tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post3273272427648225696..comments2024-03-29T04:16:43.389-04:00Comments on Reggie Darling: Maids Should Wear UniformsReggie Darlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-40956900567329826302015-01-11T08:54:32.886-05:002015-01-11T08:54:32.886-05:00Yes, but which company supplies you? there should ...Yes, but which company supplies you? there should be a company in the UK which supplies for drivers, maids gardeners and such, and likewise, yacht staff requires a different, more practical and elegant dress code. I have had no problem in Spain and South Africa, where keeping staff is more commonplace, but am having a devil of a time finding someone suitable to supply our local (UK) staff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-56598758582770692772014-08-22T09:45:23.727-04:002014-08-22T09:45:23.727-04:00thank you for you reply
He is not helping out oc...thank you for you reply <br /><br />He is not helping out occasionally and we had a long talk. He is still jobless and we are afraid he will not find a job in the next few months. He accepted my offer to become the junior maid and our maid is now in charge of him when she is on duty. He must act and work as a junior maid for a real job and in his own real junior maid dresses and aprons.<br /><br />She is teaching him a lot and his behaviour is improving fast.<br />He does not eat dinner with me at the same table when in uniform and asked me if it is not more apropiate to make him sleep in the small maid quarters i happily agreed and i am glad he is acting now the way he is dressed.<br />He has his hair done fem and looks even better as a maid now than he did as my husband.<br />Not having all responsabilities of his former job and just being the maid made him a 300% nicer man even in his maid uniform.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-1204383455150309992014-08-09T02:11:31.328-04:002014-08-09T02:11:31.328-04:00I do believe that maids should wear uniforms. Not ...I do believe that maids should wear uniforms. Not only is it an indicator to anyone unfamiliar with the household that the maid is staff that is working and not a member of the household, it is also a reminder to the maid that they are there to work and uphold an appearance.<br />I've been working as a maid for about 7 years and have always had to wear a uniform.<br />Although I do have a selection of different uniforms and have to wear whichever I'm told, generally I have to wear a black housekeeping dress (similar to the picture at the top of this page, only black) and I have to wear a white bib apron with straps that cross at the back and a tie in a large bow. My hair has to be in a braided bun with a white ribbon tied around it in a bow.<br /><br />As part of my contract I have to be in uniform when I arrive and leave the house at the start and end of my day, as well as any time I get sent out during the day to run an errand or do some shopping for the family.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-49784642729501797332014-08-09T01:53:05.142-04:002014-08-09T01:53:05.142-04:00Brenda I think that if your husband is working alo...Brenda I think that if your husband is working along side your maid and she has to wear a uniform then it is fair that he should wear one too. However if he is just helping out occasionally and not formally accepting the role it may be different.<br />Maybe you should ask him, you never know he may enjoy it.<br /><br />I think it would be an excellent idea to make him a junior maid if he agrees.<br /><br />Gender equality should work both ways, women now occupy roles that were traditionally male roles and do a great job at them, why shouldn't men be able to take on a role that was traditionally a female role? Such as a maid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-89603847424321395162014-06-07T14:56:35.945-04:002014-06-07T14:56:35.945-04:00in our house our maid is Always wearing a hotel ho...in our house our maid is Always wearing a hotel housekeeping uniform and she loves to wear it.<br />Problem is that our junior maid is long term sick and my husband is jobless for the last 2 months.<br />Our maid asked me if she could ask my husband to help her out and so he does now.<br />Although my husband is strong believer in making our maids wear hotel housekeeping uniforms he ruined to many shirts the last week so i told him to wear the junior maid uniform instead of his shirts. What do you think about it can i make him a junior maid<br />BrendaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-2238300421003757212014-04-03T22:20:41.484-04:002014-04-03T22:20:41.484-04:00Hello Sara,
Thank you for your comment, most enter...Hello Sara,<br />Thank you for your comment, most entertaining. I do not believe a housekeeper needs to be female. I know of people who have male staff, and are quite happy with it. I perfer male waiters when we have dinner parties, actually. I believe domestic employment is honorable, and I would suspect far preferable than minimum wage service employment in retail and restaurants. I know that I pay the people who work for us a far better wage than what they can get elsewhere, and I treat them with respect. It is a two-way street, after all. Yours, ReggieReggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-10636434153919781152014-04-03T15:53:14.759-04:002014-04-03T15:53:14.759-04:00Love this post and I am quite astonished but pleas...Love this post and I am quite astonished but pleased to hear that many people feel maids should be formally attired, not only to reflect who they are but to maintain and secure the separation of the lady of the house and her high station in life from that of the help, while being treated as humans, they must obey, serve, be loyal and meticulously precise and willing to take commands in an obsequious manner without questioning the lady of the house, who is most demanding and strict when it comes to servants. <br /><br />I have a friend, who has just lost her home to foreclosure and her husband is a chauvinist by every stretch of the word and she has given him a direct order to leave as it was is inability to maintain the budget properly so they could retain the home. He is in the begging stage and she has him on the ropes. She will divorce him but if she agrees to allow him to stay, I suggested conditions and now I've got my mind set to insist that he, soon-to-be SHE, will have to work a minimum of one full year as a housekeeper, not a male housekeeper but learn to be a FEMALE housekeeper. This would be the ultimate painstaking situation for the dear boy, I mean girl and teach her that men and women are equal. It's just finding a position for him/her to work at even if it's live-in, where he/she would be graded and for every demerit given, another month would be added to the contract term, yes contract with all language stated, mostly implied until signed and then the gory details can be disclosed.<br /><br />The trouble is, my lifestyle does not throw me into the crowds of high income individuals with the money to hire formal maids and butlers.<br /><br />If you have any idea for someone that would hire an inexperienced maid but who is willing to train the person to be the best, well groomed, FEMALE maid that has ever worn heels. lol <br /><br />I will mention to my friend about this blog and have her look and tell her what I'm asking for help with-she will fall over laughing for sure and I know she would be in strict agreement and would demand he sign a contract with anyone that seeks a formal housekeeper.<br /><br />We will make plans immediately and if someone offers, he will have to answer the request for an interview. He will be sure, however, in his/her mind that no one would ever consider hiring someone with not much experience and I'm positive he would also say, that he's not a female and that's who is born to be a housekeeper. That's crap in my book.<br /><br />God bless all of you for this great brainstorm idea.<br /><br />Regards,<br />Misty<br /><br />Sara R.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-37448995077327504822013-09-21T09:20:05.529-04:002013-09-21T09:20:05.529-04:00This blog is old, but I only just found it and tho...This blog is old, but I only just found it and thought I would comment on it... I used to be a maid, for a year, to save money for college. I worked in a formal household, with a mistress who I had to call Madam, a uniform, and strict protocols like never sitting in her presence. My friends all ask me how I put up with it. However, it wasn't all bad. She had old-fashioned views about looking after servants, and gave me a lovely room with ensuite, VERY good pay, always said thank you, etc. There was never any question about who was the mistress and who was the maid, but I still don't think I was unfairly treated. It was better than working in a shop, living in a flatshare with lots of strangers and earning minimum wage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-33204917607769526602013-08-16T09:51:25.172-04:002013-08-16T09:51:25.172-04:00To each his own. So, how is it that you know I de...To each his own. So, how is it that you know I delete comments that disagree with me? I generally publish negative comments (to whit, yours), although I refrain from publishing ones that are outright nasty or vulgar. Bless your heart.Reggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-5208802823695252032013-08-15T21:35:34.196-04:002013-08-15T21:35:34.196-04:00I don't think that house keepers should have a...I don't think that house keepers should have a problem with wearing uniforms. Unless they are hard to clean with or kinky. <br /><br />However you come of as an arrogant narcissist who only responds politely or at all to people who agree with you. You also seem to delete posts that don't agree with you or call you out on your snobby attitude. <br /><br />Not to mention you indulge in bad stereotypes. That NASCAR comment was completely out of hand and no humor was found in it. I my self do not enjoy the sport but I won't judge those who do. <br /><br />"No amount of vintage dresses gives you dignity" <br /><br />-Samus Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-67262532322233791212013-07-26T17:48:06.923-04:002013-07-26T17:48:06.923-04:00I have been a uniform maid for the last three year...I have been a uniform maid for the last three years and appreciate that my employer was kind to buy me all my uniforms for day and evening duties.They consist of grey dresses,white bib aprons and caps.I enjoy the comfort of waaring them with pride.I even wear my uniform,when I have to do the shopping at the supermarket I even met my boy friend there,who is a uniformed clerk wearing his apron with pride.He looks real cute in his uniform and aprons.We dont feel like servants. So what is the fuss about having to wear a uniform.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-43757802174877109832013-06-09T09:33:55.494-04:002013-06-09T09:33:55.494-04:00And, yes, I agree my time will come, but probably ...And, yes, I agree my time will come, but probably not in the way you meant it. According to actuarial tables I have about thirty more years ahead of me. And I fully intend to employ a maid or housekeeper for each and every one of them. Thanks, ReggieReggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-38178145234573862222013-06-09T09:28:47.191-04:002013-06-09T09:28:47.191-04:00Hello David,
Thank you for your thoughtful and tho...Hello David,<br />Thank you for your thoughtful and thought-provoking comment. As you say, one can develop close and caring relationships with those in one's employ. We recently had our city housekeeper of 25 years to stay the weekend with us at Darlington House, where she was a guest and not there to attend to us. We all had a lot of fun, and I look forward to her return visit later this year. Our handyman here at Darlington House, whom we like immensely, has been working for us for 15 years, and is someone who has entertained us, and who we've entertained as well. I suspect that many of the angry commenters on this post don't understand or appreciate that developing a positive relationship with someone in one's employe is a possibility, much less something worth aspiring to. ReggieReggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-91815338063827984072013-06-09T09:22:19.613-04:002013-06-09T09:22:19.613-04:00Well, at least I'm giving someone honest emplo...Well, at least I'm giving someone honest employment. And I pay them substantially more than what I suspect you get at your part-time job working in a hipster coffee shop. Have a nice day!Reggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-59803040285667790142013-06-08T21:53:30.692-04:002013-06-08T21:53:30.692-04:00Came across this blog while researching maid unifo...Came across this blog while researching maid uniforms for an art assignment. What a bunch of elitist snobs you are. Must be nice to be in the 1%. Your time will come.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-81661971808562900962013-04-01T04:21:23.547-04:002013-04-01T04:21:23.547-04:00Nice Blog. Really enjoyed while reading. I agree w...Nice Blog. Really enjoyed while reading. I agree with your content that maids should wear <a href="http://www.uniforms.com.au/" rel="nofollow">uniforms</a> while working. As uniforms reflect positive image in front of other.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14406513364125154935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-82428488597167429902013-03-29T20:56:13.800-04:002013-03-29T20:56:13.800-04:00I was just watching Downton Abbey. Funny how much ...I was just watching Downton Abbey. Funny how much this post makes me think of it. I do agree that <a href="http://www.nationalsportsapparel.com" rel="nofollow">high school football uniforms</a>, military uniforms, police uniforms, etc, all lend honor and respect to the profession of the wearer. However, I am not sure about domestic uniforms... food for thought!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10699092744251946830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-65685404519905562082013-02-13T09:07:54.772-05:002013-02-13T09:07:54.772-05:00Well?.....just for the record?
Having just read y...Well?.....just for the record?<br /><br />Having just read your posting, I expected you'd be in for some flack, given that the overall tone wavered somewhere between that of Nancy Reagan and early Ronald Firbank. I'll admit that I probably couldn't pull-off that tone with any sort of winning charm, either (not that I'd be inclined to try doing it). To be honest, I still haven't quite-yet figured out the degree of irony with which you've named the house you've bought "Darlington House" (as in "Montague House" and other ancestral/family seats).<br /><br />I also noted that your link to/discussion of the yardman concentrated on his indispensably sterling qualities, whereas your link to/discussion of the "maid" was about nothing but the need for her (or any such female-employee)to wear a uniform (and, yes, it IS a uniform)that won't offend the delicately calibrated sensibilities of the masters of Darlington House. I assume you were being deliberately provocative, in a sort of presumably self-amusing, arch way. I suppose that comes with the territory.<br /><br />That said?...<br /><br />Our cleaning lady (I'd call her a "maid", but that would pretentiously imply that there's a housekeeper supervising her..not to mention the incongruency of her being 60-something years old) in this big,220 year old, rambling & quirky house comes about twice per week. She's the no-nonsense (but VERY funny, in a country way I grew up with) mother of the yardman.<br /><br />I'm from the upper South and from a readily-indentifiable background. If there's one woman working in (or running, for that matter) the house, she's generally referred to as "the housekeeper" (unless she's the cook). In the deep South, of course, they LOVE self-congratulatorily referring to such women as "maids", and they love having as many as possible while paying them as little as possible, and referring to them as "the help"....and, yes, they do generally insist on the foolishness of a pristinely-pressed, little grey skirt& white blouse (ever tried to scrub a bathtub in one of those get-ups?). Such folks (who are inevitably & irretrievably bourgeoise to the core) also tend to run through "maids" at a predictably unproductive (for all parties involved) rate. They also make a point of referring to such women as "My maid" or "OUR maid", rather than simply referring to "the housekeeper".<br /><br />The first time Mrs. Wilkins showed up for work at this household, she re-introduced herself to me and asked "Now, where's my closet?" (over the years, she's worked in several of the best houses in this tiny, old town). I told her that 18th century houses don't exactly HAVE "closets", but I could reserve the big armoire in the hallway for her. So, I emptied it out....and that's where she keeps her "work clothes". Occasionally, when she's here and working with bleach or other chemicals, she wears perfectly unremarkable "pantsuits". When she's merely vacuuming/dusting, she wears the skirts&blouses that she wore when she worked at a nursing home. She LIKES it that way, and I don't ask questions. As a general rule, she changes clothes when she arrives...sometimes twice during a day....depends on what she's decided to do. She's known (and introduced) as Mrs. Wilkins (although I call her "Nadeen", and she calls me "David"). It's never even occurred to me to worry over the matter of some UPS man's mistaking her for the owner of the house. If he did, I really wouldn't care, and neither would she. We'd probably laugh over the matter afterwards.<br /><br />She's never served at one of my dinner parties. She's been a GUEST at two of them, however. She's a very funny lady.<br /><br />Well, enough from me, I suppose.<br /><br />Level Best as Ever,<br /><br />David Terry<br />www.davidterryart.comdavid terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18009130338123162371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-28640977181732506882012-08-29T13:31:53.731-04:002012-08-29T13:31:53.731-04:00Until this domestic labor force is Unionized with ...Until this domestic labor force is Unionized with a contract and a liveable pay scale and insurance hired from a bonded agency The 400,000 dollar a year mommy lawyers with Guatemalan day care help (with nothing paid into social security) will see a turnover unless the employer learns money talks but a contract something lawyers know about a contract broken is grounds for a suit Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-33119302166140750952012-07-01T11:31:51.836-04:002012-07-01T11:31:51.836-04:00White blouse and black skrt?White blouse and black skrt?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-26334811754939726742012-05-20T13:42:08.285-04:002012-05-20T13:42:08.285-04:00what would be appropriate for cleaning help in a u...what would be appropriate for cleaning help in a upscale Caribbean villa?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-92082706947711304422011-07-13T02:13:17.435-04:002011-07-13T02:13:17.435-04:00i agree that even maid wear uniforms so that the m...i agree that even maid wear uniforms so that the master or the head of the house can distinguish what the maid duties are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-34911856004698425302011-06-18T08:29:44.364-04:002011-06-18T08:29:44.364-04:00Hello Mandy: Thank you for your interesting and i...Hello Mandy: Thank you for your interesting and informative comment. Your perspective is much appreciated!Reggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-4106146825884909572011-06-17T09:57:41.737-04:002011-06-17T09:57:41.737-04:00Hi Reggie I am a maid for 20 years I have several ...Hi Reggie I am a maid for 20 years I have several uniforms mostly dresses a few skirts and blouses also I love to and rather clean wearing a dress / uniform. It is very comfortable and easier to move in . She gives me choices on shades of hosiery and provides diffent color flats to wear which are very nice and comfortable. I have worn them for many years once in a while she will try a new color but usually the same style . I have no complaints about wearing a uniform as a maid / housekeeper. MandyMandynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-57894365520491375732011-01-18T17:03:20.966-05:002011-01-18T17:03:20.966-05:00hallò from italy hour 23.03hallò from italy hour 23.03Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com