WATCH: Dubai-based Indian woman faces flak for ranting against maid relaxing on sofa

A Dubai-based Indian woman faced the wrath of social media users after her video, in which she ranted about her house help, went viral.

Anamika Rana, the Indian woman, on November 13, posted a video on Instagram, where she narrated her ordeal featuring her maid.

“So I just caught my maid on the camera. She was literally like slouching like this,” Anamika shared, complete with actions of her slouching.

“… and kind of like chilling on her phone or something on the sofa.”

“I know lot of you all might think that so what big deal?” she narrated, continuing, “See, I am a millennial and perhaps my maid is a Gen Z, and we both are from different generations.”

A millennial is a person born between 1981 and 1996 or someone who is in their late 20s. A Gen Z person is an individual born between 1997 and 2012.

“And also, I’m not very pro at maid handling,” Anamika said. She shared that her domestic help is a “fairly new hire” and “that’s perhaps is the main issue”, because Anamika isn’t exactly sure “what is a boundary to be set and what is an overreaction”.

“But this one seems to be very okay sitting on the sofa and on the bed sometimes,” she shared.

Anamika stated that she’s not sure how to react because her maid is “good at her work” and “she’s also fairly a new hire”.

She stated that she doesn’t want to mess this up and asked for opinions from other users.

This left the comment section divided. While some voiced solidarity, others were quick to call her out.

“Why can’t she sit on the sofa?” asked one Instagram user.

Another questioned: “Why would you have issues with her sitting on the bed lol.”

A third user commented: “What’s the problem with chilling on the sofa? Where else would she sit?”

“Well when she isn’t working why can’t she be checking her phone sat on your sofa? She can’t be expected to work all hours. She isn’t a slave, but a maid who is also human. If you don’t know your own boundaries then your not fit to set boundaries for others,” a fourth comment read.

But Anamika also received suggestions from several users, who responded to her call to action.

“Now a days if we are too simple and give full freedom in any matter. Later they will be comfortable in all issues and poke nose in personal issues. Give her a place and ask to use that place only. Controll is required with maids. So it’s better to tell her and explain her boundry without any hesitation. Can betold in such a way it wont hurt her,” a user wrote.

A second suggestion read: “There’s nothing wrong with how you’re feeling. Many people trying to justify the maid are also the ones who get uncomfortable when their own maid sits and chill on sofa. What you can do is politely offer her a chair and say she can rest on it between work. Even after doing this if you find her siting on bed you can ask her why she is not using the chair you had given.”

A third said: “Before she sits on your head, let her know to get off your bed! 😂”

The video has already garnered over 5,200 likes and has been viewed over 862,000 times.