"Switch to an iPhone with Better Image Quality"... Kindergarten Teacher Shocked After Listening to Parents

Forced to Replace Phone Due to "Poor Phone Display Quality" Complaint

A childcare teacher's story about being forced by parents to 'stop using Galaxy phones' due to poor phone image quality has sparked public outrage.

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On the 10th, a post titled "I am a daycare teacher using a Galaxy, but a parent is telling me to switch to an iPhone" was uploaded to an online community. The author, A, who is currently using the Galaxy S23 model, began by saying, "Parents receive photos through Kids Note (a daycare application), but they complained to the daycare center that the image quality is poor."

A explained, "The parent who filed the complaint contacted the director separately and said, 'How about changing the phone of the childcare teacher in charge of my child from a Galaxy to an iPhone?'" and added, "After hearing this, the director has been hinting for me to change my phone." A continued, "I don't understand why they are forcing this when they are not even going to cover the cost of changing the phone," and asked, "I wonder if others are also being pressured like this. I don't know how to respond."

Netizens who read the story responded with comments such as, "If it's a phone used for work, shouldn't the daycare center provide it?", "They should buy you an iPhone before making such demands," "Switching to an iPhone doesn't make much difference in camera quality compared to Galaxy," and "This is clearly an abuse of power." Netizen B speculated, "Galaxy phones can record calls, but iPhones cannot. It seems like they are forcing the switch to prevent the teacher from recording calls."

Meanwhile, this is not the first time parents sending their children to childcare facilities have made unreasonable demands on childcare teachers. On the 10th, netizen C, who revealed that his girlfriend is a daycare teacher, said, "Daycare teachers usually can only take annual leave during children's vacations, but a parent of a child in my girlfriend's class told her to take her leave on days when her son does not attend daycare because they don't trust substitute teachers." He added, "Even though my girlfriend tried to persuade the parent by explaining that daycare teachers' leave is decided by a lottery system and cannot be changed arbitrarily, the parent kept insisting on scheduling leave according to her son's attendance. It made me realize how tough it must be to be a daycare teacher."

According to a 2021 survey conducted by the government and Workplace Bullying 119 involving 344 childcare teachers nationwide, although Article 41 of the Industrial Safety and Health Act, known as the 'Emotional Laborers Protection Act,' has been in effect for a long time, parental abuse of power remains prevalent. When asked, "How much do you think parental abuse of power has decreased since the implementation of the Emotional Laborers Protection Act?" 46.5% answered "Not at all," and 39.5% said "Not much."