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Anyone experienced coworkers coming to them 2 or 3 days before pay day asing-"can I borrow $20 until payday? And I'm stunned because some of these people are 45 and older and are having trouble managing their money. But what's even worst is when payday comes, the person who borrowed the money does not say a word about the money they borrowed from you. They act as if they never borrowed any money from you at all which is why my lending out days are over at the workplace.
I've lent coworkers $10 for lunch when they didn't have cash on them and the place we were going to eat didn't accept credit cards or ATM cards. I don't consider that poor money management. Sometimes the kids take your cash for school stuff that they forgot to tell you about until that morning and you don't have time to hit the ATM before you go to work. Of course they have always paid me back the next day--even if it wasn't payday.
I've lent coworkers $10 for lunch when they didn't have cash on them and the place we were going to eat didn't accept credit cards or ATM cards. I don't consider that poor money management. Sometimes the kids take your cash for school stuff that they forgot to tell you about until that morning and you don't have time to hit the ATM before you go to work. Of course they have always paid me back the next day--even if it wasn't payday.
I'm talking about the coworkers who HOPE you forget they borrowed the money from you.
I'm talking about the coworkers who HOPE you forget they borrowed the money from you.
Grow a backbone and tell them flat out that you need the $20 they borrowed from you back. And if someone else hits you up, tell them, "Sorry, I no longer lend coworkers money because several of them have borrwed and not repaid, and I'm not the Bank of New York."
Grow a backbone and tell them flat out that you need the $20 they borrowed from you back. And if someone else hits you up, tell them, "Sorry, I no longer lend coworkers money because several of them have borrwed and not repaid, and I'm not the Bank of New York."
I shouldn't have to remind them and I don't want to be confrontational in the workplace so I don't say anything. They will just be reminded that they still owe me money if they come to me in the future.
Anyone experienced coworkers coming to them 2 or 3 days before pay day asing-"can I borrow $20 until payday? And I'm stunned because some of these people are 45 and older and are having trouble managing their money. But what's even worst is when payday comes, the person who borrowed the money does not say a word about the money they borrowed from you. They act as if they never borrowed any money from you at all which is why my lending out days are over at the workplace.
Simply say no, or make up a white lie saying you too are short.
They're poor money management, or other financial problems, are not your business, after all.
Simply say no, or make up a white lie saying you too are short.
They're poor money management, or other financial problems, are not your business, after all.
That's the new plan. I think by treating so many different women coworkers to lunch some other coworkers think it's ok to borrow money. Those women were only treated to lunch because they did me a favor by going to get it for me.
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