If housewives are gathering in these post- Idul Fitri holydays, what is the exciting topic being talked among them? The hottest topic, apparently, is house maids (please forgive me, madams). Please don’t ever belittle this topic, because the housewives will always take its matter seriously. Some maids didn’t return to their employers after Idul Fitri holidays, instead they seek other families who offer a better payment. Some others – like my daughter’s babysitter - even didn’t go for mudik (going home to homeland) but asked two weeks leave to substitute another babysitter in a family whom their babysitter took leave. The family had no objection to pay 150 – 200 thousands rupiahs per day during holidays. This is a common practice among maids or babysitters, so just forget about the faithfulness of maids or babysitters in Jakarta. The maids - especially in the big cities - have been playing a key role in managing our daily household duties. They are more important than anybody else in...
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