‘You should pay because I don’t have a job': Unemployed housemate demands roommate pay $50 more in utilities after using the microwave 3 times, then moves out when roommate refuses

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Eleonora Bader
Mar 21, 2024 7:00 AM EDT

If you're having trouble with your roommate, you are not alone. I can count on one hand the number of roommates I ever got along with… And I've lived with quite a lot. Some of them were great friends who turned into enemies after we moved in together, and others were strangers who became best friends. Weird, but that's life.

This person (OP) was furious when their roommate demanded they pay an extra $50 in utilities after using the microwave 3 times and 'leaving the kitchen light on'. OP refused to pay an extra fifty bucks just because their roommate had a few screws loose, so instead, they gave them a long rant via text, along with a list of chores they could start doing. Push came to shove, and… Well, scroll down to find out.

Then, after you're done rolling your eyes and tsk-tsking, check out these hilarious and all too relatable micromanaging stories told by fed-up employees who got out just in time.

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    "You should pay, not me."
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    Woke up to this lovely text and decided to speak my mind to my entitled roomate
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    Backstory. I'm 25f I work from home. Roomate 26f parties and has mom and dad to pay all her bills. Which I don't mind the partying because I get it. You're young go have fun. But when responsibilities aren't being taken care of that's when it becomes an issue. Every morning this girl makes waffles and leaves the counters sticky. She smokes cigs and throws them in the yard when done. She never has washed her bedding in the 9 months she's been here. Her room smells like cat litter and garbage from
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    Hi can you pay 50 dollars extra this month in utilities since you've used the microwave 3 times this week and the kitchen light has been on more as well? Hello, no I will not. using the microwave 3 times doesn't make the bill go up 50$. I pay for the wifi that everyone uses alone which is 80 extra dollars because I work from home. Exactly my point you are home all day working using your laptop cord and such I shouldn't have to pay as much as I am considering I don't have a job currently
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    Bro you are literally home all day long. You are using your tv your light your phone charger and I don't sit and pocket watch you. Just because you have responsibilities as a roomate doesn't mean you can ask more money from me because you want to blow the money your parents give you on wd
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    Wow ok I don't even buy that much wod and I'm allowed to treat myself firstly. I just feel since you work and make more than me it should be split differently. Genuinely what are you even saying?! I let you use the wifi free, I pay 500 dollars extra than you a month because my room is slightly bigger. Am I sitting and complaining about that? No. You wanna sit and dictate what I should pay when let's really talk about it. Your cat STARVES while you go out and buy d and party. I've bought your cat
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    her any and you still haven't. For a month. You feed her a hot dog a day and think she's healthy? Let's talk about her litter box! That you don't clean and the same litter was in there for 3 months... you are so self entitled that you don't even realize I've bought your cat two extra litter boxes that I refill daily and clean daily. I could be a boh and turn you in or make fuss about that but I don't. Your cat is 8 months old have you seen her go into heat?! No?? You wanna know why? When you lef
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    + a week to go on your trip with your boyfriend and friends doing mo and shs I got the permission from your parents to have her fixed and get her shots. You know I get being young but you don't even pick up after yourself. I wake up to cigarette butts all over the yard empty beer cans in my shower... and you have the nerve to complain about me using a microwave?! iMessage
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    Gotcha I will be moving out in June when the lease is up. You and my parents going behind my back with my cat is the last straw. Since you think you are so much better take the ful thing Cool Thank the high heavens you are leaving! And I GLADLY will take her. I'll print out a contract for you to sign stating I can have her.
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    Oh while we are at it. Here's a list of chores that I do daily and figured you can start pulling your weight until June as well. M/w/f-you do dishes, take out trash, deep clean the bathroom (wipe toilet, sink, shower, sweep mop, and take out bathroom trash) Tuesday Thursday and Saturday I will do it. Also cleaning the kitchen on m/w/f sweep mop wipe counters. Vacuuming the living room and washing your bedding and cleaning your room because quite frankly it stinks. Also while we are on the topic
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    + Not in the yard. Since I will be adding a new responsibility to my life you can start going half with me for the wifi. Which is due on the 20th of each month. 40$ for your half. Anything else? Get the fok off my phone before I spazz out Read 9:01 AM iMessage
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    macthesnackattack • 23 hr. ago Please change the wifi password and block her devices until you get her half of the bill. She's not going to pay you for it. 3.2k Reply Share AndroidMercury · 19 hr. ago Or you could be devious and see if your router will let you rate limit their devices to an abysmal speed. Then if the roommate ever complains about it, "Oh, guess something's wrong with your phone. Mine works fine." 386 Reply Share
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    OsoCarolina 23 hr. ago I LOOOOVED everything you said. She needs to do a bit of growing up. Side note, animal neglect absolutely disgusts me, good on you for stepping in. 3.6k Reply Share lugnutter .22 hr. ago A BIT? I think she needs to go back to primary school and learn how to be an actual human being. 562 Reply Share
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    snorlaxx_7.23 hr. ago She has no job, is broke and getting money from her parents, but is allowed to get a treat of ma ana 2.5k Reply Share Lazy-Ad-4583 OP. 23 hr. ago Exactly! Like treat yourself for what? Your whole life is a treat 1.8k Reply Share ...
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    Ikbenchagrijnig. 23 hr. ago Nice, now hold her to it. And please take the cat. 777 Reply Share Lazy-Ad-4583 OP. 23 hr. ago Definitely am! I have the cat all day anyways. She's legally in my name at the vet and registered to me. Reply Share 934
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    Acrobatic-Primary-42 · 23 hr. ago I Think you ate her up and she definitely felt it. 1.2k Reply Share Present-Forever1275 · 22 hr. ago I bet she's regretting her decision now. I wouldn't be surprised if she comes back with a "woe is me" response in a few days to say sorry. 353 Reply Share
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    Outside_Raspberry677 - 23 hr. ago Entitled rich kids are the worst Go back to mums 277 Reply Share Lazy-Ad-4583 OP. 23 hr. ago THIS. like even her mom doesn't want her there because it's ten times worse when she's there. Her mom quite literally coddled her and now wants me to clean up the mess she made 261 Reply Share
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    ends1995 22 hr. ago Why is it that EVERY lazy, horrible, slob roommate in the sub has a cat? Like for real, I know cats are more "independent" than dogs but they still need to be fed and have their litter box cleaned. It's two small simple jobs and these people can't even get that right. On the bright side I'm very happy kitty has a new owner that'll take good care of her. And happy that she's been getting her needs met during the time the horrible roommate has been neglecting her. 127 Reply Sha
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    TemperatureExotic631 23 hr. ago Good for you! This woman sounds like she really needs a wake up call but everyone in her life is just enabling her to continue to be an immature lazy sponge of a human. Her parents need to stop funding this lifestyle and make her get a job. At 26 if you're not in school, why the hell don't you have a job?! She's a grown a S adult. Thank god you were there to take care of her poor cat, and please get her to sign that contract asap so you can make sure that baby is
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