Man Calls Out His Best Friend For Doing Only The Bare Minimum To Sort His Life, Redditors React

"He doesn't do anything beyond the bare requirements expected of him"

Maryjane

• Published in Interesting
• December 25, 2023

There's nothing productive people hate more than someone who is unproductive. Sadly, there are people who prefer to just sit back and relax instead of going out there to know how best they can better themselves.

Individuals and organizations can better manage their time, finish activities, and reach their objectives when they are productive. We can all agree that when people around us are ineffective and unproductive, it affects us, too.

Their productivity is typically correlated with ours, whether they are a family member or a fellow employee. We can relate to your frustration when you try to encourage someone to reach their full potential, but they won't listen.

The OP of today's story has a friend who is homeless and is currently looking for a place to live. He is a high school dropout and only has a little bit of work experience.

"My family told him that he could stay in my apartment for a few months on the condition that he continuously applies for a job, clean after himself, does at least 2 hours a day on an online GED program that I paid for, and assumes responsibility for the house when no one is there," the OP says.

He moved and did all that was expected of him, but the problem OP has with him is that he isn't productive. He would spend 8+ hours a day using OP's Xbox and internet when he could be getting out there and finding something that could better his life.

The OP brought the case online, and you can read the full story below.

The story's title

OP's friend is sleeping in the room on a guest bed that doubles as a couch

It doesn't sit well with the OP that he is spending 8+ hours a day using the Xbox, internet, and streaming service

OP has offered the following explanation for why they think they might be the a-hole:

1- I want to know if telling my friend to go out and do something with himself is something an AH would do?

2- He is a grown person and can make decisions for himself, Im not his parent and ideally shouldn't be telling him what to do given his situation. I think that telling him what to do can come off as very rude which is what might make me an AH.

And the comments from other Redditors roll in...

He's an adult but he needs a parent to tell him

This is about the OP having no personal space

He's doing nothing wrong since he's doing all that's asked of him

OP clarifies some things in the comments

The OP should listen to what he has to say

He is in the OP's space all the time

He is doing work and being productive

The OP should up the school requirement

We definitely understand how difficult it might be to give advice without being asked. The OP understands this but this is his best friend; he's been there for the OP since high school and they've been through a lot together.

OP says the course isn't that expensive as it's only 20$ a month. Redditors made their decision and they found no AHs in the story.

Maryjane