We are all used to hearing outrageous stories of maids abusing babies or stealing from their employers. Here is another shocking maid-related scandal to add to the list. It seems like cases of employers discovering their maid’s secret photos online are becoming increasingly common.
Check out the following 3 scandal case studies for a better understanding of this issue.
3 Maid Scandal Cases From Employers In Singapore
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Maid Scandal Case 1: Mrs Calista Hendricks, 49. Business Consultant
When Mrs Calista Hendricks accidentally stumbled upon her maid’s secret photos through Facebook, both she and her husband were absolutely outraged. And they certainly had good reason to be angry…
Her maid was wearing Mrs Hendricks’ nightie without her permission and posing in a sexually suggestive manner with her legs spread apart and blowing kisses at the camera on Mrs Hedricks’ bed. The nightie was given to Mrs Hendricks by her husband, 56-year old marketing director Roy Hendricks.
The maid made a dig at Mrs Hendricks as the photo caption read ‘I think I am sexier than my boss, yes?’ The photo has reportedly acquired 96 likes!
The photo was posted online at 1pm and the maid was supposed to be taking care of the couple’s 7-month old baby during that time instead of taking provocative photos in the bedroom.
When confronted, the maid lied which infuriated the couple even more. As Mr Hendricks explains, “I think that was the straw that broke the camel’s back. Bad enough you broke the rule, then you had to lie about it?”
Unsurprisingly, the couple sent the maid back to the employment agency after finding out about the scandal.
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Maid Scandal Case 2: Madam Grace Chiam, 47. Teacher
Unknown to Madam Chiam, her maid had secretly acquired an iPhone and created a Facebook account for herself. It was an innocuous beeping sound while Madam Chiam was in her maid’s room which alerted her to her maid’s little secret.
Madam Chiam was shocked when she discovered her maid’s secret photos on the maid’s Facebook account. In most of the photos, the maid is wearing only shorts and Madam Chiam’s bras.
Madam Chiam states, “She had 700 friends – that’s a lot for someone who had been in Singapore for only nine months. Of these friends, nearly 90 per cent of them were men. “We sent her packing. There was no way I’d risk her getting pregnant.”
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Maid Scandal Case 3: Greg Ho, 38. Sales Manager
Mr Ho and his wife were initially relieved when their maid repeatedly reassured them that she did not have a Facebook account. Mr Ho explains, ” It’s not that we were too strict, but we wanted to set certain rules if she had admitted to having one initially.”
However, things took an ugly turn when Mr Ho accidentally discovered that his maid’s secret photos on Facebook. On her Facebook page, the maid uploaded numerous photos of her Bangladeshi boyfriend as well as Mr Ho’s baby. Mr Ho explains, “I was furious because she should have left my baby alone,” he says. “If she had been upfront with us, it’d have been different.”
Growing Trend
Unfortunately, cases like these of employers getting shocked by their maid’s secret photos are not coming to an end anytime soon.
Many maid agencies have stated that social networking sites and the excessive use of mobile devices are common reasons why maids are getting sent back nowadays.
There is little doubt that the maids involved in the cases mentioned earlier were in the wrong as they did it behind their employers back and wore their clothes without permission. However, do the maids deserve sympathy as well?
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Should Maids Have A Right To Socialise?
When you think about it, maids really are in quite a pitiful situation. Being separated from their friends and families, it is understandable that they would be extremely lonely in a foreign country.
As long as maids perform their duties well, should they be allowed a Facebook account to make new friends? With the growing influence of social networking sites, this issue of maids being allowed to use social networks is one that needs to be explored in the near future.
Source: AsiaOne
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