Why is it my fault?

[Fashion Lad!]

I loaned a coworker $40 so he could pay his cable bill. Not an excessive amount of money, but $40 is $40. After about 4 months of him literally diving under desks to avoid me, I gave up on it. It's $40.

Well, I went to a Staind concert with some friends and I saw him there. He was on the floor, I was in the stands. I hate being on the floor. I sent him a text and I ask him how much his tickets were. He goes, "$90" and I go, "that's a lot." He replied. "$45 x2. My gf's ticket too". (I need to mention his gf is my 2nd cousin. Ugh!) and I replied, "you still owe me $40." He then ran off the floor for about 15-20 mins.

I can understand people needing to borrow money. But people should not be having more fun than me on my dollar! I work hard to have the very little fun I do have.

[Rapscallion]

I can understand people needing to borrow money. But people should not be having more fun than me on my dollar! I work hard to have the very little fun I do have.

Vaguely similar situation at work for me, though semi-tangentially. Some of us work our arses off for the equivalent of six or seven days a week, which allows some people who are more financially settled to work less. There's also those just doing five days who refuse to do any more, since they know the idiots will get the job done anyway.

It's similar because you're working your arse off and they're getting the benefit of your labour. Makes me wonder if we're the idiots for having a work ethic.

Rapscallion

[Fashion Lad!]

It's similar because you're working your arse off and they're getting the benefit of your labour. Makes me wonder if we're the idiots for having a work ethic.

Rapscallion

I hate asking for money. I assume if I didn't hate asking for money, I could be having more fun and working less. Unfortunately, my parents instilled a strong work-ethic in me.