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Ugh, so I rent a room in an apartment. I recently switched houses, keeping the same landlord. The landlord is great. Unfortunately, he neglected to mention that the housemate in the room next to mine is a) a neat freak, b) passive-aggressive, and c) a patronizing douchebag.
Cue this morning, when my landlord knocks on my door to tell me that the douchebag housemate has been griping to him about how I keep our shared bathroom disgusting, that I leave dishes in the sink all the time, and that [Housemate] is always the one who has to put the trash out for garbage day.
...Well.
One- the douchebag housemate NEVER actually spoke to me about any of this, so it's a little difficult to resolve any issues when he has never brought them up to me.
Two- I told the housemate when we first met that I was raised without a dishwasher so I tend to let the dishes soak for an hour or two and then put them in the dishwasher, so not to worry about it if he wanders downstairs and sees dishes in the sink. But since he ignored that and kept cleaning them before I came back downstairs, I just started washing them and putting them straight into the dishwasher...last week. So he's griping about stuff I stopped doing.
Three- The bathroom is fine. Like, I had my landlord look at it and he went, "Well, I guess the toilet and bathtub need a bit of a scrub, but I guess [Housemate] expects a higher level of cleanliness."
Four- I would gladly put the trash and recycling on the curb, but I've worked the previous Sundays, which is when we put the garbage out, and by the time I've gotten back to the apartment after my shifts, the trash has already been taken out.
I just-- what a douchebag. Our rooms are literally side by side. If you have an issue, you TALK to me. Don't bitch and whine to the landlord about it and expect me to be a mind-reader when you have problems.
Ugh. So this should be a fun year with the neat freak jerk next door.
Cue this morning, when my landlord knocks on my door to tell me that the douchebag housemate has been griping to him about how I keep our shared bathroom disgusting, that I leave dishes in the sink all the time, and that [Housemate] is always the one who has to put the trash out for garbage day.
...Well.
One- the douchebag housemate NEVER actually spoke to me about any of this, so it's a little difficult to resolve any issues when he has never brought them up to me.
Two- I told the housemate when we first met that I was raised without a dishwasher so I tend to let the dishes soak for an hour or two and then put them in the dishwasher, so not to worry about it if he wanders downstairs and sees dishes in the sink. But since he ignored that and kept cleaning them before I came back downstairs, I just started washing them and putting them straight into the dishwasher...last week. So he's griping about stuff I stopped doing.
Three- The bathroom is fine. Like, I had my landlord look at it and he went, "Well, I guess the toilet and bathtub need a bit of a scrub, but I guess [Housemate] expects a higher level of cleanliness."
Four- I would gladly put the trash and recycling on the curb, but I've worked the previous Sundays, which is when we put the garbage out, and by the time I've gotten back to the apartment after my shifts, the trash has already been taken out.
I just-- what a douchebag. Our rooms are literally side by side. If you have an issue, you TALK to me. Don't bitch and whine to the landlord about it and expect me to be a mind-reader when you have problems.
Ugh. So this should be a fun year with the neat freak jerk next door.