adminJOHANNESBURG. – A woman took to Twitter to express frustration over her domestic worker who she claimed eats two eggs and a slice of cheese every day for breakfast.
The Zambian woman that other Twitter users dubbed “Madam” said the reason she takes issue with her domestic worker’s action is that she does not live in the house.
The post got a mixed bag of comments.
Certain users told the woman that if she can’t afford eggs, she should not have a helper.
However, others saw her point and said the domestic worker is exploiting her employer’s generosity.
She tweeted:
“Last week I found out my maid has been having two eggs with her breakfast every day.
“Today, I found out she’s adding cheese slices to her breakfast.
“This is not a live-in maid, no. She comes from her house and goes back. Isn’t it too much now?”
She added that the domestic worker only works four hours a day, but sometimes leaves early.
There was a reaction:
“Why do you have a maid if you’re complaining about two eggs? You’re poor like the rest of us. Stop pretending,” said activist writer, Lunga Mahlangu.
Social media influencer, Sally Suleiman, commented that the woman should have set boundaries from the beginning and talked to her employee about what she could and could not eat.
Another tweet accused the woman of not paying her worker enough.
“I know she is underpaid. No one who is paying their helper well is stressed about two eggs. Do you even do minimum wage?” – IOL.
Online Reporter