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No good deed goes unpunished
Details….Last Monday office is closed, cleaning carpets all by myself, front door is locked.
A man I had meet a couple of times, (he is a friend of a customer) knocked on the door and asked to sit down. I let him in offered some water, he tells me his tale. He needs $25.00 and is willing to do anything including clean toilets. Well I’m in a big foot brace and needed a pile of leaves cleared out and put in the dumpster, he agreed. Great I thought win / win. I give him a shovel and off he goes. It took him 10 min…yes 10min (small pile) He comes back in and starts to say…
(Him) “Wow that deserves a big tip”
(Me) “Excuse me”
(Him) “I cut my finger outside and deserve a big tip”
(Me) “That’s all the money I have”
(Him) “Oh well, that's ok it will only take a min”
(Me) “WHAT will only take a min?”
(Him) “The liquor store…you need to drop me off”
(Me) “NO!”
(Him) “I hurt my knee outside doing your leaves it’s the least you can do”
(Me) “My husband is on his way here to pick me up…goodbye!”
He leaves and I look at the carpets it’s now black from his muddy muddy boots.
The kicker……. he came in again tonight trying to get more money.
I thought I was doing good.
Anyone else have a similar good deed gone bad? Please cheer me up!!!
Details….Last Monday office is closed, cleaning carpets all by myself, front door is locked.
A man I had meet a couple of times, (he is a friend of a customer) knocked on the door and asked to sit down. I let him in offered some water, he tells me his tale. He needs $25.00 and is willing to do anything including clean toilets. Well I’m in a big foot brace and needed a pile of leaves cleared out and put in the dumpster, he agreed. Great I thought win / win. I give him a shovel and off he goes. It took him 10 min…yes 10min (small pile) He comes back in and starts to say…
(Him) “Wow that deserves a big tip”
(Me) “Excuse me”
(Him) “I cut my finger outside and deserve a big tip”
(Me) “That’s all the money I have”
(Him) “Oh well, that's ok it will only take a min”
(Me) “WHAT will only take a min?”
(Him) “The liquor store…you need to drop me off”
(Me) “NO!”
(Him) “I hurt my knee outside doing your leaves it’s the least you can do”
(Me) “My husband is on his way here to pick me up…goodbye!”
He leaves and I look at the carpets it’s now black from his muddy muddy boots.
The kicker……. he came in again tonight trying to get more money.
I thought I was doing good.
Anyone else have a similar good deed gone bad? Please cheer me up!!!