Our cook Jayanthi and house maid Parapha started with us 4 months ago and even though Parapha couldn't speak much English it was o.k as Jayanthi was able to speak English and also be our translator.
As time went by there was a realization that Jayanthi was wanting to rule the roost
( Be in charge of the house and me) for those who may not understand what to rule the roost means!!
There were a few incidents a few times questioned myself of her intentions to the point that when i did approach her she would become very upset with me and talk to me like I was working for her... so we did have little discussion on that.
I thought it was under control but it seemed Jayanthi is a women of Independence and of a very controlling nature.
At one stage I sacked Parapha for not turning up for work there were a few occasions and not ringing to let me know I wasn't sure if she had decided she didn't want to work for us anymore or not she did come up with excuses a number of times there was always something but I gave her lenience... silly me but we live and learn...
The day I asked Jayanthi to tell Parapha not to bother coming back to work that she was no longer needed due to the reasons above...But that didn't seem to be a good enough reason and Parapha turned up at the door the very next day apologetic and pleading for her job back with tears streaming down her face.
She was sick and needed to go to hospital that was the story....so rolling my eyes knowing I am being railroaded and taken for a ride...but yes I gave in and rehired her telling her she could have only one chance and to go now and not return until Monday morning and that she was to be here on time 7:30 - 8:oo no later and not leave until she had put in her 5 hours work she was very grateful and agreed most of this was in translation through jayanthi but who knows if something was lost...
The following Monday everything was good the work was being done Parapha had improved in her cleaning skills and was more thorough than before this did please me very much but there was still a problem with ironing the iron must not of been hot enough or she wasn't doing it at all because there were still creases in the clothes like they had just come out of the dryer..hmm
This information I passed onto the cook Jayanthi and she would show her how to do it but alas the only time the clothes were ironed was when i approached Jayanthi about it and I have a suspicion that jayanthi was staying back to do it that only happened a couple of times and then it went back to wrinkly clothes again hmm..
Jayanthi asked once if it was alright for Paraph to come over this one Friday night at 5pm as they were going to church together I said yes that was o.k....
but a few times I would walk in the door and Parapha was in the house without asking my permission.
Which told me things were getting out of hand so I told them they needed to ask first one time I came home and Parapha was in the spare room I asked her what she was doing here and Jayanthi answered for her that she had not completed all her work today so she had come back to finish the ironing and that they were going to church together tonight!! o.k so why hadn't she finished her work then that question wasn't answered as we were interrupted with Mark and megz returning home.
Well I had quit enough by now I was worn out with the constant struggle with getting things done and the never ending interruptions to show Jayanthi how to cook something "I may as well have done the meal myself" constantly asking her to fry the meat not put it in the pressure cooker to cook it and in the end every meal seemed to go into the pressure cooker it was just to much.
The following Tuesday I told her we didn't need her here to cook meals for the next 2 days but I did keep Parapha to clean house and then on Thursday I sent Jayanthi a message via mobile that I wanted to speak to her and Parabar at 8:30 Friday
I had let our driver suresh know what was happening on that day that I was letting them both go we only want one maid to do everything life would be a lot simpler I hope anyway!!
I think I had been very lenient and compassionate with them both.
Friday came and they came late Parapha was sent into the house first when she came in I asked her for the house key first and asked her to sit at the table
There we were waiting I asked where Jayanthi was and she said in the other house and Parapha called her to come now...hmmm
Jayanthi Finlay turned up 10min later I asked her to sit also and then told them there services were no longer required as sir and I had decided we only wanted one maid to do everything.
Jayanthi glared at me....my goodness if eyes could kill I would be dead..
it was a little disconcerting but I managed to focus on the job at hand and console Parapha
I gave them there wages gave them a hug and said goodbye with much relief suresh our driver turned up just after I had told them.
I dident think they were going to go Jayanthi wanted more explanations and I wasn't about to explain our decision with her anymore and told her that the decision was finale.
Hopefully we shall find a maid that can cook clean and not try and take over!!
Wish us luck.
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