39-year-old administrative assistant refuses to cover lunch for entitled coworker, confronts her in the office: '[Theresa,] I'm not your bank and I’m not responsible for feeding you'

Theresa sounds like a problem and a half!

This so-called "professional" had the audacity to demand that her coworker pay for her lunch over and over again. Now, the other employee, a 39-year-old administrative assistant, admitted that her work was more clerical and less labor-intensive. That being said, she knows that she and Theresa make the same amount of money, as it's part of her job to manage that information for the Human Resources department. Still, for whatever reason, Theresa assumed otherwise. Folks, you know what happens when you assume…

Let this story serve as a potent reminder to mind your own business at work, especially when it comes to someone's financial situation. If you don't know for sure what someone is making, it's best not to make any judgments. Even if Theresa did know that the author was making more (which she wasn't), why should the author pay for her lunch? Is Theresa not an adult who can make herself a cheap sandwich to bring to work? 

There is a strange sense of entitlement that people like Theresa develop that needs to be addressed. Of course, we all have sympathy for the fact that different jobs can be exhausting in different ways. Theresa's job sounds much more exhausting in a physical sense, but the author's work seems far more mentally exhausting. On top of that, no one knows how time-consuming and difficult both of these women's lives are outside of work, which could contribute to their need for a well-deserved break. 

At the end of the day, Theresa's choice to take out her frustrations regarding her situation on the author is a total waste of valuable energy. If anyone should cover her lunch, it should be the company! In fact, the company should cover both of their meals. Keep scrolling below for the author's full account of her tense exchange with Theresa.

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