Overview

• The employer said the househelp informs her of absences with detailed messages written in English and praised the approach as highly professional.
• She added that the messages are typed by the worker’s 10-year-old daughter, according to her LinkedIn post.
• One shared text read, “I am not well I have cold and throat infection so I will be not coming to work today,” sent early in the morning.
• Online reactions ranged from admiration for the clarity of the notes to objections that the employer publicized a private conversation.
• Commenters compared practices across cities, citing Delhi househelps’ voice notes and claims that some in North India often give no prior notice.