I had one Ethiopian maid/nanny as few years ago. She lied about her age and experience -- was much younger than stated on paperwork/passport, and had no experience with babies/kids -- despite having worked in Lebanon for several years (she must've been 14 when she was there!).
She learned English pretty quickly and followed directions, but you really had to take the time to SHOW her how to do stuff. Little common sense about stuff I would expect any normal person to know about. She was a decent cook and an okay cleaner. I would say she had very little initiative of her own -- though I find that to be true of most hired help here in Qatar.
She was lovely/kind/nice with my kid, so no complaints on that front, but she certainly wasn't very skilled or trained.
I had one Ethiopian maid/nanny as few years ago. She lied about her age and experience -- was much younger than stated on paperwork/passport, and had no experience with babies/kids -- despite having worked in Lebanon for several years (she must've been 14 when she was there!).
She learned English pretty quickly and followed directions, but you really had to take the time to SHOW her how to do stuff. Little common sense about stuff I would expect any normal person to know about. She was a decent cook and an okay cleaner. I would say she had very little initiative of her own -- though I find that to be true of most hired help here in Qatar.
She was lovely/kind/nice with my kid, so no complaints on that front, but she certainly wasn't very skilled or trained.