I hate my housekeeper
Just got off the phone with Miko. Found out online last night from Monika she's back in Thailand. I am so totally out of the loop. Anyhow, we chatted - she's going to be putting in a six-day work week at one of Bangkok's swankier hotels. For no money. Sounds like abuse to me, hahaha. But she's more than capable. If anyone can take stuff stoically, it's Miko. God, I miss my friends, especially my best friend. I have a photo of the two of us posted on a tagboard above my computer. Finished "renovating" my space last night. Tied a bow to my computer (it's cute, it makes it a girl computer, hahaha). Cleared up all the clutter. Put up a new photo, a collage and a poem I like from Pablo Neruda. All very nice. Heard that it's good to surround yourself with positive energy if you want to affect positive change. Reorganized my clothes. My clothes are a sore point at the moment. I recently bought a whole new bunch of tops, and I'm one of those people who needs her things washed before she'll wear them. All these had to be handwashed by my housekeeper. Well, she ruined like five of them. There are three very noticeable stains on one, dark spots all along another and just random griminess over the rest - I am so mad. She always does this. I mean, it's not like this is the first time this has happened. She's just lazy. I have told her before, and so has my mom, that if it's new clothing, and she's uncertain if the color will run or not, to wash them separately. But coz she's a laze, she doesn't. She has like four jobs to do (she doesn't even have to cook), which all get finished before noon and she's still lazy? She's messed up a few t-shirts before, one I liked especially - mostly, I let it go, because they were pretty old and I can just wear them around the house. But these are all new items, which I took time and effort to pick out and purchase. And where the heck am I going to wear them now? I am seriously fumed, but I bet it's a lost cause. My parents are too nice to make anyone pay for anything, especially if it's their own stupidity and laziness.
Final thought: Oh, my that last bit wasn't positive at all, was it?
posted by: saycheese (reply)
post date: 01.07.07 (4:10 am)
My final thought : หักเงินเดือนให้สิ้นซาก lol
posted by: katiespinkshoes (reply)
post date: 01.07.07 (10:19 am)
Supreme, you seem very nice. I don't want to be rude on your blog, but I think you need to realize that sometimes, if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself. If you're unhappy with her work, maybe you should wash your own tops?
posted by: 69whisper (reply)
post date: 01.07.07 (11:23 pm)
i dont think that the solution is to wash yourself. A person who is being paid for a certain job must do it properly. Whole world will be upside down if we kept doing each ohter's job and do not pay attention to our own. If she can not do a job, she must say she cant and may please quit. If you are a typist and dont know typing, you should not expect that your boss will keep you long.
posted by: saycheese (reply)
post date: 01.08.07 (3:18 am)
^ I agree with him above! You should do something to show her that you're being serious about this (your parents are so kind, please just bite your tongue to give her a lesson)
posted by: rosietulips (reply)
post date: 01.09.07 (8:23 am)
That sucks about the new clothes!
posted by: SupremeAnna (reply)
post date: 01.09.07 (5:22 pm)
Reply to: saycheese
LOL, my first thought too, but my parents wouldn't have any of it, they are way too nice.
posted by: SupremeAnna (reply)
post date: 01.09.07 (5:25 pm)
Reply to: katiespinkshoes
I can understand how your first reaction might be that; and seriously, I've thought of it myself, but I would have to say I agree with 69whisper. I mean, okay, so I don't pay her, but my parents do, and technically, the money is partly mine (especially since now, I give a lot of my salary to them) and we hire her to do this as part of her job. We give her money so we can have the time spent on these tasks to do other things, and I don't ask that she do it perfectly - no one can - but to go and ruin my brand new clothes, out of carelessness (coz this is not the first time), it just fumes me. Thanks for commenting though.
posted by: SupremeAnna (reply)
post date: 01.09.07 (5:26 pm)
Reply to: 69whisper
My sentiments exactly. Thanks for putting it so eloquently.
posted by: SupremeAnna (reply)
post date: 01.09.07 (5:27 pm)
Reply to: rosietulips
It totally does! :(