A woman has been criticised and labelled ‘stingy’ after complaining that her cleaner uses a coffee capsule during her daily shifts instead of opting for the cheaper instant version.
In the post shared on parenting platform Mumsnet the anonymous UK user said she noticed they were going through Nespresso capsules quickly and eventually found out the cleaner was using them.
She explained she provides tea and instant coffee for her to drink and asked for help on how to address the problem.
But the woman was quickly blasted by fellow Mumsnet users, who couldn’t believe she can afford a daily cleaner but begrudges her enjoying a coffee capsule during the shift.
An anonymous UK Mumsnet user said she noticed they were going through Nespresso capsules quickly and eventually found out the cleaner was using them (stock image)
The post said: ‘We have a cleaner who comes in on a daily basis and obviously we have tea and instant coffee, which we keep in our home and provide for her to drink.
‘However I noticed we are going through Nespresso capsules quickly and then I realised she has Nespresso(s) daily when she works. My husband doesn’t drink coffee and I’m the only one that drinks it and as a treat, even it home.
‘I tried to hide a sleeve with some capsules in. She found it and had a couple while emptying the rest into the Nespresso jar. Am I being unreasonable to address this with cleaner?’
Many people felt the woman was over reacting. One wrote: ‘This must be a wind up surely…
‘You’re sufficiently well off to hire a cleaner, and a daily one at that. Yet you’re whining about a 50p coffee capsule?’
A woman moans on Mumsnet that her cleaner uses her coffee capsules instead of instand coffee that’s sitting in the kitchen
Another added: ‘If you can afford/are the type of people who have a daily cleaner you can definitely afford Nespresso.’
And another even said: ‘I couldn’t begrudge my cleaner a nice coffee.’
Others pointed out: ‘A jar of Nescafé would work out to around 33p a cup just for coffee, no milk or sugar. A Nespresso Starbucks capsule would be around 33p, again just for the coffee.
‘So I don’t see the difference really and even if you buy different Nespresso/coffee how much can the price difference really be that you’d begrudge her it? The most expensive ones I’ve ever bought were 44p a capsule, I couldn’t bring myself to begrudge someone I trusted in my home 11p.’
A fellow commenter added: ‘You’re being tight, let the woman enjoy her cup of coffee.’
Mumsnet users are outraged the woman complaining cannot allow her cleaner to enjoy a coffee capsule during her shift
The conversation took another turn when one announced that her son works from home and ‘stops when the cleaner arrives to make her a Nespresso coffee’.
‘She has one when she’s finished too, and they sit and chat. He values her and treats her as an equal,’ she added
The sarcastic replies weren’t far behind, with one writing: ‘They’re probably having an affair why else would anyone let their cleaner have a Nespresso? Have you even seen Downtown Abbey?.’
Echoing her sentimets, a user chimed in: ‘As for the person with the magnamanous DS, give yourself a medal. I’m sure the cleaner is overcome at being treated as as equal by being made a coffee.’
Other users compare the complaint to Downtown Abbey or a new advert, showing cleaners and home owners on different levels.
However, one supporter did speak up in defence of the original poster to say: ‘I think having a couple is different from having one.
‘One I wouldn’t mind at all, but if it was several every time I can see why its annoying. I’d be tempted to not have any for a few weeks and see what happened.’
And one questioned if the issue is the cleaner taking the pods, writing: ‘Am I the only one wondering if the cleaner steals pods to take home? Several a day (3+?) doesn’t make sense.’
The number of coffee breaks was on another user’s mind, as she offered some advice.
A handful of commenters were more supportive, with one asking if she supsected the cleaner of stealing extra coffee pods, while another said they’d be concerned about the amount of breaks being taken
‘I’d be more concerned about how many coffee breaks she takes when supposed to be cleaning your home or how long she takes,’ she wrote. The cleaner comes every day. Your home must be very clean so may not be as busy as you think?
‘Or is your husband working from home maybe they gave coffee breaks together. Why not buy other brands of capsules that work in that machine that are not as expensive and leave those out and hide the other ones in your car boot. Just don’t ask her to clean your car.’
Another added: ‘Your house, your rules. So if you’re not comfortable with her taking a Nespresso then just tell her that you’ve bought her instant coffee and that’s for her.’
However they said that if they were in the situation they would quickly be looking for a job with someone who ‘doesn’t view me as a lesser human’.
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