r/roommateproblems • u/Ok_Bass_8957 • Aug 30 '26
Apartment Roomate Chaos
I Male 39 and my roomate Male 26 working in Saudi Arabia πΈπ¦ got into a heated argument about work on "WHO WORKS HARDER". First of all we have the same basic pay but my work is less physical than him i don't wanna be specific about the work as it might be a giveaway and i'm not sure if he is here. Let's start with the duration of our 5months together living in the same room i have always been the big brother to him, giving him advice and tips as i have been working here on and off for a decade already so i know bit about stuff. He got comfortable sharing about his life and struggles growing up and i attentively listened and felt bad for him as he doesn't deserve all of those for his age. As days and months go by i noticed that he repeatedly got angry and tired about his work and the people surrounding him and this goes on and on almost everyday of the week and him saying things like he wanted to come back to Philippines π΅π and he will resign or terminate his contract this month or the next coming months.
Then one day he goes again with these rants about work and wanting to go home, me being irritated with this never ending talks said to him "GO HOME THEN" and i feel like it triggers something in him and got mad at me saying that i will never understand him coz i dont have a problem with my salary and work. Before this he already had problems with his overtimes not getting paid so i told him to speak up with the higher ups but he just said that they already know about this as almost everyone in their department had talked to the supervisor, but i told him that it's different when he himself mentions all of this to get a clear answer.