I couldn't believe what I saw this morning! I caught my trusted maid, Marie, with a piece of my son's cheese in her hands. She didn't expect me to get up early this morning as I was on leave. She was shocked to see me up earlier this morning. I told her that I got up earlier so I could go with her to the Post Office to sort out her Western Union transfer but saw her bad habit instead!
I am so furious with her and at that moment I really felt betrayed by her. I bought her different types of bread spreads ie chocolate, peanut butter and kaya. I don't deprive her of food and she is not undernourished!
I've told her before if she would like to eat anything at all in the house, she should be upfront and ask for it instead of taking it without anyone knowing AKA stealing! She should not eat any food that is meant for my son as he is a special needs person.
Like my previous experience/encounter with maids be it Indonesian or Filipino, their characteristics are identical. They would rather lie and steal then to tell the truth. For every mistake they make, they will feign ignorance, forgetfulness or misunderstand the instruction.
After this incident, I've come to the conclusion that no matter how well I've treated them, they will always want more and they wont ask. When I confronted Marie, she said she was embarrassed to ask. So I asked her if it is better for her to steal instead!
So this afternoon, we went shopping for her snacks, different types of bread spreads, hair conditioner, vitamins, cereal and anything else that she craved for. Told her that we must sometimes give ourselves a little treat every now and then and we should not try and save every single cent and then steal from others! Hopefully this incident is not repeated!
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