was i wrong?
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Topic: was i wrong?
Posted By: PaintballkidEPS
Subject: was i wrong?
Date Posted: 01 July 2007 at 11:33pm
| So over the past few weeks i have been helping my father out by going to work with him because he hurt his knee. Today he offered me 100$ for helping out and i refused to accept it being as money is really tight right now. So i guess my question is, should i have taken the money? I mean i have my own job so i get money that way so the money isn't a problem, my dad seemed pretty upset that i wouldn't take the money though. Was i wrong in refusing to take it? |
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Posted By: The American
Date Posted: 01 July 2007 at 11:34pm
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I don't really think so.
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Posted By: stick_boy_2002
Date Posted: 01 July 2007 at 11:36pm
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you propbally did the right thing. ------------- 
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Posted By: Dye Playa
Date Posted: 01 July 2007 at 11:53pm
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you did the right thing, but your dad wanted to do the right thing by you also. try and talk about it with him, tell him you are happy to do it, and don't expect to get paid
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Posted By: Cedric
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 12:01am
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No.
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Posted By: Da Hui
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 12:04am
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Tell him to put in a bank account and start saving money for a car. ------------- 
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Posted By: pb125
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 12:04am
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Shoulda asked for more.
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Posted By: ¤ Råp¡Ð F¡rè ¤
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 12:33am
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You did the right thing, especially is you're still living at home with him. ------------- 
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Posted By: Hitman
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 3:18am
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You should have taken it. He probably felt you deserved it. Your refusal likely humiliated him. Instead of taking the money you got greedy and didn't let him be the nice guy.
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Posted By: Styro Folme
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 3:24am
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i would've taken the money, and snuck it back into his wallet afterward. but you did what you thought was right, so yes, you did the right thing. ------------- X |
Posted By: Ticalxx421
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 3:28am
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Your Dads Probibly Mad Because He knows you know that money is tight, and by you not taking it for that very reason makes him feel like like he is failing to support the family. ------------- [IMG]http://i14.tinypic.com/73e0l8j.jpg"> Represent! |
Posted By: Trogdor2
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 8:20am
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You did something very nice. If you feel you deserve the money and you want it, take it, but if it's not a big deal to you, just pass it by and continue following your heart.
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Posted By: sporx
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 8:55am
i would have done something similar. i would put all the money in a father's day card or birthday card. you did the right thing by showing him that sometimes it's not all about money. but sometimes parents just want you to accept it. ------------- 
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Styro Folme wrote:Posted By: Ticalxx421
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 9:01am
Hmm. Lets see here. 1. Your not supposed to start a sentence with the word BUT 2. Put your I's in capitals 3. When you start a sentence The first letter in the first word should be a capital  ... Im just messin with you, dont get upset. That is a good idea tho. Never thought of that ------------- [IMG]http://i14.tinypic.com/73e0l8j.jpg"> Represent! |
Posted By: RoboCop
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 9:10am
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Posted By: Ticalxx421
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 9:17am
 Atleast I used Capitals. Don't blame me, blame the Canadian education system. Can you belive I Graduated ------------- [IMG]http://i14.tinypic.com/73e0l8j.jpg"> Represent! |
Posted By: PaintballkidEPS
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 9:23am
| Alright thanks for the advice guys. Im going to talk to him today about it. |
Posted By: Mephistopheles
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 11:47am
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You can't win.
If you take it, he's out $100 and as you said money's tight. If you don't, he'll see it as it not being good enough. So here's what you do. 4th of July is coming up, ya? Well then you get him a card and put the $100 he gave you into it. So you got the money for helping, and he gets money as a gift for the holiday. Win win. ------------- http://www.tippmann.com/forum/wwf77a/forum_posts.asp?TID=166647&PN=1"> 
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Posted By: procarbinefreak
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 1:33pm
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i would have taken the money and bought beer. |
Posted By: merc
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 4:28pm
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i dont take money for serveces rendered unless it is agreed on before hand. ive done alot of house/dog sitting for my gfs parents. i figure i owe them for giving my a car for 800$ less than it was worth (1st car for 350$) ------------- saving the world, one warship at a time. |
Posted By: MT. Vigilante
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 4:36pm
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You definately did the right thing, that is what your supposed to do when doing work for relatives, especially your parrents. Its wrong to charge your family for work you do for them. -------------  Join the XP Re-Revolution!
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Posted By: metalhead0791
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 4:57pm
It would have been wrong to take the money. Bravo on doing the right thing
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Posted By: PaintballkidEPS
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 5:42pm
| alright so today i explained why i didn't take the money....and he asked me if i smoked pot..odd? |
Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 5:53pm
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lol He thinks you were high... ------------- 
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Posted By: Hitman
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 6:05pm
Not when your father is your boss. ------------- |
Posted By: MT. Vigilante
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 6:15pm
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Well, yes, when you work for a family owned buisiness, then you can except money. But He said he has another job, so in his case it whould have been wrong to except the money. ------------- Join the XP Re-Revolution!
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Posted By: Ticalxx421
Date Posted: 03 July 2007 at 12:16am
Maybe he was going to pay you with some sweet sweet Marijuana ------------- [IMG]http://i14.tinypic.com/73e0l8j.jpg"> Represent! |
Posted By: ANARCHY_SCOUT
Date Posted: 03 July 2007 at 12:21am
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