Arsalan Sajid
Despite the fact that women are employed in every industry, there is a false belief that they cannot perform physically demanding tasks like plumbing and construction. Since the community has not been very accepting of women working in these particular fields, many of them have established their worth and challenged social norms by working extremely hard to demonstrate their abilities.
OP narrated a similar incident when a super talented female plumber, Helen, was rejected by the client since he believed that women could not be plumbers. OP was working for his father’s company to manage smaller jobs along with his studies. He was working in a house where he had to repair the kitchen, which was damaged due to water leakage. After completing his task, he waited for the plumber to arrive, who was hired by their company. He was surprised to see Helen, who was in her early twenties and was praised by her coworkers for her exceptional work. OP took her into the kitchen and told the client that the plumber had arrived. The house owner was surprised to learn that the plumber was a woman and rushed to the kitchen to check on himself. He asked her to leave and wanted a real plumber in her place, which hurt Helen, and she called her boss to tell him about it. Read the entire story to learn her boss’s response to the client’s behavior, and share your view about it in the comment section below.
Source: Reddit
1. The house owner, who refused to allow a female plumber to repair a water leak in his kitchen, had to find another company to perform the service.
2. OP worked at his father’s building and repair business for damaged residences. OP was handling on-site work for smaller jobs while finishing his studies.
3. After finishing his repair work, OP waited for the plumber and was surprised to find Helen. She was in her early twenties and was praised for her exceptional work in the plumbing field.
4. OP showed her the kitchen and informed the tenant that the plumber had arrived.
5. The client was shocked to learn that the plumber was a woman and rushed to the kitchen to check himself.
6. The house owner was disappointed after seeing a female plumber and wanted to hire a real plumber. He said a little cute girl like her couldn’t be a plumber.
7. OP explained the client that Helen was a professional plumber who was well-versed in her trade, but he insisted on hiring a male plumber for the task. Helen became upset and informed her manager on call about it.
8. Helen’s employer instructed her to stay while he came over to speak with the customer personally.
9. Helen’s boss went to speak with the house owner after hearing the incident and refused to repair the leak since the customer mistreated one of his finest employees.
10. OP’s father cancelled the project with that disrespectful customer and told the insurance company that they would no longer provide any service to him.
11. OP stated that there was still some carpentry work left in the house which was also stopped.
12. The insurance company had to arrange for a new company to do the remaining work, which would take time.
13. An insurance agent told OP that it took an entire week to accomplish a job in his house that might have been completed in one day.
14. After a year, OP was informed that the customer had a new water leakage in his house as the previous plumbing work was done by his friend, who was not a professional plumber.
15. The house owner was required to pay for all repairs because the previous work was done by an unprofessional, and the insurance company refused to pay for the expenses.
16. The house owner learned his lesson after refusing to have his house repaired by a female plumber.
Now that you’ve heard the story, let’s dive into what Redditors had to say. Keep reading to discover other people’s perspectives on the matter.
17. Redditor believes that the owner of the house would blame Helen for all the damage.
18. Yes, the client would be focused on making everything ‘the little girl’s fault.
19. That is savage.
20. Redditor has seen a interview of a woman truck driver.
21. Redditor praises the employer to stand for his female employee.
Helen’s manager made the correct decision by refusing the client, as he was demeaning his employee without checking her work. OP’s company also cancelled the contract with the house owner, which caused him further difficulties because he had to fix the leakage by his friend, who was not a skilled plumber. The insurance company did not cover the costs because he did not hire any professionals. The client must understand that the approach used to do the assignment is more essential than the gender. Also, women and men work with the same passion and deserve to be recognized. What do you think about it? Please leave your thoughts in the comments section, and stay tuned to Defused for more tales.
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