Punishment
FiFi is in my service for almost two weeks now. 12 days have passed since she signed the contract that binds her in my service for a year. And in that service a lot is required from her, and to a certain standard as well. This is behavioral standard, but also the quality of her work. If these standards are not met, punishment will follow. This punishment could be financial, being a fine. Or it could be physical, correcting her with a slap in the face. Or my favorite form of punishment, adding time to her contract. In those 12 days she has been serving me, FiFi has managed to gather 16 days of penalty to her contract. So her time to work is now even longer than it was when she started. The brunt of this punishment came from her refusal to curtsy before a gentleman, who kindly reported her refusal to me. That cost her a week for refusing the curtsy, and another day for talking back to me when I informed her of her punishment. Readers of this blog are welcome to inform me of any ...