Our roommates are offended that my brother and I would write them a pleasant note on our dry erase board asking them to please clean up their dishes (by which we mean, rinse them and put them in the dishwasher) (and which I should add have been in the sink for three days). We had to write a note because we never see them. Apparently asking "could you please clean your dishes?" merits a 300 word response about how we need to stop nagging them and that they don't have to do anything for us. What do we even do?
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L said, (55 days ago)
well, my little sister's method for dealing with this sort of thing was to just stand in the kitchen and break all the dishes, one at a time, until her roommates came and washed the ones that were left.
Carlo said, (55 days ago)
I say gang up on them. If they don't learn now, they'll push ou around for the rest of the year.
Carlo said, (55 days ago)
M roommates and I would put the person's dirty dishes in their bed so they can't sleep until it's all cleaned.
Carlo said, (55 days ago)
Our house was also dubbed "The Drama House," so you may want to go another route.
Carlo said, (55 days ago)
Is it their first time living on their own? Because that sort of shit will get them beat.
Carlo said, (55 days ago)
And don't bother with the house meeting thing. Show them that you don't take no guff and kick them out. After that, you can talk.
marry said, (55 days ago)
your response: you're right. you dont have to do anything. and then throw away their dishes. or. pile them up not in the kitchen/sink which you use. anything that is in the apartment that is in a common room -- ie dvds, video games etc. they cant use. and if you catch them using it. shut it off.
first. id need to know who's name was on the lease. like centropomus said. if its yours. they can leave. if its theirs. proceed to do the same as mentioned above. or. stop cleaning all together. clean up your dishes. and whatever. but no cleaning otherwise. in the house. [again, clean up your half your side whatever. but nothing common.] your part of the dinner table. your part of the bathroom. etc.
its annoying. and im sorry.
Xenu said, (55 days ago)
You do have to LIVE with these people, right?
I have found that the best solution to roommate issues has been to actually schedule a date and have a meeting (with a start and end time) outside of the house.
This way, you can air issues you have and also perhaps hear theirs. It's a good way to cut drama.
Maybe I'm not aggressive enough, but with every roommate you're going to have SOME kind of issue (or they will, with you).
nomi oh my said, (55 days ago)
post their response on passiveaggressivenotes.com
I had a crazy housemate who NEVER cleaned. Her stuff was always in the sink when I came home after work. So I started just cleaning my own dishes, leaving her shit in the sink, not cleaning the tub until it was disgusting, leaving the crap she spilled in the fridge and left, but wiped up under my food. She caught on and actually berated me for not cleaning up after her. "Oh, so your only cleaning YOUR stuff now."
Can I also mention that technically we have one other roommate, but that her girlfriend lives with us? When she (the gf) has a house LITERALLY down the street? And that we've been quite kind about the whole situation?