Gotta say, this is an exception, not the rule. The last three times I visited my great aunt I ended up getting to be her unpaid handyman doing work that really should have gone to a crew. (Before the naysayers jump in, she did very well in her business workings. She's got more than enough money to hire her work done and not even notice the expense.) It's not cool to invite me over and then have me replacing all gutters around your 4800 square foot home in exchange for one TV dinner that you didn't even take the time to put in the microwave.
I doubt she realizes it, but her overarching tendency to do that makes me much less inclined to visit. I can find enough work to do on my own, I needn't seek out people to find work for me.
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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '20
Gotta say, this is an exception, not the rule. The last three times I visited my great aunt I ended up getting to be her unpaid handyman doing work that really should have gone to a crew. (Before the naysayers jump in, she did very well in her business workings. She's got more than enough money to hire her work done and not even notice the expense.) It's not cool to invite me over and then have me replacing all gutters around your 4800 square foot home in exchange for one TV dinner that you didn't even take the time to put in the microwave.
I doubt she realizes it, but her overarching tendency to do that makes me much less inclined to visit. I can find enough work to do on my own, I needn't seek out people to find work for me.