Redditor Takes Revenge For Spending Months Cleaning Up After Her Coworker, Gets Him Fired And Secures A Raise For Her

"I had to live with a pig who thought I was his personal cleaner and so I got him fired."

Filip

• Published in Interesting
• September 24, 2023

Every working environment has its own challenges, but one is always the same - adapting to new circumstances and collaborating with different colleagues. If someone changes their living environment and country of residence due to a career, the ability to adapt comes to even greater expression and is directly related to success.

This story explores these very challenges. The OP said she is a 30-year-old woman and was assigned shared accommodation with Jeff, a male coworker, due to company arrangements in another country.

From the beginning, Jeff has shown that he doesn't care about cleanliness, which left the OP to secretly sanitize their living space to avoid conflicts over cleanliness differences. This pattern continued throughout their time together.

Jeff was constantly leaving their shared spaces dirty, and his personal hygiene was no better either, which caused discomfort and anxiety to the OP during her entire stay. On their departure day, while the OP responsibly packed and cleaned, Jeff neglected his duties after a night of drinking.

In the morning rush, when their boss came to pick up Jeff, he left his room in chaos, asking the OP to clean up for him. Out of frustration, the OP informed their boss of the continuous mess and negligence on Jeff's part.

In response, the boss, understanding the importance of leaving the apartment clean to retain the company’s deposit, personally cleaned Jeff’s room and discarded his forgotten items. This incident provoked a closer look at Jeff's overall professional conduct and work performance and ended with his firing.

On the other hand, the OP was acknowledged for her persistence and trustworthy manners, and she got a raise.

The original story:

Due to company arrangements in another country, the OP had to move for a few months:

She was assigned shared accommodation with Jeff:

But when they got to the apartment, the OP was shocked:

Jeff was incredibly messy but never cleaned the place:

On their departure day, while OP responsibly packed and cleaned, Jeff neglected his cleaning duties again:

He left in a rush leaving his mess to the OP to clean, so she decided to get revenge:

She called their boss and explained the situation, which afterward contributed to Jeff's firing:

The OP was thanked for handling the situation gracefully and got a raise:

It's karma

Jeff fired himself

He is the only one to be blamed

The OP didn't do anything wrong

"I think you're a saint for having put up with this and not complaining for so long"

It's lazy and disrespectful

Redditors told the OP that she didn't do anything wrong. She cleaned Jeff's mess for a few months while he was lazy and extremely disrespectful.

He should have known better than to neglect his own mess, especially for living with a roommate. But instead, he chose to take advantage of the OP's kindness.

These are his own consequences. And hopefully, Jeff will learn something from this experience.

Filip