Indonesian maid (domestic worker) Yulianti Susi is a nanny, cook and a
housekeeper too. She is now available for transfer.
Background
Susi is from Madiun, East Java, about 4 hours from Surabayar by bus. Her
late father was of Chinese origin and her mother a native of Java. She is
the eldest of 3 children in the family. Her mother runs a small business
selling cooked food. Susi often helped out in the shop. Unlike the majority
of the Indonesian domestic helpers we have come across, Susi has a high
school education (12 years). Also, unlike the majority, she is a Christian.
Susi is a mother of 2 children aged 9 and 10. She is now divorced and has
full custody of her children, now in her mother's care.
Employment History
Before coming to Singapore Susi had worked for two years in a clothings
shop.
She has worked in Singapore for about 3 years as follows:
- For 2 years and 3 months (from May 06 until Aug 08) she worked for a
local Chinese family of 7: the parents and 5 children. 2 of the 5 were in
primary school, the rest were in secondary school. Madam stayed at home and
often did the cooking but there were many occasions when Susi did the
cooking, such as when Madam was engaged in her social activities or when she
travelled. The children were all fairly independent and Susi concerned
herself only with the household chores occasionally attending to the
youngest two. After 2 a little over 2 years, Susi went home.
- In Jul 09, she returned to Singapore, this time to work for an
Indonesian family (pribumis). Madam is working and depends on Susi for the
household chores. Of the 3 children in the family, only the youngest, 11
year old, needed attention from Susi. Otherwise Susi mainly takes care of
the household chores.
Cooking
During the first 4 years of her marriage she was a housewife performing the
duties she may now be called upon to perform, such as cooking. She can cook
Indonesian food. In Singapore, during the first 2+ years when she worked for
a Chinese family, she learnt to cook Chinese food from Madam. However, the
family did eat out now and then and Susi did not have to cook everyday.
Childcare
Susi's childcare experience is confined mainly to her own children, now 10
and 9. She took care of them until they were around 6 and 7, when she came
to work in Singapore. In Singapore, she did attend to 4 children of primary
school-going age. She is fond of children, but prefers a position where the
children are younger as her spoken English is not great.
Personality
Susi is neat and smart in appearance, though simply dressed. She is taller
than the average applicant standing 155 cm. She is alert and fairly
outgoing. Her spoken English need some improving. If she works for a family
with school-going age, her English should improve.
