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Originally Posted by Ed
It's a near neighbour who does some housekeeping for us. It was getting a bit pricey so we decided to cut down. It didn't go down well, and the call to say 'please don't do so much next week' turned into a 'your house is filthy, your bathroom is like crap, and you live like slobs' outburst.
This morning, she denied she's said it. Claimed it was all meant well and she was hurt that we were offended.
Think we'll have to pay a visit to clear the air.
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Ok, if this were a TV phone in vote I'd now be a
little more tempted to phone the "text this number if you think Ed should give her a break and forget it happened".
Ok, was she an employee first and a friend second or the other way round? You have your own firm Ed, you should know that there is an employer hat and a friend hat, and you have to be very careful not to confuse the two. You have that experience and wisdom to do that, it's definitely the hardest trick to pull off in management. Your friend may well not. Standing in the employee's shoes they may well have not heard "look I'm really sorry but we're having to cut back on expenses a bit" but "we don't think you're doing a very good job so we're cutting your hours". Her financial position may be such that she's depending on that work which may explain some bitterness and mis-interpretation - not that this should concern you, as I've said, seperating the employer hat from the friend hat is hard, but it may offer an explanation.
Anyway, the nature of her work does offer some insight into these intriguing broken confidences. I was right wasn't I? She does know where you hid the bodies! Are they under the patio?