I felt sorry for my co-worker. I have known her for about 3 years. I would say I'm a friend but haven't hung out with her outside of work very often. She's going through a bitter divorce with her husband of 15 years. I have leant her money in the past when she's had trouble and always be given the money back in the timeframe she promised.
This time the amount she asked to borrow was rather large, $500 but she promised to have ot repaid in a week when our commission check was going to come in. She usually make triple the commissions I do so I knew she would have the money to give to me.
Well the next day after I lent her the money she wasn't at work. I asked her boss where she was and was told that she was absent for personal reasons. So I tried to call her, but no answer. Three weeks have gone by and she has neither answered her phone or come to the house door. She hasn't returned to work but they say she's gone for personal reasons but is still working for them????
2007-07-22 12:50:56 · 11 answers · asked by Curiosity_Killed_The_Cat 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Credit
well i know exactly what you are going through. no i havent lent that much out but i did lend an old school friend/ co-worker money and they did the same thing that your co-worker did. they stop comming to work and they were on some sort of sick leave. eventually they quit and i never saw them or my money again. and they to also promised me theu would repay me and that they really needed it. but it was a lessoned learn. if you want your money back that bad you could always attend one of those court tv shows and sue them if they continue to avoid you and not repay you. however the down side is that you must have proof that you loaned them the money or your case will not stand.
2007-07-22 13:06:49 · answer #1 · answered by yellabone_chick 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like she may have borrowed the money so she could take a leave of absence. One rule of thumb I use is I never lend out money that I need for bill. I would only lend money that I would have to spare. It sounds like if that person is able to repay it may take longer now due to them being out of work. The best thing you can do at this point is wait until they come back to work.
2007-07-22 14:41:53 · answer #2 · answered by J R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take her to small claims court when she does return to work. My motto is "Dont loan out more than you can afford to lose". In this day and age, people are struggling and will do whatever they can to get the money that they need, even if they have to lie to get it. Not everyone is as responsible as you and I. Therefore they cant face big adult responsibilites. I hope it all works out for you.
2007-07-22 14:48:03 · answer #3 · answered by faisonik 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
face it you more than lightly lost that money. keep this as a learning experience and remember not to lend money of you cannot afford to lose it. not all is lost, you may still get it back, but it could take her a few more weeks due to her personal problem. leave her another message and wait for her to return or call. Good luck!
2007-07-22 12:58:49 · answer #4 · answered by rxing 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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I felt sorry for my co-worker. I have known her for about 3 years. I would say I'm a friend but haven't hung out with her outside of work very often. She's going through a bitter divorce with her husband of 15 years. I have leant her money in the past when she's had trouble and always be given the money back in the timeframe she promised.
This time the amount she asked to borrow was rather large, $500 but she promised to have ot repaid in a week when our commission check was going to come in. She usually make triple the commissions I do so I knew she would have the money to give to me.
Well the next day after I lent her the money she wasn't at work. I asked her boss where she was and was told that she was absent for personal reasons. So I tried to call her, but no answer. Three weeks have gone by and she has neither answered her phone or come to the house door. She hasn't returned to work but they say she's gone for personal reasons but is still working for them????
2014-09-09 22:28:07 · answer #5 · answered by Worden 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ask your boss if she still is working for them. As for lending money, I always lie and say that my bills are too high for me to make loans. This gets the beggars to ask someone else.
2007-07-22 12:55:44 · answer #6 · answered by Alletery 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
does she have vmail? can you go to her house..or can u wait on the money..maybe theres a legitimate reason she has not come back. if not maybe you should just put it on a lifes lesson learned list..and not lend people large sums of money
2007-07-22 12:55:19 · answer #7 · answered by madeline4477 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've occcasionally loaned a co worker a few bucks, like if he forgot his lunch money, but big dollars, NO WAY!
2007-07-22 12:54:24 · answer #8 · answered by TedEx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What I do is wait for payday and go to the bank with the co-worker to cash his/her check and collect my money at that time.
2007-07-22 13:23:14 · answer #9 · answered by mike s 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think she really in need of money.
just give her sometimes to settle her personal problem.
i don't think she purposely not return the $ to you since she did the previous times.
Be patience.
2007-07-22 12:59:38 · answer #10 · answered by cOPYcAT 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋