2/07/2010
REMINDERS OF AN OFW's WHO WANT's TO BE A ( D.H.) DOMESTIC HELPER
The Domestic Helper employed abroad must realize that she is in a foreign country and must adjust to the local situation.The burden of adjustment is more on her than on the employer and should not expect that the family whom she is working for will adjustto her ways. She should try to know more about her employer's country and local people and take a more positive attitude to her temporary stay. Of course, it is never easy for people to adjust to new situations in foriegn countries. It can be psychologically very upsetting to fell alone in a strange surroundings especially when the job is tough. Perhaps it also for her first time to leave her family behind thus will normally fell very homesick. When this happens , she should not become unreasonable and run away or insist on going back to her country. She must remember that she has enteredinto a contract with her employer and probably with a little patience, she should be able to overcome her homesickness after sometime. The duties and responsibilities of a D.H. is clearly emphasized during the pre-departure orientation seminar. Patience, sacrifice, and determination matters a lot since these factors can make you successful. Factors to consider in adjusting to a new environment and tough job. Too much pressure of work, body pains, employer-employee relationship, naughty children, food, homesickness, sleep late and wake up early. In any country, time is very precious and you should not waste a single minute of it. You have to work, move fast and eat fast, therefore everything must be done quickly. For the first few weeks you will feel that you cannot tackle all the household works, since you are not used to it especially if you are working alone in a big residencial house. In this case, you have to make a time schedule so that you can finish all your work smoothly, It is expected that body pains will be noted for the first few weeks of stay.
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