Help- cleaner drank my gin!

[kayde12]

Hi all,
I’m new to mumsnet, but would really love some advice!

I’ve just signed up to a cleaning company and had my first clean, which I was thrilled about.
Then I noticed that half of my bottle of pink drink has gone!
I only got the bottle given to me as a gift last week from my sister in law.
My Dh doesn’t drink and I have my two ds in the house.
It was the cleaner definitely!
The company have been awful at getting back to me and sent me a poor email saying she said she didn’t drink it and was too early in the morning.

I feel really gutted and not sure how to move forward or get some sort of justice!!

Mud sticks- I hate the whole 'if you haven't done anything you've got nothing to worry about' ..An accusation also works like chinese whispers, a simple 'She was accused of taking some gin' can very easily become 'thief, alcoholic, someone to keep an eye on.....not to be trusted....', even if completely exonerated it will still be on file, talked about and a seed planted-
Ever been accused of doing or even saying something you haven't, that horrible gut wrenching feeling that someone would think that of you and having to prove yourself?
I'd have to demand a full investigation if I was in the cleaners position, the 'did she/didn't she' would be unbearable to live with, let alone work for employers who'd have that suspicion I was untrustworthy- it'd still be in the back of their minds regardless of the outcome.
(I also believe this was a spam post, new to Mn and wanted to introduce herself as 'Well-to-do, gin drinking, cleaner employing, hard done by victim' - a few tick boxes for multiple responses!)

Cleaners definitely steal. Mine stole an item of my clothing. I am 100% sure of it. To boot she then never came back making personal excuses each week till I just got a new one. So I didn't even get to ask her and it definitely wasn't my 2 and 4 year old. Or my non cross dressing husband.

Cleaners definitely steal.

You forgot to add the word "some" at the start of that. Of course they do - some people steal - it's a fact. Some teenagers steal too.

'Cleaners definitely steal' @Titective ....? At least your username is accurate...

I didn't say all I said cleaners steal. Because some of them do. Some children steal. Mine didn't the cleaner did.

I was in my parent’s drinks cabinet by the age of 13.

@shouldhavecalleditoatabix

Thank you for your understanding and posts.

The stereotypical views areastounding and very interesting; as well as vocabulary choices.

There’s sense that people who have cleaners are of a certain calibre and adjectives such as ‘poor’ for cleaner.

adjectives such as ‘poor’ for cleaner.

What's wrong with that? It's an expression of sympathy.

I hear gin is very good for putting real glitz back into tired, dull looking silverware . . .

We had a great cleaner who downed half a bottle of our premium vodka.

She was visibly very drunk after doing that.

But I also recall my brother stealing my dad's whiskey when he was 13 too 🤔

My cleaner drinks my sherry and Pimms - the only difference is that I pour it for her

Not struggling to picture a 13 year old, who should at least have been bright enough to top it up with water.

My thoughts exactly!!

When we held a family party for our 18 year old we reminded her not to get riotously drunk and to save that for her party with her friends. We forgot to relay a similar message to 14 year old who was so drunk she couldn't walk straight. 13/14 year olds are the trickiest, most devious people I've come across. Both girls now grown up into fine, upstanding adults just incase you're worried