Thinking back about the Indian maid who stole our chicken pie, pandan-layered cake, bread and a pair of slippers, should we report the incident to her supervisor. Are we being petty and mean to complain about her behavior?
She must be very hungry. That must be the reason why she helped herself to strangers’ food. Suet Ben claimed she has light fingers and it is a habit to steal rather than satisfy a hungry stomach. And Dona does not trust Indian maids around her. This is not about race but a behavioral problem which is very much familiar to us.
She must be too embarrassed to tell us she is poor and cannot afford to buy such food. The pie costs RM1.20. And that maybe slighty expensive for someone who is earning as low as RM600.00 per month. Maids are paid on a daily basis. No work, no pay. She is not a fulltime worker, replacing whoever is on leave.
I understand how it felt to be hungry. When I tried to cut half a portion of my noodles for breakfast, come 10 am I felt shaky and just couldn’t concentrate on my work. Up and down the office I walked, mumbling and getting agitated with things around me. For this reason I have an airtight porcelain container where I store my precious “Hup Seng” crackers. Cheap, salty and delicious. This is one of my backup meals. If that is still not enough, I have my mixed cereals beverage in the pantry.
She stole Jun’s slippers. Perhaps, not for herself but for a member of her family. It is not an expensive and attractive pair of slippers, one she wore while cleaning the washrooms. How shall we rate this deplorable action.
Helping yourself to someone’s stuff is obviously unacceptable by society. But when you are desperate enough to want something that badly, you demoralized yourself and only think of the urge to get it. You just refused to care about others. Greed, bad habits, fun? If she works in Saudi Arabia, both her hands will be chopped off.
This is not the first time we have been abused by our office maids. Maids, lots of stories about them. Some appreciative and praiseworthy. Some, drove us up the walls. They are human, we are human, too. This is a time when I welcome syariah law.
She must be very hungry. That must be the reason why she helped herself to strangers’ food. Suet Ben claimed she has light fingers and it is a habit to steal rather than satisfy a hungry stomach. And Dona does not trust Indian maids around her. This is not about race but a behavioral problem which is very much familiar to us.
She must be too embarrassed to tell us she is poor and cannot afford to buy such food. The pie costs RM1.20. And that maybe slighty expensive for someone who is earning as low as RM600.00 per month. Maids are paid on a daily basis. No work, no pay. She is not a fulltime worker, replacing whoever is on leave.
I understand how it felt to be hungry. When I tried to cut half a portion of my noodles for breakfast, come 10 am I felt shaky and just couldn’t concentrate on my work. Up and down the office I walked, mumbling and getting agitated with things around me. For this reason I have an airtight porcelain container where I store my precious “Hup Seng” crackers. Cheap, salty and delicious. This is one of my backup meals. If that is still not enough, I have my mixed cereals beverage in the pantry.
She stole Jun’s slippers. Perhaps, not for herself but for a member of her family. It is not an expensive and attractive pair of slippers, one she wore while cleaning the washrooms. How shall we rate this deplorable action.
Helping yourself to someone’s stuff is obviously unacceptable by society. But when you are desperate enough to want something that badly, you demoralized yourself and only think of the urge to get it. You just refused to care about others. Greed, bad habits, fun? If she works in Saudi Arabia, both her hands will be chopped off.
This is not the first time we have been abused by our office maids. Maids, lots of stories about them. Some appreciative and praiseworthy. Some, drove us up the walls. They are human, we are human, too. This is a time when I welcome syariah law.
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