I noticed in the Facebook page for caregivers that they always used Maam/Sir in calling someone. Please don’t bring it in Canada even if our job is only to clean their toilet bowl and wipe their bum. We don’t call Maam/Sir ANYONE here in Canada, maybe unless he’s your own CEO or Prime Minister or a policeman.
I hate it when my cousin cleaned the house of one asian, and she told my cousin if ever she wants my cousin to use her as a reference: “tell her that you know MAAM Rose”. The heck, I just cleaned your house, why would I refer to you as my SUPERIOR??? I know Maam/Sir is a cultural thing of Filipino and Indian. But don’t let them become your superior as if you’re not a professional nurse back home. That’s what I hate with my own cultural background—Superiority Complex. Here, I can call a grandma in first name basis but still with respect. So please, don’t let the Canadians see caregivers as an inferior job.
Thank you!