Living abroad in a developing country allows you to have maids and not burn a hole in your pocket. Now as great as this sounds, I am in a very bad situation and I'm sure all of you will agree that I'm to blame.
I have hired a Filipino maid that is obviously taking advantage of me. She is always asking for advances and always in need of help. It's really frustrating and really awkward but I can't say no. The advance has been increased to about $700 usd. She is a single mom with 4 children in the Philippines and she is independently putting her children through school.
In my mind, that is not that much money for a person in need, but when she constantly calls in sick or makes last minute changes, it drives me crazy.
Since the new year, she has called in twice; sick and now she is unable to come for other reasons. I have already made dinner plans which I now have to change. The impacts are minor but I just think if I'm doing you a favor wouldn't you try to help the person who is helping you?
I need to let her go and just take the loss. The only concern is Tet is coming up and I need a dog sitter. Might have to sack her after Tet.
First world problems....
