This is something that a lot of homemakers are identifying with – they want their husbands to go back to work to their offices, in person. It is difficult to manage kids doing their classes online from home and then to have to manage another ‘child’ who is working from home. So, this woman apparently addressed a letter to the boss of her husband, asking that he be allowed to return to office. This quickly went viral when Harsh Goenka shared in on Twitter.
This may or may not be real. It is probably something created as a joke, but this started a conversation around it. The ‘letter’ speaks of the man who is demanding, creates a mess and basically acts like a child.
Some sympathised with the husband mentioned in the letter, completely missing the irony of expecting that one adult needs to be ‘cared for’ by another.
Quite amazingly, some were feeling sorry for the husband working from home, who has to tolerate 'below average performance in household chores'. Apparently it is all the ‘mental harassment’ he suffers that makes him fall asleep; which also makes him simultaneously leave a mess and demand multiple cups of coffee. Poor chap – not his fault.
This tweet suggests a switching of roles. Wonder how Manoj would respond to this.... if he had a working wife that demanded ten cups of coffee and messed up every room for him to clear up.
Men and women both work, but men can be off duty while women cannot? Why is it that women are expected to never be ‘off duty’, expected to care for and provide for the needs of the family members 24x7?
Women who are working from home are still expected to shoulder a major portion, if not all of the caregiving needs in a home. Usually, it is the man's professional requirements that are prioritised over those of a woman.
And here it is important to clarify, that when we say working women we mean those that work for remuneration (all homemakers work, they are just not compensated for the cooking, cleaning, caregiving, management and organising that they do).
All adults should be able to look after themselves, without expecting to be babied and waited on hand and food by another adult.
A demanding and messy person doesn’t make a very good employee --- maybe there's a reason the manager doesn’t want a slob around office.
When asked whether the letter from the wife to the boss of her husband was real, Goenka replied with a wink emoji. Another tweet clarified that this ‘letter’ has been doing the rounds on social media for a while. It may be created in jest, but it seems to reflect the plight of numerous women across the country.
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