Today, I busted my ass to help this old lady move her stuff because she was going to a nursing home. I was told I would get paid. When I finished four hours later the lady took me to a room and told me to pick out anything in her little goody bag. I got a race car as payment. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I helped an elderly lady put a bookshelf in her car. She then thanked me by hitting me with her car as she drove out of the parking lot. FML
Today, after a weekend of helping my sister-in-law move out of our house, vacuuming and mopping her bedroom and bathroom for her, scrubbing her walls and cleaning her shower, transporting her furniture, and getting her carpet professionally cleaned, to cover costs she offered me $14. FML
Today, the old lady I've been taking care of and running errands for died. She hadn't paid me yet. FML
Today, I got a $20 tip from an old lady I delivered pizza to. Ecstatic, I walked back to my car where there was a $30 parking fine waiting for me. FML
Today, while buying paint, I began to help an elderly woman working to lift some heavy boxes. She told me what a nice young lady I was. Then her boss came over, screamed at her for being lazy and fired her. She cried. So did I. FML
Today, while I was delivering pizza in the torrential downpour, I waited 5 minutes in the pouring rain for an old lady to dig 20 bucks out of her purse. Her total was $19.99. She told me to keep the change and make lots of money. FML
Today, I helped a lady carry her grocery bags to her car. She was so grateful that she offered me a tip. I refused, but she insisted. When I finally took it, I looked at the bill to see she'd given me $1. I smiled and said thank you, but she looked at me like I’d just robbed her. FML
Today, I decided I'd sell an old motorcycle I had, in order to help with the bills. I had to be at work at the time when an interested buyer was to show up, so I entrusted my mother with the exchange as she's unemployed. Mom pocketed the money and bought a new freezer for her house, and won't pay me back. FML
Today, I was working at the grocery store and a very old woman wanted to give me a tip for bagging her groceries. She slid a quarter into my pocket against my thigh as deep down as she could get it, then she gave me a smile and a wink. I was groped by a grandma. FML
Today, I decided to cover a coworker's closing shift because she felt sick. My boss even gave me a $10 gift card for doing it. I felt good about it, until I walked outside and found that my car had been stolen. FML
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tWitt3rBuG 0
Awe shame. You should've noticed she had no money considering she's moving into a nursing home. Btw, i've heard that these are the people that leave tons in their will to those that help them coz think about it, her family didn't help her. You did a good deed. Well done
spoo 24
I think 4 hours extends beyond charity... There could be a HUGE FYL here due to the circumstances. I do feel bad for the lady, but you did get jipped. I feel people should be sympathetic and helpful to eldarly, but not bow at their every wish. again, it is very dependant on circumstances... but her situation is very likely the consequence of a number of decisions.
plaidrabbit 0
The OP never says the lady agreed to pay him, but that he was told he would get paid ("payed") When I read it, I kind of assumed it was like, "Hey, my mom is moving into a retirement home, I'm going to be on a business trip, do you think you could help out? I think she'll make it worth your while." People here seem to think the old lady breached some kind of contract or something terrible. Chill.
_cheeseballs 0
Why would you do things like that JUST SO you can get a reward? If someone is old, I never expect anything. Learn some manners and be greatful for what you got. whether it be a toy race car or nothing at all. Go on the satisfaction that you helped her and made her happy.
SeaCoyote 0
#47 I'm not whining, I'm just stating a fact. He should not be nice to people because he is expected to, but because he wants to. Therefore if he agreed to perform a task in exchange for payment, that's that. no bullshit about how he should have done it for free cause the bitch is old. **** her and her racecar, she should have asked one of her grand kids, but obviously shes such a ******* douchebag they wouldn't even help her move to her smelly old peoples home. And yes, payment does not imply monetary compensation. And Im very sure she understood that, that's why she tried to be a smartass by paying him with a racecar. Shes old, not ******* autistic. Poor guy got scammed. Shes an old sleazy bitch. That's the end of it. **** His Life!
lesb_lv 0
If you expected pay, then you should agree on amount before starting the work.
Topguy 0
Old people suck
stop_whining 0
"if it don't make dollahz it don't make cents yo" You're an idiot. You helped a person in need. That knowledge is payment enough.
Naheelawhatwhat 0
Heaven forbid you just do it out of the kindness of your heart without expecting anything in return. Just knowing you helped someone in need should be reward enough. I don't get people these days, always expecting material things in exchange for a good deed. You should quit being a selfish bastard and start becoming a decent human being. People like you are what's wrong with the world today.
realggirl 0
I thought a race car was worth about thousands of dollars? Oh, but you probably meant a toy one. :|