In a previous item I referred to Christine and Hazel. Christine was a Charge d’Affairs of a particular embassy and Hazel was a helper, (maid) recommended by the Embassy.
Now let me give you some background.
At the time, Fifty Dollars, ($50.00) was the basic pay for a Helper per week. Christine was informed but she decided that Hazel could not live on such a low amount, so decided to pay her One Hundred and Fifty dollars a week, (more than a Secretary was earning).
Hazel wasn’t impressed, grateful, or any thing positive. She took Christine for an ‘idjiot’ (idiot). She began stealing from her first week.
She would go to the supermarket and buy things, get the bill, then return some things. So the Bill would be $80 and she’d keep that bill, but return a few items, so the Bill was $60 and keep the $20.
She would steal things.
As she lived in Christine’s house and only went home on Sundays, she would accumulate a bag of groceries from Christine’s cabinets, and carry them. She would sell them to a shop and earn a nice packet.
Christine had a lot of jewelry, which she didn’t wear, so Hazel would steal a few pieces.
Christine would also take a few items of clothing.
One day, Christine came home early to see Hazel packing clothing in a suitcase and confronted her. Hazel cursed Christine like a dog, told her what an idiot she was and stormed out.
The anger Hazel felt at Christine’s stupidity had built up over the YEARS she worked for her. She couldn’t believe anyone could be so stupid. She began to hate Christine, so when confronted all that hatred spewed out, because she couldn’t help it.
Christine felt so hurt.
Now I had warned Christine from the first day I met her.
I told her; “You start a helper at basic pay. You wait, and after she does something special, you give her a raise. If you over pay her from day one, she will lose respect for you.”
Christine was annoyed with me; “She can’t live on that! I can’t under pay her!”
“That is not underpay, that is standard pay…”
Christine went on to say how she couldn’t be that cheap.
When Hazel walked out, I told Christine to make a check to see how much had been stolen. She did, she found many things missing, but didn’t call the Police.
As far as Hazel was concerned, Christine was an idiot and ripping her off was a given.
I told another friend, Priya about it. She was doing the same thing. And it dawned on her; if you hire someone who thinks you are an idiot; in Jamaica the term is; “When You find a Fool you ride him bareback.”
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It's sad that Christine's charity and being merciful was returned with greediness and dishonesty.
Having discovered that Hazel has stolen many things from her, I think she will learn her lesson.
But in my opinion, even if Cristine will give Hazel the standard pay, she will still steal from her. Her dishonesty is already innate in her.
If I were Cristine, I would have reported her to the police and be jailed for stealing from her despite her generosity to her.
I told her to. I said, think of the next person, think of who ever hires Hazel next. But she didn't.
My good Lord how unappreciative can people be. One thing I can say is that they were both idiots here is why.
First when you for warned Christine about the pay of helpers she thought you must be crazy to pay someone so little money and went on ahead and paid hazel what was due of her. This is pure arrogance or is it ignorance, you don't want to listen to people you just want to do what you feel is right, well you may be very wrong.
As for hazel she was just uoutrightly stupid she didn't think with her heart but with her mind. How can someone pay you double of what your supposed to earn and you still steal from her, if that is not stupidity then I don't know what is. Hazel is indeed a bigger idiot because if she knew what she was doing to herself she would never have stolen from Christine. Am sure that when she was thrown out all she had were the little things that she stole and sold, once she got the money did she invest it? I guess not probably because she knew or thought that she will keep doing those things for a long time. That money and stuff that she supposedly sold am sure didn't do her any good and she could be in poverty right now. Why can't people just do 1hat they are supposed to do and stop looking for easier and faster ways to gain wealth. For Christine her life did not stop neither did she loose her job, but one thing is for sure she has definitely learnt her lesson and now knows that listening can save you from making mistakes that will cost you. As for hazel she lost a good boss, a job and a good life all for more money I hope the sacking taught her a lesson.