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‘Humiliated’ cleaner quits after bosses run bizarre task to test her work ethic

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‘Humiliated’ cleaner quits after bosses run bizarre task to test her work ethic

A cleaner has been left “humiliated” after her bosses ran a bizarre test to see how thorough her work was – with angry Aussies labeling the act “condescending.”

The Canadian-based worker took to social media to share a “disrespectful” note asking her to find 100 mini ducks hidden around the house before the day was done.

The pink posted note read: “To our cleaner, we hid 100 mini ducks around the apartment to ensure a job well done! Please leave ALL ducks in this jar.”

The ducks are pictured to be hidden in all sorts of unusual nooks and crannies – from the inside of a chair leg… to a pot plant.

Devon, the cleaner, said she briefly played along with the twisted “game”, tallying 76 ducks before deciding to walk away.

A Canadian-based worker took to social media to share a “disrespectful” note from her bosses. Tiktok/devonition101

“After finding the note and ducks today, I want to end the contract,” she wrote to the employers.

“I’m here to do my job professionally, not to play games or be tested,” the message continued.

“If there is a lack of trust in my work, that’s totally your choice – but in that case, it’s best you find someone else to clean for you.”

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But instead of apologizing, the employers insisted the whole ordeal was just an innocent “joke.”

“Oh, okay. I honestly thought it would be fun and lighthearted, just a joke the hubby and I picked up,” they replied.

Devon says the stunt crossed a line in her professional role, and she had no choice but to quit. 

Social media users outraged

The video has amassed nearly four million views, and thousands of comments of users outraged over the request.

The overwhelming sentiment was to rally behind Devon in the comments, with many horrified by the lack of respect.

“As someone who is lucky enough to have a cleaner, I cannot imagine being so disrespectful to someone who makes my life so much easier,” one user wrote.

Others said the stunt turned paid labor into a spectacle, with one person remarking: “This is a job for cleaning not a scavenger hunt.”

“I would have left a note saying I hid 100 pieces of cheese and then left,” another said.


Bath spout with a blue rubber duck, a drain stopper, and a light-colored scrubber hanging above.
“This is a job for cleaning not a scavenger hunt,” one person wrote on social media. Tiktok/devonition101

Overwhelmingly, people agreed the act was incredibly humiliating, saying, “WOW, the audacity,” and “This feels so disrespectful”.

Many agreed the couple clearly had way too much time up their sleeves, saying: “If they have time to hide 100 plastic ducks, they have time to do their own damn housework.”

Aussies have been equally as unimpressed after the sorry situation was shared by Triple M radio hosts, Luisa Dal Din and Jack Archdale, during their afternoon drive-time show.

“Personally, I would have immediately walked out & said find another cleaner,” shared one, after the segment was shared on TikTok.

“The moving of furniture to clean behind and under I consider a deep clean not a maintenance clean,” agreed another.

As one raged: “I would have not bothered.”

Both hosts agreed, declaring the move was “condescending” and not appropriate. 

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