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These days, a heart-touching as well as eye-opening post is going viral rapidly in the world of social media. This post is of a person whose cook (house help), who was working in his house for the last 4 years, suddenly left her job in just a two-minute conversation. This incident not only shocked that person, but also started a big debate on the internet about the importance of relationships, expectations and decisions of changing jobs. People are seeing this post associating it with corporate life and employee retention.
“Brother, I will not come from tomorrow…” When 15% annual hike and bonus also fell short.
In the viral post, the person has mentioned about his journey with his house help in the last 4 years and the facilities provided to them. The person wrote, “Today our cook aunty came home and said very casually, ‘Brother, I will not come to work from tomorrow.’ He worked with us for 4 years. During this period, I increased his salary by 15% every year and currently his salary was ₹15,500 per month.”
The man further said that he took care of them like a family, not just the salary. On big festivals like Holi, Diwali, Rakshabandhan and Navratri, they were given beautiful sarees, sweets, gifts, bonuses and cash separately. The extent is that even when she used to go to her village or outside for 10 to 15 days in a year, not even a single rupee was deducted from her salary.
4 years of companionship and only 2 minutes of conversation, Cook’s decision surprised
Due to this excellent behavior, respect and trust, the person was confident that a strong family bond had been formed between them. But when Cook Aunty suddenly announced her decision to leave, the ground slipped beneath her feet.
The man further wrote, “I used to think that even these relationships built over years have some value. I was surprised and asked her, ‘Aunty, is there any problem or did we make a mistake?’ On this he clearly said, ‘No brother, I am getting more salary than this at other places.’ I immediately said, ‘I am also ready to give you that much salary, don’t go.’ But she smiled and said, ‘No brother, I have already taken advance from there. Now you find another cook. And this is how our relationship of 4 years ended forever in just a 2-minute conversation.”
“People don’t always leave a company only after being treated badly” – a big lesson learned by the man
This unexpected farewell taught that person a very big and practical lesson of life. Sharing her experience at the end of the post, she wrote, “Today I understood a bitter truth that people do not always leave a relationship because they have been treated badly. Sometimes they move forward only because they feel that there are better economic opportunities for them outside. Our thinking about a relationship and its importance can be completely different from the thinking of the other person.”
There was a flood of comments on the internet, users said – “This is pure corporate behavior”
This post instantly went viral on every social media platform and netizens started making funny and practical comments on it. While some people sympathized with the landlord, most users compared it to the ‘short notice resignation’ of the corporate world.
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Comparison with Corporate: One user wrote, “This is completely like a corporate employee changing jobs. Cook aunty just switched companies without any notice period because she was getting a better hike. There is nothing personal in this, it is just business.”
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Advice not to go back: Another user jokingly commented, “If this was the story of an IT professional, everyone on LinkedIn would be advising him not to make the mistake of accepting the counter-offer and staying at his old office, move on. Aunty did the right thing!”
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People were surprised to see the salary: At the same time, another user quipped, “Brother! ₹ 15,500 a month for a cook, saree on festivals, bonus and paid leaves? Please send me your home address, I will come to cook from tomorrow!”