to think she was being a CF?

[Theonewiththecandles]

I had a call earlier from a friend I very recently used to work with. I finished at the end of December, and start a new job on Monday. At this moment, I am unsure when my first payday will be, it could be end of Jan or end of Feb.
She called saying she needed to get an uber to work as she didn't have time to get the two buses she needs. She said hers wasn't working (something to do with having a hold on it) and if she sent me a picture of her card, could I add it to my account and then order her a taxi.
A small annoyance, but fine.
She gets to work just fine and then I get an email saying "payment failed" and I message her to tell her.
And she calls me again to say, yeah I know that's why mine won't work I don't have any money til payday it'll just take the money then.
So she knew she had no money, and didn't think that it would either a) default to my card and bill me instead or b) if i remove my cards, not let me use uber until it is paid. It's over two weeks til she gets paid!
I wouldn't have agreed if I knew that she knew her card wasn't working! And she just stuttered on the phone like oh I'm sorry I didn't realise that would happen.
I might not get paid til the end of February and she thinks it's okay to charge a £10 taxi to my uber because she didn't get ready early enough to the the bus. AIBU to be peeved?

YANBU. She needs to pay you back right now. She knew exactly what she was doing and probably will try and get out of ever paying you back. I'd be tempted to publicaly call her out on it but I'm petty like that.

I’d be really annoyed about that!

YANBU she's a dick.

YANBU and how is she going to carry on with her job if she has to get an Uber she can't afford, every day?

@drspouse unfortunately that's a whole other thread. she lives with family paying a small amount of "rent" whereas I am only 3 years older and bought a house 6 months ago and therefore have a lot more outgoings than she does. we did the same job and got paid roughly the same amount, she just cannot manage her money well.

OP
When you do this kind of thing, expect NEVER to be repaid.

Only CF ever ask for this type of thing.
Learn from it and be glad you only got caught for a tenner.

She knew she wasn't going to see you again as you had left her workplace, you were an easy target. I think you can wave goodbye to that taxi fare - sorry.

She said hers wasn't working (something to do with having a hold on it)

Probably a reason for that.

100% day Yanbu op!🐱
She can't order more ubers on your card can she?(never used uber so don't know how it works).
That was really poor behaviour on her part.

Say not day

She knew what would happen; that you would be charged or have your account suspended. That's why she sent you a picture of her card; so you would think she was paying.
She's been very calculated here.

CF. Say you need the money back ASAP, as you don't know when you will be paid, and wouldn't have done it if you'd known this. She will need to find it, and I doubt will then ask you again! Win win

@butchyrestingface you're definitely right. i just couldn't be bothered to argue as i have lost my voice so speaking to her was already a strain.

@karmastar thankfully no she has none of my details. she gave me her details to add to the app on my phone, she has no access to anything of mine.

it's a shame. i really counted her as a friend and was going to invite her to my wedding in May. but friendship is a two way thing and all she seems to do is take. we both have mh issues that occurred at a similar time (partially due to the work environment, which is why i found a new job) but she has been stressing me out and dragging me down for a while

Make it clear to her that you expect to be paid back immediately, and she'll have to borrow or ask for an advance on her salary to do it.

she has a pure brass neck... cheeky fucker...

Now you have her card details I would wait until she’s been paid and then charge your next Uber to her card.

Ah yes @MrsAgassi has got the right idea! I would do that.

She knew exactly what she was doing if she knew the payment wouldn’t go through. That’s probably why her Uber isn’t working either.

Tell her she pays it now, plain n simple you can’t have it blocked for two weeks while she decides if it’s worth paying. I’d have flipped the minute she said she knew it wouldn’t go through.

Oh my word, definitely a CF! I would be texting her to say you need that money back in your account by the end of today.

Surely when she gets paid, you could charge the next uber against her card?

Looks like she saved you money because you're no longer inviting her to your wedding. Lesson learned at small cost.

What a user.

I wouldn’t agree to this. If it was a great friend who was stuck, I’d just pay their fare, anyone else, I would say no.

Just say email not delivered. Or if she calls, say you can't continue with the call. Just because you're in a better situation doesn't mean that she's entitled to your help. If you lent people money, assume that you wouldn't get it back. If she can't clear the first debt, she's not entitled to any moreI gave my friend £100 as she helped me when I was a student, move houses, find rooms and all that. But when she asked me for £500, I said no! She's my best friend!

She's definitely a user!

YANBU but you shouldn’t have allowed her to use it given you might not be paid til end of February.

Yeah, definitely charge your next Uber after her payday to her card!