.

I wish I could disagree....
I started paying my cleaner $150 a month for a 6 day a week. Then there was all those problems with the factory worker asking for $150 a month ( which I think is fair). So I increased her wage to $200 a month to make her feel valued .
She still has days off , when I come back, i often find her a sleep in front of the Tv with the AC on,steals money ($50 was the max, never more than her wage, she see it as an advance ).
With all those complaints I still keep her , something to do with it,s better the devil you know...
What can I do , get angry (doesn't help) fine her for her lateness (doesn't work ) or tell her if she works without fail I will help her buy a scoppy and she will pay me back over the next year or two. Works quite well. she has been good for a while...

Really? Sack the lazy thieving bitch and change the locks.

[quote="General Chatter"]
I started paying my cleaner $150 a month for a 6 day a week. quote]

Six day week! Do you live in a castle?

I was always surprised at guys in Thailand hiring cleaners, as they lived in such small spaces with tiled floors. And that Thai cleaners are blind to dirty showers etc. In the UK, your cleaner usually does the ironing and dishes. But in Asia, laundry and eating out are cheap.

General Mackevili wrote:

General Chatter wrote:
She still has days off , when I come back, i often find her a sleep in front of the Tv with the AC on,steals money ($50 was the max, never more than her wage, she see it as an advance ).
With all those complaints I still keep her , something to do with it,s better the devil you know...
What can I do , get angry (doesn't help) fine her for her lateness (doesn't work ) or tell her if she works without fail I will help her buy a scoppy and she will pay me back over the next year or two. Works quite well. she has been good for a while...

Sounds more like a live in girlfriend.

I would pity the poor girl who would be so unfortunate to have to live in with me....no she is just a cleaner.....but she does have a big rack....she is married thank god....

If anyone is looking for a cleaner please let me know as I have a couple of leads, we've hired our cleaner but I have a couple of phone no's of cleaners recommended by others.

So I am committed to actually finding a cleaner. Bumping this thread. I made a few calls from leads I received from this thread and other sources to no avail.

Bump .

I think it's great that you pay someone to come to your home, watch karaoke, use air con and steal anything and everything.