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Housekeeper playing music- aibu?

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NoMusicPlease · 22/10/2026 16:24

I live in a large house on a farm. I have a housekeeper who comes in each day between 10-6.

Today I was in the garden and she drove up to the house and parked outside. I could hear her music which annoyed me because I moved to the country for peace and quiet. It wasn't blasting but I don't want to hear any music while I'm outside.

I told her she's not allowed to play music while she's driving on the farm and she seemed a bit upset and was much quieter than normal. I think that might have to do with her personal circumstances because she's currently getting divorced.

Was I being unreasonable?

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LLM21 · Today 08:19

BeatrizBoniface · Yesterday 20:02

You're definitely underpaid!

Its the industry, I knew that when I started the job but I get job satisfaction so I guess im kind of ok with it 😅

Wildefish · Today 09:12

Is this a joke? Unless she was sitting outside your home blasting music surely you can put up with a few seconds.

Ilikesundays · Today 10:32

NoMusicPlease · 22/10/2026 17:02

I'm not troll hunting or posting this as a reverse.

I'm also not posh.

I have very severe migraines and had surgery on my ears recently that's left me extremely sensitive to noise. Not all noise, but certain pitches are agony.

I think I might have been a bitch to her and she didn't deserve it. I'll apologize and explain why I snapped at her.

Good,

Longleggedgiraffe · Today 12:10

NoMusicPlease · 22/10/2026 16:28

She had it playing for a couple of minutes while she was gathering her things.

I think she should have turned it off as soon as she stopped the car.

Two minutes? If she was gathering her things then you must have known the music would be stopping very shortly. Is this really worth upsetting your housekeeper for? Why not just ask her to turn it down a bit?

Longleggedgiraffe · Today 12:12

Ilikesundays · Today 10:32

Good,

Good. But honestly, why on earth didn't you say this at the beginning then? All the answers here would have had a totally different context and tone.

Mackerelfillets · Today 12:14

QuestionableMouse · Today 01:55

Rtft 🙄🙄

I have read the F*cking thread. This is my opinion. I think she was unreasonable. I have read her unfortunate position poor love. She's said she's gonna apologise.

OneSparklyGoat · Today 12:15

Longleggedgiraffe · Today 12:12

Good. But honestly, why on earth didn't you say this at the beginning then? All the answers here would have had a totally different context and tone.

By the time you came along it was all out there. Why not read the OPs posts before answering?

T1Dmama · Today 12:16

NoMusicPlease · Today 00:03

Thank God for that.

I'm genuinely not sure how else to say it, but £27 per hour plus free (and very nice) accommodation is a very generous package.

You keep saying it's not but you're not willing to say what you think she should be getting paid. You also can't see that it's twice the national minimum wage though it probably works out more than that because she has no bills to pay.

We're also going to set up some private health/dental insurance for her because she's bloody brilliant and deserves to have access to quality care.

And if she wanted to leave, she'd still be welcome to live in the cottage.

It’s a crazy good deal.
I wish I was on that much with free accommodation, sick pay and a pension thrown in!
I work my arse off for just over half that hourly rate, with no other stuff thrown in, no holiday or sick pay… and I live in the south of England where everything costs much more

OneSparklyGoat · Today 12:16

Mackerelfillets · Today 12:14

I have read the F*cking thread. This is my opinion. I think she was unreasonable. I have read her unfortunate position poor love. She's said she's gonna apologise.

Clearly you haven’t. This is all done and dusted.

Saturdaysfairies · Today 12:20

Never happened.

Calliopespa · Today 12:24

NoMusicPlease · Yesterday 19:19

I think I was very much in the pain/over stimulated phase when I posted. I also wasn't planning to disclose as much information as I did.

I felt the same OP. I wish I had known the full background from the beginning of the thread.

cupfinalchaos · Today 12:24

I assumed you meant she was playing it in your house! You are being ridiculous I assume this is a wind up?

ToKittyornottoKitty · Today 12:57

cupfinalchaos · Today 12:24

I assumed you meant she was playing it in your house! You are being ridiculous I assume this is a wind up?

Surely it’s your post that’s the wind up at this point.

Nettie1964 · Today 18:08

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NoMusicPlease · Today 18:42

She's had a bit more pain and swelling today, bless her, and the antibiotics are knocking her out a bit. Hubby is going to take her some more soup and some protein shakes as well as more painkillers. We're getting some awful winds with this storm too so I've asked him to ask her if she'd rather sleep in our guest room tonight so she's not on her own. It's a bit creepy with the wind hitting the trees and hedges.

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