Maid and Driver's Salary for 2011

**Jaime C** · 31-10-12, 02:04

Originally Posted by waarmstrong

Name dropping usually works best if you pick living celebrities.

I saw Bob Crane's last performance. Does that count?

And I talked with Adam West on a flight a few years back.

**jstar** · 31-10-12, 07:43

Ha, Tihzo will be jealous.

Now that is real nostalgia (jeugdsentiment).

I had a Batmobile that could shoot small rockets...

**jstar** · 31-10-12, 08:34

Originally Posted by nd_eric_77

You might be surprised how price-sensitive the market for PRTs is among local middle-class workers. My coworkers pay an average of around 800.000 / month for live-in, and I have heard several of them say that if the price were to double, they would simply switch from being two-income families to just single-income families. The expat population is a very very small fraction of the total number of people employing PRTs. If the DPR passes a maid regulation, I could envision a growing market for inexpensive locally manufactured electric dishwashing machines.

You make a good point. And it's not only in the middle class where the hits would be. Some wealthier (Chinese) acquaintances have 3-4 maids. And 3 drivers, a gardener and 1 nanny per (grand)child of course. Quite amazing. Anyway, when I asked them what the increase and control of minimum wage and more scrutiny on age etc. could mean for them, they bluntly said; well, then we'll have to fire some.

That's what you get of course when you only change certain parts of labor laws and not the complete picture including employee protection.

**kingwilly** · 31-10-12, 09:22

Originally Posted by Howie

Now the comments continue with the thought that the wealthy always abuse those of lesser income. ....to the extent that one has suggested this 'abuse' will lead to revolution.
I think that would be the exact image of class warfare.

and there appears to be a real pack mentality about it too.