#HelpMeDecide #AmIOverreacting
So, picture this: my coworker/friend (let’s call him Mike) made a bet with me – a 21-year-old fearless chili eater 🌶️ – that if I devoured a whole chili pepper, he’d hand over a cool 5 bucks 💸. Challenge accepted, right? So, I popped that chili like a champ and waited for my well-deserved cash prize. But lo and behold, Mike pulls a fast one and refuses to pay up, claiming it was an “unbeatable” bet. 🤨
After some back and forth, I proposed he eat a chili to settle the score, but all I got was a half-hearted attempt followed by a snide comment. 🙄 Fast forward a bit, and he tries to make things right by promising me bubble tea 🍵, only to present me with a lonely granola bar from his bulk warehouse haul.
Now, I don’t know about you, but this whole ordeal is really sticking with me. Is it just about the money, or is there something more going on here? I mean, trust is a two-way street, right? Should I just let it go and move on, or am I justified in feeling some type of way about this whole chili pepper saga? 🤔
What do you think? Vote in the poll below and let’s chat! 🌶️💰 #ChiliPepperDrama #WorkplaceWoes #PayUpMike
Ask him how does it feel to be a man unable to keep his word over $5 😂
He ain’t shit dw about it
You now know what type of man he is, not one to be trusted. $5 is cheap to find that out.
Don’t make bets with that person again and you now know their word is useless.
You shouldn’t put it behind you, a typical male thing would be to remind him on every gathering / beer round that he can’t take a chili pepper or pay $5. It’s a perfect good hearted ribbing opportunity.
$5 is a low price to pay to figure out that he’s not really your friend. He’s a selfish asshole
From now on just refer to his friend as **Welsh**.
He welched on the bet. Call him that until you get the $5 because that’s what he is. Chewing half a pepper and spitting it out doesn’t qualify.
You learned a valuable lesson and it only cost you one chillie.
The guy’s a jerk. But you seem to tolerate him so he keeps coming back.
“Sorry it was inconsiderate of me, I didn’t know your finances were in such a dire state.”
This is one of those times where you don’t make a big deal about what happened, but you file that away as information about what kind of person this guy is. He is dishonest, greedy, and unreliable. He will say what you want to hear in the moment and then never follow through.
Tread carefully with him, these features likely extend well past casual bets. I’d keep this an acquaintance relationship at most, but ideally, push him back to just being a coworker, not a friend.
As you continue to work in various places, you’ll have a variety of these experiences. They can all be summed up with the classic advice: “**if someone tells you who they are, believe them the first time.**”
Every single time he tried to talk tow about personal stuff from now on id respond with “Where’s my money, Bryan!”
Bookies always take the cash first. Next time have him give the money to a neutral before you commit to your end.
You ate a pepper and got to find out your coworker is an asshole that you should stop associating with outside of work related activities. I think you won that deal. Anyone who would be this stupid over 5 dollars isn’t worth your time.
Change his name to “doesn’t pay his bets” and refer to him as that from now on
“A man is only as good as his word. If the man’s word isn’t good, neither is the man “.
What a pussy
Don’t tell him anything or comment on his “venting” If he can’t pay you $5, he can’t keep your secret.
I world bring it up ALWAYS.
Sorry I can’t do that you still owe me $5. Oh I would love to help you with that but you still owe me $5. Oh I’m sorry I can’t help you with that because you still owe me $5. And I wouldn’t be shy about it I would say it every time every time every time every time in front of anyone. I’m fine today but remember you still owe me $5 you have a good weekend don’t forget my $5 I’m super Petty this way though. He should be embarrassed but he’s getting away with it because you’re not pushing it so make it embarrassing for him
tell him you charge $5 a session for venting
Why are you still his friend?
Most people would tell you to forget about it and just not trust him anymore.
I’m going to tell you that you should be extremely aggressive about it and whenever you’re in his presence and other people make a jab at him and his word is worthless.
Am I right? Probably not.
That dude is
1. A liar
2. Untrustworthy
3. Does not keep his word
These are very valid reasons to pull back from him.
Not unreasonable.
I’d just never stop bringing it up, personally. I’d only ever call him things like “liar”, “cheat”, and any time he says anything I’d remind everyone that buddy doesn’t always mean what he says and shouldn’t be taken as or considered honest. I’m petty, but I’d make damn everyone around heard about it every time he showed up. What’s he going to do, pretend it didn’t happen? You’ve got witnesses. You’re doing a public service.
I made a $5 bet with my dad as a child and he refused to pay up. It’s the first memory of many I have of him letting me down.
I wouldn’t keep pushing it but I would definitely keep my distance
Next bet dare you take, have a 3rd party hold the money. Make sure you trust the 3rd party of course. For now you are living and learning. Lesson learned.
So he’s kinda an asshat. Now you know to stay away from him.
>He always comes to me to vent and say stuff he makes me promise to not tell anyone
So – next time he does that, say “Hey, you still owe me five bucks from that bet.” And that’s all you say. Don’t make any promises to him. If he asks you to, say “Hey, remember when you refused to pay up a five dollar bet? You have no business asking me to make promises when your word can’t be trusted.”
I’ll uphold your secrets once you pay me the $5. Hey bill…did I tell you about chillie’s weekend?
so he doesnt have 5 bucks, backed out on bubble tea and gave you a left over granola bar. this guy is a damn joke.