As children, we looked up to our maids and our nannies, who were playing in some ways the role of our mothers. They were paid to be nice to us, to look after us, teach us things and take time out of their day to be with us. As a child you think of these people as an extension of your mother.Kathryn stockett
Housemaids are cause of happiness and sometimes anger. This happiness and anger totally depends on your luck. But in Pakistan, maids only a cause of anger. There are lots of reasons behind this anger. In Pakistan people can’t afford many maids so they usually hire only one that is economically for them. People hire maid why if they cause of anger? They like to be angry, annoying? Want a person for chit chat or mobile newscaster (who aware you from all the mahla news ,gossips)? So what are the reasons of hiring a maid? Lots of reasons that cause the existence of this angel.
• Mother who take the responsibility of whole home.
• Large number of members of family.
• Small kids.
• Old and patients.etc.
Above are the random causes of hiring a maid. In Pakistan hiring a maid is more difficult than hiring a consultant for a firm. Why? Because of the written agreement signed between boss and employee but unfortunately Pakistani maids are illiterate but if they are literate they never bother to talk about such rubbish.
Guys my mother is a working woman. And we are having one brother and three sisters. All of us were going school colleges, universities. In our case, hiring a maid was not big deal but important were timings. But luckily we hired a good maid who had no issues with timings. Before writing further, I tell you I’m very obsessed woman towards cleanliness. This habit you can see in many Punjabis. (Province of Pakistan). So I always happy to take the responsibility of cleanliness either I did it myself or observing maid. After completing my school and college I properly take the oath of cleanliness for now to last breath. The story of our first maid is not such disastrous. Because she were very kind towards us. But how she left and what happened to her is worthy listening. She has been working in our home since when I was in 5th grade and she left our home when I was in bachelors. Her name is Mastroa a very stranger and wired name we hardly heard this name. She had 6 children but she love to have more children like many low economic people. She left our house because she lost her life during giving a birth to a baby. Moreover surprisingly and shocking news that she stole my mother dear gold neck less. There is no scale of measuring the labiality of the person, not their 6 t0 7yrs of service. We get out of this trauma within 1 day because she already left the job after thieving the neck less. Before the half month of her death. So the story of our poor angel is end.
Our new mission was to urgently hire new maid at any cost. So guys, my mom hired a new maid means maids. She was not single :) oh I mean she was working in houses with her daughter. The age of her daughter was 17yrs, middle heighted fat mom, charming looks daughter. Now she starts working. I was that time in first semester of Masters. And I use to go university in the evening. My duty is only keep an eye on them. Everything was going smooth but one day she didn’t come. Not because she left job. Because her daughter ran out of the home since night and didn’t comeback. She came home after 2or 3 days anyhow my mom fired her. Because my mom thinks she is rebellion maid, also stole rupees (when I was preparing my quiz or exams at that time she stole rupees). Anyhow before u quiet the page, I just present you short stories of our maids.
Important and strange maid that I never seen in my life before. She was intermediate maid had a cell phone, talked in English. If I say do this thing that she bluntly reply ‘’ THIS IS MY RESPONISBLITY DON’T GIVE ME ORDER’’. And the story of house maids going as time passes. And meanwhile, we hired an old aged maid who was very honest and kind. But she left job because of her illness. After we hired only one maid in our old house. After wards we shifted to our new sweet home. Here we hired 2maids (sisters); one is old and one is middle-aged. And our work is going smooth. But the words smooth is wrong to attach with the maids. One day both sisters were disappeared and came after 2weeks. But this time, only one sister came with her daughter and said her sister left the job now she and her daughter will work.
So she works with her daughter. She always used to beg things(things of every sort). And we also helped her through every means because she was very poor. Most pathetic time of her period was when she washed clothes and said to make chapattis for them(baji kuch kahn no dae dow mere ko kamm nahie hodna udn;(sister kindly give someting to eat because I can’t work more).But one lucky day she didn’t come for 3weeks . In meanwhile we hired a new middle aged woman for washing clothes. When she came to know about hiring of new maid for washing clothes. She instead of apologizing or showing courtesy she showed anger and misbehave with me. Then she didn’t come. We give our rest work responsibility to our new maid ‘’Fatima’’. It is about 1month that she is working. Her appearance always makes me smile because of her exquisite manners. She is always polite and master of having good habits.
But in maids I only believe one thing no one is kind. This is only depends on your luck . Also if she has been working for so many years in your house. Then there would be a chance of kind maid. Kind in this sense, if we need her like in difficult times she is please to provide her facilities (without any demands). One of my maids was kind as much that she never cleaned the room or washroom if anyone were eating breakfast here. On the other hand old maids are dangerous too. Old maids play a role of monster. She always seems responsibility of poking nose into the children matters (if they are adult) or couples matters (if they are newly-wed). Sometimes she also stole money and grocery things from houses. So having a good manners is totally depends on your luck.
Old maids sweeten their tea with scandal. (Josh Billings)
Whatever the reason of hiring maid or not. Whatever their demands are. The only point here I am making is hiring a maid is somehow a basic requirement especially like the culture having in Pakistan. Where only one person taking the responsibility of work in home. Maids in home is always like having a angel (either evil or good). Maid is helping hand for woman whether she is working or not. But always remember one thing; always keep an eye on the maids. Because poverty possessed them to become a thieve anytime. Firstly and lastly maids is also a part of our family. So treat them like a growing child don’t show too much anger and too much love. And always registered their CNIC in police stations. And please don’t rely on ad who gives you a trained maid.
She is just a maid don’t getting them on your nerves. Stop talking about the maids in gatherings. And wish you a best of luck for you maid journey.:)
