Madam v/s the maid

Good old joe
By Good old joe

Jealous Abu Dhabi wife packs off 'pretty' maid

An Arab housewife rushed back to a domestic service hiring office in Abu Dhabi and requested a replacement of her Filipina housemaid, fearing her husband could be attracted by her good looks.

The unnamed woman told the office that the maid she has just hired “pays too much attention to her appearance, cleanliness and make- up,” according to the Arabic language daily Alittihad.

“She told us that she does not want a housemaid of this type as her husband could be attracted to her,” the paper said, quoting the office’s manager Nuhad Al Laji.

“We tried to persuade her to keep that maid but she insisted on a replacement…we had no choice but to provide her with another one.”

http://www.emirates247.com/crime/local/jealous-abu-dhabi-wife-packs-off-...

By flor1212• 14 Mar 2012 09:40
Rating: 2/5
flor1212

they can do an initial interview or just wait for the agency to send the maid. It is completely on the right of the client (employer) to put the maid also on "probationary (read: observation)" period and asked for replacement for whatever valid reason deemed "valid". In this case, I think the reason is "valid".

Again, if they want INDUSTRIOUS, beautiful and presentable maid, they should get a Filipina. If they want INDUSTRIOUS only, then they have other options. LOL!

By chameleon• 14 Mar 2012 09:32
chameleon

Well, better to be safe than sorry...But she could have reviewed her profile with pic and specified in advance that she wanted an unattractive, matured and efficient maid rather than going through the hassle of returning and replacing her:)

By rifa_pink• 14 Mar 2012 08:53
rifa_pink

i had a maid who was more concerned with her looks and yes she was secretly wearing make up....and guess wat she was a ********....she was luring the drivers in d neighborhood!!we caught her red-handed and she was send off!!lucky fr her we din't do a police case1

By simeitsa• 14 Mar 2012 03:00
simeitsa

Why don't she get a male maid. Problem solved! ^^ Now where to find a man that actually cleans for a living....hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

By asterix---• 13 Mar 2012 23:24
asterix---

me2you, How can you be sure that Husband Hired her???

Always put the blame on Husband.....

By metoyou• 13 Mar 2012 23:20
metoyou

for sure the husbAnd hired her :(

By asterix---• 13 Mar 2012 23:04
asterix---

Indeed Flor, you just can't blame Beauty for all the Mistakes!!!

By flor1212• 13 Mar 2012 23:01
flor1212

None. She should get another nationality!

By asterix---• 13 Mar 2012 22:58
asterix---

Ahhh, Wife is one Insecure being!!!

I thought Relationships are about trust & honesty......

By azilana7037• 13 Mar 2012 22:52
azilana7037

So, if she wants to return the maid coz the latter is pretty, she is the employer, she has the right to.

I'm not against the pretty girl/maid but its better to be cautious then get raped or be the cause of a broken family/marriage.

By boer• 13 Mar 2012 21:39
boer

The wife does not trust her husband's resistance to temptation - small minded beyond belief! What a spineless man - and an even more spineless wife - get a life you worthless b**ch!

By britexpat• 13 Mar 2012 21:26
britexpat

You are too kind and domesticated to require a maid ...

By the monk• 13 Mar 2012 21:24
the monk

is the first time i heard that a maid is wearing a make-up... :(

By mudhil• 13 Mar 2012 19:39
mudhil

no need to let the enemy get into your line or you regret and further more women hate competition and they fear

By FathimaH• 13 Mar 2012 19:08
FathimaH

Yep I agree...I suppose it's the "returns" the publications love, when they give into public expectations!

By Prism• 13 Mar 2012 19:05
Prism

Looks like when talking of this part of the world the topics on maids would be a clear winner so far generating interest among the readers followed by pages of opinion is concerned ...:)

@FatimaH...perfect... 10/10...:)

By Molten Metal• 13 Mar 2012 19:01
Molten Metal

Fathima,

''....some publication love......''..

for whom they do it all....it is the 'public' expectaions they are responding to..I believe.

By snessy• 13 Mar 2012 19:01
snessy

LOL, of course YOU do!!!

By timebandit• 13 Mar 2012 18:54
timebandit

I do ;)

By snessy• 13 Mar 2012 18:54
snessy

No-one wants a maid who's prettier than them.

By noorlina• 13 Mar 2012 18:53
noorlina

The story is not worth publishing in AL-Ittihad news! It's her life,her house, and she's free to do whatever makes her comfortable in her own heaven.Maybe her husband is a decent man and she is aware of that,yet she would prefer a certain personality and look in her domestic helper.Just like when some work places accept only ladies with good look..etc.

By FathimaH• 13 Mar 2012 18:37
FathimaH

Seems more like the maid wasn't doing the tasks allocated to her and was instead paying more attention to herself, and that the whole husband bit was added to make things more scandalous! I'd treat such news with a great deal of skepticism as we all know how some publications love playing on the public's imaginations with sensational stories such as this. I mean you got "jealous wife" "from Abu Dhabi" "pretty maid" "attracting husband"....wow! What a winner. *sighs*

By timebandit• 13 Mar 2012 18:06
timebandit

What killed her?

By britexpat• 13 Mar 2012 18:05
Rating: 2/5
britexpat

I remember a few years ago a colleague in London hiring a young Au-pair from Norway. His wife was non too pleased and did away with her.

By timebandit• 13 Mar 2012 18:00
timebandit

But I wonder what she (the maid) will be replaced with?

By timebandit• 13 Mar 2012 17:57
timebandit

Indeed Brit, I guess she knows her husband better than anyone else.

By britexpat• 13 Mar 2012 17:55
britexpat

It's her choice. I'm sure many wives would agree with her..

By marie_2• 13 Mar 2012 17:45
marie_2

Lol.. I might do the same :). Imagine staying in 1 house with that kind of maid :).

By ecabs• 13 Mar 2012 17:32
Rating: 4/5
ecabs

that's a good precaution for the wife to do...than being sorry later. At least she has done something for her husband not to be exposed to occasions of sin!!!

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