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They come to my door sometimes, always unannounced, and always with some inexpensive sugary drink or snack to give to me, the hostess, as is proper Asian custom.
We sit down, usually on the floor. They're more comfortable there. I pour the sickeningly sweet orange liquid into glasses, comment on how much bigger their babies have grown, and they tell me they need a job. Can I give them a job?
These women have babies, children to feed, elderly parents to care for, and they are asking to work, not a for a handout, but for work.
They are hoping I will say I need a house helper, someone to come and clean and wash laundry for me, for pay.
"I already have 3 house helpers," I tell them. "I don't need anyone else."
"What skills do you have?"
Most of them say, "I don't have any."
One answered, "I can clean house, take care of children, and cook Burmese food."
I was impressed with her self assessment, that she categorized the things s…
We sit down, usually on the floor. They're more comfortable there. I pour the sickeningly sweet orange liquid into glasses, comment on how much bigger their babies have grown, and they tell me they need a job. Can I give them a job?
These women have babies, children to feed, elderly parents to care for, and they are asking to work, not a for a handout, but for work.
They are hoping I will say I need a house helper, someone to come and clean and wash laundry for me, for pay.
"I already have 3 house helpers," I tell them. "I don't need anyone else."
"What skills do you have?"
Most of them say, "I don't have any."
One answered, "I can clean house, take care of children, and cook Burmese food."
I was impressed with her self assessment, that she categorized the things s…
