Transfer Maids and New Maids in Singapore: A Fair Comparison

As the name suggests transfer maids are those who have gained sufficient experience serving a local Singaporean family or any other household, whereas new maids are those with no prior experience or in simple sense are first time workers. A majority of the employers will usually choose a transfer maid over a first timer or a new maid. The following are the good qualities of Transfer Maids and the New Maids as well the common policies in working.

Advantages of a transfer maid

Experience–

Since the transfer maids would have considerable experience with their previous employers, it becomes an advantage in handling the daily schedule. Sometimes the maids also would have come across certain problems for which the solutions would be known to them which is surely a cutting edge over the others. Moreover the transfer maids can mostly work independently with less employer supervision.        

Easy to communicate–

In terms of communication transfer maids are less shy than the new maids and they do not hesitate to discuss their problems to their employers. This proves to be an advantage as far as the   sorting of problem is concerned. Familiarity with the household schedule and the language makes it easier for them to overcome the inhibitions of talking to their employers.

They are easy to find–

Their eagerness to continue the endeavour they have started by working in for good employers makes them more available than the new maids. A majority of the transfer maids are professional and reliable, due to their expertise in doing various tasks.

Advantages of fresh / new maids

Enthusiastic–

The enthusiasm to learn new things makes a new maid do nearly everything assigned to her and in the process the new maids explore their capacity on the first assignment as a foreign domestic worker. They are usually employer pleasers and will try everything to keep the employer in good books and not disappoint them. new maids are active and eager in overpowering challenges and are more self-motivated than the transfer maids.

Teachable–

The new maids will always try to learn the employer’s instructions in comparison to the transfer maids who are not as docile as the first timers. The new maids are always in a mood to acquire new techniques and methods in working and are simpler in living and obedient in contrast to an experienced maid. Nevertheless employers must carefully study and analyse the pros and cons before employing a maid so that any unpleasant instances can be fully averted.