Quit your Freeloading!

I’ve decided that I’m really fed up with freeloaders. To some this may seem like a pretty obvious statement, because really, who likes a freeloader? But the more I look around me, the more I see these freeloaders roaming in every nook of my life. Specifically I can think of three groups of freeloaders.

1.       Freeloaders that you work with- Did you know that everyone that you work with is busier than you are? And that they couldn’t possibly help you out with anything because they are very important? Yes, it is true.  Now I know I can be one of those “It’s Easier to do it Myself” type of people, however I’ve been trying to give myself a bit of relief by asking for help and dividing up tasks.  With your great coworkers this works out quite nicely, you know like you scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours. However with others, you’ll always be disappointed. To them I say, that’s fine, I won’t ever help you again. And also, I dare you to take credit for my work…seriously.

2.       Freeloaders in your community- I was recently at a fundraising meeting where people were being asked to host a fundraising event. Alright, who would like to volunteer? (Insert crickets). No one. Okay then, so you want the benefits from the fundraising, but you would like to have no part in actually participating…right, you must be one of those “busy people” too. 

3.       Friends that are freeloaders- Now this is a tricky one because for some friends, you’re willing to let them do a little freeloading because they are your friends and you love them. However, there are some that just take. In fact you could call them a vacuum because all they do is suck things from you.  They want you to cook for them, they want you to host people for that big game, they want you to drop everything to do them a favor, they want you to pick them up at the airport, and they want you to help them move.  However whenever you ask them for help, they magically can’t seem to answer their phone. FYI- we know that you keep your phone with you at all times as if it were another appendage, so we know you got the call beeyatch. Let’s be honest, if a friend is a freeloader, they’re not really a friend at all.

While I can’t change that there are freeloaders in this world, because we all know that some people just live their lives like this, what I can take from this realization is that now I know what I don’t want be like. So freeloaders of the world, get off your butts and do something! (And also, I'm not saying that you revolve around my blog, but I bet now you can't stop wondering if I'm talking about you. hee hee)