SINGAPORE: A maid took to social media to share an exchange with her employer when, she said, the latter was rude and impatient.
In a post to a support group for domestic helpers and employers alike, the maid asked others what to do if their employers had anger issues and were impatient. She then went on to share her exchange with her employer. The helper wrote that her employer paid her salary and gave her extra money to take her daughter to the playground and buy snacks for her child.
However, because the maid used the additional money for the child the day before, she ended up using some of her own money. “So the money she gave me not enough for playground and I need to use mine. I wouldn’t mind if she ask properly but the way she msg me like it makes u pissed. She is really impatient both her and her daughter”, the maid wrote.
Along with her post, the helper shared a screenshot of the exchange that took place between them. The employer wrote in her message: “I transfer your salary and extra $10. You bring her down machine buy orange juice for her and buy donut you and her eat. Afternoon after nap go big playground”. When the helper thanked her employer, the woman then replied: “Go buy now. Still wait for what”.
Other helpers in the comments section urged the maid to speak to her employer nicely and explain the situation, but the maid felt that it was pointless.
Here’s what they said:
Earlier this year, a foreign domestic helper took to social media asking others if she had the right to demand a higher salary.
In a post to a support group for domestic helpers and employers alike, the maid wrote that she wanted a S$100 increase in her salary and to be allowed to take the day off on public holidays. She added that she had been working for the family for almost six years, with a salary of $750. The maid also wrote that she had to take care of three children, aged 7, 5, and 3.
“Do u think i have the right to demand for another $100 increase and PH off in case they still want to renew my contract?” she asked.