Why Darjeeling maids?

Darjeeling maids are a general word for Maids from North East India, including those from Sikkim, Siliguri, Assam, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, and Gangtok.

These women are known to be more professional, maintaining a distant relationship with their employers; of course! employers desire their own privacy, even if they have a maid in their home.

Why Darjeeling maids?

Darjeeling maids eat Indian food at home and are familiar with the spices and herbs, their tastes are typically different from those of mainland Indians, necessitating more time to polish their abilities in Indian cooking. Non-Indians who hire them, particularly the Chinese, have a culinary taste that is similar to that of the Northeast Indians.

Because most of these folks are from highlands, they have strong work stamina. However, due to the strong need for Darjeeling maids in Singapore, employers are increasingly encountering rising wage expectations and preferences from the Darjeeling maids with the lesser workload.

Employer must make the final choice on Darjeeling maids

An employer must make the final choice on whether employing a Darjeeling maid is truly essential and worth at least $1000 per month. If she turns out to be an outstanding Darjeeling maid, you’re in fortunate, and you may ignore the maid wage issue and carry on with your life.

But if she turns out to be the crazy type, who does things only her own way and refuse to listen to your instruction, then it becomes a total waste of effort. Hiring someone to help with the housekeeping can reduce your stress significantly – but only if it works well for all concerned. It’s sometimes difficult to find reliable maids and other workers, so finding a good match for your lifestyle can be a chore.

Not all Darjeeling maids are perfect

Not all Darjeeling maids in Singapore are the perfect ones. Darjeeling maids do come with their set of problems. Although you may find candidates through an agency or via ads in the paper, a better bet is always going to be a referral from a friend. But don’t be afraid of conducting rigorous interviews – your standards and expectations might not be the same as your friend’s. Holding a free replacement period is also a good idea so that you learn the strengths and weaknesses of your helper before committing long-term.

How to manage a Darjeeling maid?

• Micro-managing your Darjeeling maid is only going to add to your stress levels. 
• Make sure your Darjeeling maid can read Hindi language – this helps when you have to leave notes or put together instructions. Some Darjeeling maid study in Nepali medium and cannot read Hinidi language
• Create a cleaning routine, meal plan, or general schedule so that your Darjeeling maid can work independently without referring to you. Using a household calendar and contact book will help, too.
• Once a week, make time to review the schedule and particular tasks together.
• If you want things done a certain way, take time to train your helper – it’s an investment that will pay off in the future.
• Maintain mutual respect between all members of the household – keep the relationship as professional as possible.
• Build up trust gradually – add spending power and budgeting responsibilities progressively as the working relationship develops.
• Be upfront and specific about boundaries and acceptable behaviour with your Darjeeling maid to avoid conflicts over free time, visitors, and internet and phone use.

Conclusion:

Be clear on what type of maid you need; does it really need to be a Darjeeling maid or any other maid from other parts of India can do the same work? Ask your agency if you can switch to other Indian maid during the replacement period.

Plan well ahead and create a cleaning schedule to help you manage your Darjeeling maid.