Maid

A maid is an NPC that can work for you for Simoleons. Maids arrive daily at about 10:00 a.m and will leave when all their work is done, or when it gets late. Maids do such things as:


 * Cleaning up dishes
 * Cleaning up trash
 * Cleaning up after pets
 * Cleaning furniture (eg. counters, toilets, showers)
 * Making beds
 * Serve meals, if directed by your Sim to do so
 * In The Sims 2, the option is absent if influence is present.

Maids have high cooking and cleaning skill points and are complete all-rounders.

The Sims
In The Sims, the maid is a light-skinned brunette named Brigit, dressed in a stereotypical "French Maid" outfit. The only available interactions with her are "Dismiss", making her leave for the day, or "Fire". For §10 an hour she will make beds, clean bathrooms, spray roaches, mop up floods, wash dishes, and dispose of trash, pet droppings and ashes from fires. If the Poseidon's Adventure Aquarium from the base game is present, she will clean it, and she will clean the cages of pets. She will not clean up unspoiled food unless it is on the floor or the ground, and will not flush toilets before cleaning them. She can and will clean some items, such as showers and tubs, before they become dirty enough to be cleanable by family members. (This has been known to cause shower/tubs to get "stuck" in a dirty state.)

In Makin' Magic, if Brigit encounters the Skeleton Maid, she will quit in terror, and you will have to call to hire her again.

In the trivia game that runs alongside the installation of The Sims 2, Brigit was revealed to be a favourite amongst the game's designers - explaining, perhaps, why the female maids in both subsequent games are very similar to her in appearance.

Quotes

 * What kind of a sick joke is this!? Why is that skeleton wearing my uniform!? Wait a minute, how is that skeleton doing anything at all? I'm outta here, you people are creepy!"

The Sims (console)


In The Sims (console), the Maid is a female NPC (Non-Playable Character), who wears the normal "French Maid" outfit. Sims can't socialize with her. The only options available when she's clicked on are "Dismiss," which makes her leave for the day; and "Fire". As in most games in The Sims series, she charges 10 Simoleons per hour, and will leave if it gets too late.

What she cleans:
 * Dishes
 * Puddles
 * Trash
 * Showers and Bathtubs
 * Counters
 * Dirty toilets
 * Aquariums

She also makes beds, and disposes of old newspapers and ashes from fires, and empties indoor trash cans.

The Sims Bustin' Out
There is only one maid present in Bustin' Out. She can even be killed with the use of a mutant plant, only to return to do her job as a ghost at all of her clients. In this state, she is able to float through walls and Sims, allowing her to do more cleaning in a shorter amount of time. When she appears as a ghost, she doesn't scare Sims.

The Sims 2 (console)
The maid is female, blonde, and wears the default maid's attire. She is slightly slow when cleaning. As in most games in The Sims series, she will take an object if a family doesn't have enough money to pay her for her services. While the only available interactions are "Dismiss" and "Fire", Sims can play chess with her, and she may be able to join other activities.

The Sims 2
In The Sims 2, Sims can talk or flirt with a maid, and tell her to cook, as well as dismiss or fire her -- or him; maids can be either male or female. If Pets is installed, a maid may autonomously interact with a dog or cat. Male maids wear half-unbuttoned pastel shirts with matching gloves, and black pants. Female maids wear typical "French Maid" outfits with white aprons, and have long hair with a small tiara. If a maid dies, is deleted, or is moved into a house and becomes a playable character, the game will automatically generate a new maid to replace him/her. There is one maid, Kaylynn Langerak, that is important in Pleasantview's story.

In The Sims 2, maids will flush toilets before cleaning them. They will also clean up abandoned meals, even if the food hasn't spoiled yet. If a maid is present, a Sim who stops eating a meal to answer the phone or pet the cat may find his or her food being taken away.

A maid can mop up puddles that are under objects such as bathtubs and showers, even though other Sims cannot.

A maid will not empty a toddler's potty, but there are game mods which address this.

Maids charge §10 per hour, plus a base fee of §5.

List of Default Maids
Pleasantview:
 * Lucy Hanby
 * Kaylynn Langerak
 * Remington Harris

Strangetown:
 * Genesis Lam
 * Xavier Hurt
 * Aiyana Dallas
 * Jessica Ebadi (deceased)

Veronaville:
 * Arianna Jalowitz
 * Gina Seavy
 * Steven Dallas

Riverblossom Hills:
 * Amy Andrews
 * Debbie Kearney
 * Cooper Corsillo

Desiderata Valley:

Belladonna Cove:
 * Samantha Larrea
 * Amber Barthelet
 * Andrea Shin

Oddly, there are images of Brigit the maid from The Sims hidden deeply in the character files of default maids. You can find them using SimPE. The reason why they are there is unknown but it is possible that it might be just one of many Easter eggs:



The Sims 3
The Sims 3's maids are just like the maids in The Sims 2. In The Sims 3, Sims can talk or flirt with a maid, and tell her to cook, as well as dismiss or fire them. The maids can be male or female. Male maids wear half-unbuttoned pastel shirts with matching gloves, and black pants. Female maids wear typical "French Maid" outfits with white aprons, and wear a small tiara. Their outfit, however, is much less revealing than it was in The Sims 2. As in The Sims 2, if a maid dies, is deleted, or is moved into a house and becomes a playable character, the game will automatically generate a new maid to replace him/her. Kaylynn Langerak, an important character in The Sims 2, is only a child when The Sims 3 begins, and is not a maid. However, it is possible to make her one when she grows up. Kate Pistachio seems to take her place, as the attractive maid that many characters know. Each destination in The Sims 3: World Adventures spawns maids as needed, there are no defaults.

Sunset Valley Maids:
 * Kate Pistachio
 * Grady Elfman
 * Leann Pickard
 * Faye Ferrell
 * Bettina Stump

Riverview Maids: Twinbrook Maids:
 * Jane Dotner
 * Harold Lansing

Anne T. Septik