The Accutrac Test In The Maids

The label "pimp" is best fitting for Ted, which can be prove by his only purpose of getting the maximum and profit since the maximum profit is the only thing he cares, which using mind games to control them and damages their minds as well as their bodies. First of all, A pimp will only focus on getting the maximum profit, which is exactly what Ted does, lying to both his customers and maids to put the money into his own pocket. At the first time the maids come to company, they will be asked to watch the video that teaches them how to do the job. As Ehrenerich watches the video, she realizes that make the house look good superficially is their only mission in The Maids, “Our antagonists exist entirely in the visible world…We scrub only to
To fully control the maids, Ted also plays mind games with them, and the first game is the “Accutrac test.” The test is taken at the time when Ehrenerich interviews the job, “I am given something called the ‘Accutrac personality test,’ which warns at the beginning that ‘Accutrac has multiple measures which detect attempts to distort or psych out the questionnaire’” (59). The “Accutrac” test is said to be testing people about their personality and whether they are capable for the job. However, Ted uses the test to hint the potential employees that they must give their all to the job, same as a pimp who will ask his prostitutes to contribute their bodies and emotions to the job, which means that they are not only selling their bodies but also interacting with customers. Secondly, Ted uses the test to give his employees a false sense of pride that they are special, which makes them feel like not everyone can get the job. Just like how a pimp controls his prostitutes, as soon as the maids feel proud of the job, they will try their best to do it so that their efficiency can be ensured. In this way, he will have a good reason for giving them more and more work. The operation skill is another trick that Ted will play on his maids. After smashing a customer’s fishbowl and threatening work stoppage, Ted raises Ehrenerich wage to $6.75, which let her understands how Ted operates the company, “This must be my cue to name a few names because this is how Ted operates, my coworkers claim-through snitches and by setting up one woman against another. He’s told us, for example, that if someone is absent it’s up to the rest of us to get her case, because we’re the ones who’ll suffer if our teams are shorthanded” (115). By talking with Ehrenerich, Ted tries to prove that he is a good boss and he can understand his employees. However, his actual meaning of doing