Paying for Unnecessary Chores - Page 7

Trailrun23 · ‎05-31-2022

I would have probably thanked him and told him I didn't have any cash right now but would leave it in an envelope for him on the porch tomorrow. That would have him a chance to decline and say he didn't want anything, he was only trying to help. It puts the pay or no-pay in his court. I probably would have given him $20 and told him you would like to " hire" him in the future to do any jobs and he didn't need to do anything without being asked.

drizzellla · ‎03-14-2010

You bet I would pay him.

I would be glad for any help with my yard being cleaned up. Since it is winter it is good not to have stuff on the yard. When it snows it only makes a mess for the grass.

I would thank him and gladly give him $25 for his effort. And be glad he did the work.

Biftu · ‎02-05-2011

@ValuSkr wrote:
@Biftu There seems to be some confusion over who is 40 years old. Is it your neighbor? Or his son (the one who picked up pine cones)?

For the record, if a boy did the work, I'd let him have $5 and request advance notice the next time he "worked" for me. If a man did the work, I'd apologize and send him on his way.

The 40 year old son picked the pinecones.

Sage04 · ‎07-10-2011

@drizzellla wrote:
You bet I would pay him.

I would be glad for any help with my yard being cleaned up. Since it is winter it is good not to have stuff on the yard. When it snows it only makes a mess for the grass.

I would thank him and gladly give him $25 for his effort. And be glad he did the work.

@drizzellla the pinecones came from his trees so since he was doing his he decided to take care of hers. We don't have pinecones where I live but from what I've seen when I lived in NJ, they just stayed where they landed.

DottieBlue · ‎03-11-2010

.......who's on first????????...........

qbetzforreal · ‎08-28-2010

The guy did a nice thing without being asked and shared a story when he was a youngster.

ValuSkr · ‎03-15-2014

Was it ever established if the person doing the good deed was an adult or child? And, if an adult, was he disabled in some way?

Trinity11 · ‎11-16-2014

@drizzellla wrote:
You bet I would pay him.

I would be glad for any help with my yard being cleaned up. Since it is winter it is good not to have stuff on the yard. When it snows it only makes a mess for the grass.

I would thank him and gladly give him $25 for his effort. And be glad he did the work.

Me too @drizzellla . Really nice to have someone looking out for their neighbor. Around here, we have plenty of adult children living with parents. Rents are $2500 and up for even some studios.

qbetzforreal · ‎08-28-2010

@ValuSkr wrote:
Was it ever established if the person doing the good deed was an adult or child? And, if an adult, was he disabled in some way?

@ValuSkr- in the opening post the OP states he is 40 something son of the neighbor. The question about his cognitive ability was brought up by other posters for whatever reason. According to the OP, he is not disabled.

nevergivesup · ‎04-24-2010

This is an interesting situation @Biftu has posed. Personally I don’t think the issue is about tipping or budgets at all. To me it is a matter of boundaries and I find this very unsettling at best.

To have a grown man repeatedly ringing my doorbell, going onto my property performing unsolicited tasks looking for money is a huge red flag. So no, I would do nothing to encourage this type of behavior. I would keep it polite but firm and hope he got the message without triggering another inappropriate response.

I always tip as generously as I can when I hire someone to do a service but this is an entirely different situation. This 40 year old man could have called @Biftu to let her know he was available for odd jobs or left a flier on her door. To me his behavior is very troubling; immature at best or possibly drug or mental health issues. A definite NO from me.