Do not lend money to your colleague

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The female colleague at my work office winked at me and she asked me to stay after work, saying that she really had something very important and urgent to tell me.

All my colleagues left, and there were only two of us left in the office.

she opened her mouth and she said, "Can you lend me $30,000? I will Pay you back immediately when I got paid in next month salary."

Let me put it straight and say that the most expensive thing in the workplace is not the favor, but your "sorry".

You thought it was love luck? It's actually a bottomless pit.

The female colleague told you not to leave after work, everyone dispersed, the man and the woman stuck in the office alone, the atmosphere was created, but as soon as she opened her mouth, she said, "Lend me $30,000, and I'll pay you back."

At the moment, is your mind blank?

Don't be soft-hearted, but also think about our colleagues.

If you look down and don't look up, is it ungrateful not to borrow?

Let me tell you, lending your money out to the colleague from the workplace is sticking your own head into someone else’s trap.

First, you need to get the underlying logic out: collegiality is essentially a community of interests, not emotions.

Why did she ask you to borrow it? Most likely, it's because relatives and friends around her, credit cards, and loans cannot be borrowed, or they have to pay a very high "credit cost." And for you, all you need is a little overdraft of "colleague face."

Once you borrow, the situation immediately reverses.

You used to be an equal colleague, now you are a creditor who kneels down and begs for repayment.

Pay you back next month?

Don't be kidding.

Waiting until the day of paycheck, he has plenty of reasons: the rent has increased, the elderly at home are sick, the credit card debt has to be paid back.

Are you brave enough to catch up?

When you chase debts in the office, people will say that you are meticulous, and even spread the rumors that there is any "unspeakable" relationship between you; you don't chase? That $30,000 is colder than water.

Even scarier, as soon as this kind of “boundary” is worn, you become a soft persimmon in the office.

If you don't refuse to borrow money today, you're sorry to say No to help him take over the shift tomorrow, and you can't say No to help him carry the trouble the day after tomorrow.

Because there is money and money between you, the relationship will become sticky and unclear.

Therefore, there is only one best way to face these sudden "loan bureaus": cry poor, cry poorer than him.

You can immediately frown, look at her earnestly and say, "Wow, ma'am, I would like to ask you to turn around if you don't tell me. I just deducted my flat, and I'm still struggling with 20,000 on my credit card. It's a problem to eat in the second half of the month."

Remember what I said: in the workplace, keeping your wallet is 10,000 times more important than keeping your face.

You have to be the smart guy who doesn’t lose weight even if he’s cold, not the abusive good guy who’s treated like an ATM because he’s “sorry”.

Dare to say no is the first lesson in your maturity.