What would you do? (87)
sweetowen: Yep, I know. I've been here for about 1 1/2 years. Thanks!
Me...I must be 4 years now....
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stefonline: Me...I must be 4 years now....
HAHA!!! We're oldies, but goodies, girlfriend!
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Just pay and thank her. If she does the same again, pay and thank. And forget about it. The are much more important problems in life. It is important to get along with co-worker, so don't focus on a detail. If she is rude, stay polite and smiling.
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In response to: This morning my co-worker came into the office carrying breakfast for everyone from McDonald's. Apparently, she'd called & asked what they wanted, but hadn't called or texted me. However, she did bring me food & a drink. Now she wants me to pay her for it! First off, I really wasn't hungry & had my own drink. While I thought this was a nice gesture, she now expects me to pay her for it!! I mean, I can see if I'd ASKED her to bring me something, but I didn't even know she was doing it & never asked for it! Do you think I should have to pay her for it? If not, how should I approach her about it? After all, we DO have to work togethernd she gets quite defensive when confronted. Please help!
well i would pay her this time but make it clear that next time she needs to contact me as i might not be interested in getting breakfast from her.
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sweetowen: HAHA!!! We're oldies, but goodies, girlfriend!
You know what they say Sweet.....it's hard to kill a bad thing...
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Dawn7z: well i would pay her this time but make it clear that next time she needs to contact me as i might not be interested in getting breakfast from her.
this sounds like the best way to do it. I still think there was more to the 'gesture' than meets the idea. There's no free lunch, (OR breakfast) she should have asked first. Bringing the meal w/o being requested is the same as indicating it's her "treat". Period. This woman wanted to appear to be a nice gal--AND get paid for it. You can't have your toaster browns and eat 'em, too!------ This thread is Archived ------
In response to: This morning my co-worker came into the office carrying breakfast for everyone from McDonald's. Apparently, she'd called & asked what they wanted, but hadn't called or texted me. However, she did bring me food & a drink. Now she wants me to pay her for it! First off, I really wasn't hungry & had my own drink. While I thought this was a nice gesture, she now expects me to pay her for it!! I mean, I can see if I'd ASKED her to bring me something, but I didn't even know she was doing it & never asked for it! Do you think I should have to pay her for it? If not, how should I approach her about it? After all, we DO have to work together. And she gets quite defensive when confronted. Please help!
I would wear a nice smile, pay her,just mention that if she can't reach you next time, when she's ready to head out to just leave you out for the next time,you'll never keep everyone happy ever!!
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sweetowen: This morning my co-worker came into the office carrying breakfast for everyone from McDonald's. Apparently, she'd called & asked what they wanted, but hadn't called or texted me. However, she did bring me food & a drink. Now she wants me to pay her for it! First off, I really wasn't hungry & had my own drink. While I thought this was a nice gesture, she now expects me to pay her for it!! I mean, I can see if I'd ASKED her to bring me something, but I didn't even know she was doing it & never asked for it! Do you think I should have to pay her for it? If not, how should I approach her about it? After all, we DO have to work together. And she gets quite defensive when confronted. Please help!
I haven´t read the whole thread, apologies if I´m repeating other comments. However, there is obviously more than meets the eye here unless your co-worker genuinely forgot to contact you before ordering on your behalf. Do you all often order breakfast together, including you?
If there is nothing untoward between the two of you, then why not simply pay up and thank her for thinking of you? You can then give her a gentle reminder that you hadn´t been asked about what you wanted, or....for example, you´re on a diet and avoiding McDonald style breakfasts.
I don´t see why you´re so annoyed about it unless there is some previous bad feeling between the two of you. How much does a McDonald´s breakfast cost anyway? It can´t be much can it, going by the advertisements I´ve seen?
Office politics are a pain in the neck sometimes.
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I would nicely pay her and wait until next week. Then go and take orders for lunch from everyone while she's not at her desk.
When you go to get the food get her the most expensive thing on the menu, or better yet bring her back a Steak and Lobster dinner from some fancy restaurant. That should be enough of a hint on how you felt about it.
When you go to get the food get her the most expensive thing on the menu, or better yet bring her back a Steak and Lobster dinner from some fancy restaurant. That should be enough of a hint on how you felt about it.
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Yes,I agreed that its better to pay and let her know that in the future you would like first to be asked 
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stefonline: I would just pay her Sweet and say thanks for the thoughtfulness....be done with it....but let her know not to ever do that again without consulting with you....not that you would want her to do it again....
Yep!
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LaVerdad: Just out of common courtesy and being a decent person, pay her. Like you say she is confrontational and you want to avoid any bad feelings, especially working in an office. Such can escalate into unnecessary even bigger disputes. Perhaps also tell her next time she buys food just to check with you first so there is no misunderstanding in the future.
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Jan1305: I haven´t read the whole thread, apologies if I´m repeating other comments. However, there is obviously more than meets the eye here unless your co-worker genuinely forgot to contact you before ordering on your behalf. Do you all often order breakfast together, including you?
If there is nothing untoward between the two of you, then why not simply pay up and thank her for thinking of you? You can then give her a gentle reminder that you hadn´t been asked about what you wanted, or....for example, you´re on a diet and avoiding McDonald style breakfasts.
I don´t see why you´re so annoyed about it unless there is some previous bad feeling between the two of you. How much does a McDonald´s breakfast cost anyway? It can´t be much can it, going by the advertisements I´ve seen?
Office politics are a pain in the neck sometimes.
If there is nothing untoward between the two of you, then why not simply pay up and thank her for thinking of you? You can then give her a gentle reminder that you hadn´t been asked about what you wanted, or....for example, you´re on a diet and avoiding McDonald style breakfasts.
I don´t see why you´re so annoyed about it unless there is some previous bad feeling between the two of you. How much does a McDonald´s breakfast cost anyway? It can´t be much can it, going by the advertisements I´ve seen?
Office politics are a pain in the neck sometimes.
seems to be making a mountain out of a molehill here jan..unless there's background thats not explained!
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Listen after all I have been through and you can read about it on my advice thread, "what would i yall do" I need to give you some really serious advice, and you need to freaking listen to me, THIS IS NO JOKE, I had an attitude like yours this morning and went to work thinking I aint payin.
Well well well let me tell you what my boss woman did, she well I dont want to get into details, but I basically washed her nasty feet and gave her a petticure, so think twice before not payin.
Well well well let me tell you what my boss woman did, she well I dont want to get into details, but I basically washed her nasty feet and gave her a petticure, so think twice before not payin.
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solsticemoon: seems to be making a mountain out of a molehill here jan..unless there's background thats not explained!
Nope, no mountain. I just wanted others' opinions before I did anything. I'd pretty much already decided that the only way to handle this was to pay her. But people should never assume anything, ya know??
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sweetowen: Nope, no mountain. I just wanted others' opinions before I did anything. I'd pretty much already decided that the only way to handle this was to pay her. But people should never assume anything, ya know??
I'd love to pay her for you in that 'special way' assmuing she is hot...
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LoveableOne: I'd love to pay her for you in that 'special way' assmuing she is hot...
Too funny!! How much would you owe her for a McDonald's breakfast?? Although she DID keep harping on the fact that my orange juice was so much more expensive!! LMAO!!------ This thread is Archived ------
In response to: This morning my co-worker came into the office carrying breakfast for everyone from McDonald's. Apparently, she'd called & asked what they wanted, but hadn't called or texted me. However, she did bring me food & a drink. Now she wants me to pay her for it! First off, I really wasn't hungry & had my own drink. While I thought this was a nice gesture, she now expects me to pay her for it!! I mean, I can see if I'd ASKED her to bring me something, but I didn't even know she was doing it & never asked for it! Do you think I should have to pay her for it? If not, how should I approach her about it? After all, we DO have to work together. And she gets quite defensive when confronted. Please help!
If it would've been me I'd simply told her thanks but no thanks and handed the food back to her.
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somechick: If it would've been me I'd simply told her thanks but no thanks and handed the food back to her.
When I do something for someone just because I want to I would never think of expecting them to then pay me for what I did for them.
What that particular co-worker did was totally wrong.It wouldn't matter if they were a co-worker of mine.
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