Racquel A.
- Age: 42
- Education: 2nd-year college (incomplete undergraduate)
- Experience: 6 year(s) overseas experience (Middle East)
- Marital Status: Married
- Children: Yes — 4 , (23, 21, 14, and 11); all currently living with applicant and husband in the Philippines
- Sibling Position: Youngest (of unknown total number of siblings)
Summary Bio:
Racquel is a highly adaptable and resilient domestic professional with 6 years of international experience. She possesses a versatile skill set that spans newborn/toddler care, specialized elderly care (including Alzheimer's support), heavy household cleaning, and full daily meal preparation. She has a proven track record of successfully finishing her contracts and working well both independently and alongside co-workers.
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- Duties: Year 1 — full-scope domestic work including childcare (ages 2 and 7), cooking, cleaning, and household management; Year 2 — cooking and cleaning only (childcare duties assumed by co-worker)
- Family composition: couple with 1 teenager (17), and 2 young children (ages 2 and 7)
- Childcare: ~60–70% of time in Year 1 (sole responsibility); 0% in Year 2. Madam is stay at home and helps with the children when Racquel is doing cleaning or cooking.
- Co-workers: None in Year 1 (solo worker); one co-worker joined in Year 2, taking over childcare responsibilities & Racquel focuses now on cooking and cleaning. She cooks 3 meals a day.
- Reason for leaving: Contract completion
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- Duties: Cleaning, ironing, laundry, cooking, and childcare (ages 1 and 5), with active support and supervision from employer (“madam”)
- Family composition: 2 adults and 2 children (ages 1 and 5)
- Childcare: 50% of working time
- Co-workers: None — worked independently
- Reason for leaving: Contract completion (2023)
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- Duties: Cooking, cleaning, ironing, childcare (ages 7 and 12), and elderly care (one elderly person); schedule coordinated around children’s school hours and elderly person’s rest periods; employer assumed primary elderly care upon returning home. Popo suffered from Alzheimers, so Racquel helped her in toileting and diaper changes, feeding, etc. when the madam was at work. When the madam was home, the madam took care of her mother.
- Family composition: 1 elderly person, 2 adults, and 2 children (ages 7 and 12)
- Childcare: ~30% of time (during non-school/non-elderly-care windows); elderly care ~40%; household duties ~30%
- Co-workers: None — sole domestic helper
- Reason for leaving: Contract completion (2018)
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• Enjoys cooking: Yes
• Cuisine expertise: Filipino (primary and most confident); capable of preparing standard Western meals as needed; Arabic food
• Meals per day: Three full meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
• Special diets: Yes — able to prepare vegetarian, low-sodium, and diabetic-friendly meals
• Enjoys learning recipes: Yes
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• Pet Willingness: No — explicitly declined responsibility for pet care
