Aibu to be annoyed by CF at work

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Yesterday at work we decided to use justeat to order some food for lunch, I was the one ordering so everyone gave me money for their orders but one person who said can they do bank transfer, fine no issues sent over bank details, checked 2 hours after lunch no money, sent an email asking if they’d got the details and could they transfer me the money, reply back saying they would do it after work as can’t do it without WiFi ?

Fast forward to today, still no money, sent a message asking for them to transfer as I’m out of pocket £10, they’ve read my message and completely ignored it, aibu to be annoyed by this ? What would people do in this situation ?

I would ask them loudly at work and say that since it's taking so long you want cash by tomorrow. Tomorrow ask again loudly.

Ask her on payday? X

Similar thing happened to me. I went on a work trip just before Christmas and got several orders of cigarettes. I bought the cigarettes, handed them over and I then had to chase the money way for it for two weeks!!

Went on another work trip again last month and got asked to buy cigarettes again from the same people. I said yes sure, just transfer me the money before I go. Turns out they didn’t have any mo eye and asked if they could pay me the following week on pay day. Proper CFs!!! Like I’m their bank??

Yeah I think YABU actually.

She may well have paid it yesterday and of course it won't show up until midnight tonight, it's the weekend.

I wouldn't immediately assume she's being a CF, when I first read your post I thought you'd been waiting a week or something. It's been since yesterday and it's the weekend.

This seems a bit of a disproportionate reaction.

Surely she'd reply then?

They’re counting on you giving up / getting bored. Be persistent! Ask them for the money in front of others.

If it doesn't appear in your account on
Monday, go to HR.

seriously, don’t.

Barren, she may not even have looked at her phone.

Not everyone does at the weekend.

Or she may just be a bit flaky and have meant to respond and then didn't.

Please leave hr out of this, they generally have more to do than get involved in this kind of petty dispute.

Just ask her regularly until you have your money and avoid being in that position again.

The op said she'd read it

I transferred money yesterday and it was there a second later. Any bank I have does it at weekends. If she had paid and it was held up due the weekend why didn’t she reply to ops message.

Some companies don't permit staff to lend money to each other because this is the kind of issue it creates.

Has she paid up yet OP?

Really no need to get HR involved.

Of course she's a CF, hope you've got your money now.

I used to work with someone like this. I had made her an item to order at a vastly reduced price of £15, handed her the item at work and then had to chase her for WEEKS to get the money. I am a totally non-confrontational person and felt very embarrassed having to remind her about it. She eventually gave me the money all crumpled up in her hand, and when I unravelled the notes it was £5 short. She acted as if she was totally surprised by it; honestly, who hands over notes all crumpled up? I obviously didn't learn my lesson because she ordered something else from me on Christmas and came to my house to collect it knowing full well what the price was. When I handed it over she suddenly said she didn't have enough money on her and would post it through the door on her way passed next time. Guess what? Never appeared.
I think its VERY intentional on these peoples part and they are counting on you being too nice, too embarrassed and too awkward to ask them for it. You are made to feel as if it is YOU who is in the wrong or harassing them for money. After another couple of occasions of chasing people for money at work, I now don't sell my stuff through work, it has totally put me off and sours everything.

Money in advance next time (if ever!).