Setting boundaries is hard, but when it is with coworkers you have to see every day, it’s harder.
Entitled people are everywhere, and it is not uncommon to have them as coworkers. Asking you for thousands of favors but never offer to repay you. These ungrateful beings that love the idea of someone doing something for them but hate getting confronted for their lack of repayment are especially annoying when you have to put up with them every day for more than 8 hours a day. You can’t escape them or make excuses to avoid them because you will have to see them the next day. You can’t run away from them forever.
In this Reddit story, this employee is tired of being taken advantage of by a lazy coworker who not only asks people to go out of their way to get him lunch but also does not repay them when they come back. The worst thing is not the money, but also the fact that he never offers to do it in return or to invite lunch as a way to repay. He just forces other people to take on his expenses without their consent. He takes advantage of friendly co workers that thought it was a one-time favor. That shows the kind of person he is, a bad one, someone who uses other people for their benefit without any shame. He also has to see the people he exploited every day, but he does not care. Not even a second thought. He just pretends it’s fine to ask them again. All because no one dares to confront him or wants to, as it’s happening in the work environment.
These coworkers who are being pawns of this horrible man need to stand up for themselves. Start saying no, which, by the way, is a full sentence. No. I don’t want to get you lunch and pay for it. Get your lunch by yourself like an adult and stop using nice people who are trying to be helpful for your own benefit.
Author: Kayitsi.com
