
I'd appreciate if you ignore the way you may feel about current events and focus on the employer/employee relationship question please.My wife and I decided to get some full-time help to assist with cooking meals, cleaning the house and looking after our 2 kids (2 and 6). We both work from home and are frankly quite comfortable financially, and after the last salary bump decided to focus on our jobs and delegate household chores to someone else.It was not an easy decision. We felt our marriage was starting to show some cracks from the increased workload and our kids weren't getting enough attention. But we were worried about potential exposure to the virus so getting folks who come and go (like a cleaning crew and daycare) were not good options.We found Elize who agreed to be our live-in maid/nanny (28F, names changed).Here are the terms of our agreement:up to 50 hour work week, no more than 9h/during the week and 5 hours on Saturday for errandsSundays off75k salarysmall furnished guest house that she has complete dominion of on the premisesbut (and here comes the a-hole bit): no contact with folks beyond a very short pre-approved list (her mom and dad, sister, cousin, one close friend).That involves no shopping, restaurants, gym visits, etc. The contract is for 1 year and we can revisit after.We provide all the food through a delivery service. She's welcome to ask for individual items within reason ($50 "snack" budget per week is covered by us). We have a small gym at our house she's welcome to use and a pool, and she has the same entertainment subscriptions as us (Netflix, etc.). All in all we thought it was not a bad deal.All was well for the first three months. Now the regulations in our area have eased up a bit and we had our first social gathering with 1 group of close friends who have been living like hermits just like us since the lockdown (and their 3 kids). We sat outside on the lawn and had a BBQ, nothing crazy.Elize came to us today demanding she gets half a day off on Saturday to go out with friends, and that we lift the restrictions on Sunday. She also wants to start dating.She feels like since the cases in our area are down we're being "unreasonable" about our demands. I was pretty cold I admit when I said she signed a contract, and if the terms don't suit her anymore we'd be happy to release her, and she'll have 2 days to clean up her guest house.She was floored. She kept saying "wow" and "are you serious" and left in a huff.My parents who live in another state think that perhaps we're taking this too far. I told my wife I'm thinking about firing her. I have no trust she'll adhere to our terms, and it's a matter of principal. I can respect this may not work for her anymore, but in that case we should reconsider her employment.AITA? I thought if I'm paying someone the least I can expect they do the job per the agreed terms, or we part ways. via /r/AmItheAsshole https://ift.tt/30yfykS
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