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It is not uncommon for people who work together to carpool or offer each other rides. Anything that shaves some time off that pesky commute can be a godsend when the job is enough to worry about. However, it is quite easy to lose personal chauffeur privileges if somebody doesn't act in the right way.
When one woman struck a deal with her friend and coworker to hitch a ride to work with her every day, she seemed to come to the conclusion that she could push the boundaries of what time was acceptable to get in the car. After a month of the arrangement working well, she consistently left her colleague waiting for periods of time that were long enough to make them late for their shift.
Fed up with this behavior, her colleague warned her that she would only wait for a maximum of five minutes next time. When she didn't turn up within that time frame, she drove off, leaving the woman furious. The driver wanted to know if she had been wrong to behave in this way.
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Am I wrong for leaving my friend stranded after she showed up late for the third time?
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'I kept showing up late to work... my boss noticed': 22-year-old hitches daily ride with colleague, gets upset when she drives off without her because she's 5 minutes late
Being the recipient of a favor means honoring the terms of that favor.
While there are plenty of people who are happy to help out those whom they know, this is generally under the condition that they will be respectful of the time and energy that they are putting into helping them. Nobody likes to feel like they have tried to do a good deed and had ingratitude thrown back in their face. It is something that we should all be mindful of when we are offered help.
This way of behaving is common sense for all kinds of situations, but in particular when it comes to the workplace. Showing a coworker or a boss that you are not willing to appreciate something helpful that they do for you is something that sooner or later will inevitably have real, harsh consequences. Still, there is a certain kind of individual who sees no problem in pushing the boundaries regardless. It doesn't end well.
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