Etiquette re landscapers taking their lunch break on my front lawn

[Anonymous]

As long as they're cleaning up after themselves, I'd have no problem at all with it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP you should be serving them lemonade.

Offer them water at very least. FFS be kind and let them enjoy a little shade.

[Anonymous]

I'd love to see a quick poll of the room as to how many people here serve contractors lemonade. As to being a monster, geez... I called it a minor irritation. Considering all the things that people are capable of, and have done in recent news, perhaps your perspective needs adjustment. It's not like I don't think they deserve a break. I just never volunteered my front lawn as their personal breakroom.

[Anonymous]

Omg you are not a kind person, OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd love to see a quick poll of the room as to how many people here serve contractors lemonade. As to being a monster, geez... I called it a minor irritation. Considering all the things that people are capable of, and have done in recent news, perhaps your perspective needs adjustment. It's not like I don't think they deserve a break. I just never volunteered my front lawn as their personal breakroom.

Your lawn is their place of work.

[Anonymous]

I would 1000% be okay with this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd love to see a quick poll of the room as to how many people here serve contractors lemonade. As to being a monster, geez... I called it a minor irritation. Considering all the things that people are capable of, and have done in recent news, perhaps your perspective needs adjustment. It's not like I don't think they deserve a break. I just never volunteered my front lawn as their personal breakroom.

I offer something to drink to anyone working on my property every single time.

OP are you for real, or are you trolling? Does it annoy you for real that your lawn guys take a break on your lawn when they’re done? For real?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd love to see a quick poll of the room as to how many people here serve contractors lemonade. As to being a monster, geez... I called it a minor irritation. Considering all the things that people are capable of, and have done in recent news, perhaps your perspective needs adjustment. It's not like I don't think they deserve a break. I just never volunteered my front lawn as their personal breakroom.

We actually do offer water and coffee if we have a crew over early in the morning.

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Anonymous wrote:Turns out I have done hard labor outside in the summer, and turns out I am also an immigrant. I have nothing against immigrants. I just happen to believe that perhaps people shouldn't sleep in lawns that aren't theirs? But I also have enough introspection to ask about other peoples' opinions. Seems like everyone here thinks they would be thrilled to have people sleeping on their front lawns.

Maybe you’re thinking the way you do because you ARE an immigrant. Understand that we have no caste system here. We treat our manual laborers with the dignity and respect that they deserve.

Who said anything about a caste system? What a leap, to assume my background and motivations so specifically. And I haven't harassed them or belittled them. A lot of extrapolation is going on here. They deserve a break and deserve respect. No disagreement there. I will just say that I do not see this happening in front of anyone else's home. And no one here is saying this is happening to them. So if it's not standard practice for landscapers to take their breaks and nap in their clients' homes, why is it so monstrous of me to be slightly offput by it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd love to see a quick poll of the room as to how many people here serve contractors lemonade. As to being a monster, geez... I called it a minor irritation. Considering all the things that people are capable of, and have done in recent news, perhaps your perspective needs adjustment. It's not like I don't think they deserve a break. I just never volunteered my front lawn as their personal breakroom.

We always have a cooler with water and Gatorade when we have people working outside at our home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd love to see a quick poll of the room as to how many people here serve contractors lemonade. As to being a monster, geez... I called it a minor irritation. Considering all the things that people are capable of, and have done in recent news, perhaps your perspective needs adjustment. It's not like I don't think they deserve a break. I just never volunteered my front lawn as their personal breakroom.

You called it a minor irritation, but yet you think it warrants contacting the company? That's not what people do for minor irritations.

I am baffled how people like you come to be. How do you make it to adulthood and have such little compassion and kindness, for people doing absolutely no harm? I hope you don't have kids OP. What kind of message are you sending?

Can you also share with us what all-day, outdoor summer manual labor you've done?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP I hope you are troll, because if not you are a monster. Grow a soul.

A disgusting human.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd love to see a quick poll of the room as to how many people here serve contractors lemonade. As to being a monster, geez... I called it a minor irritation. Considering all the things that people are capable of, and have done in recent news, perhaps your perspective needs adjustment. It's not like I don't think they deserve a break. I just never volunteered my front lawn as their personal breakroom.

I’ve offered gatorades to numerous contractors, even bought them lunch a few times for longer term projects. I’ve given away a ton of hand me down baby gear to our house cleaners. I am fine with them taking breaks on my porch or wherever.

Oh and I had one contractor tell me they totally factor in how they’re treated when they decide which clients to work with and whether they’ll give you a referral to other contractors. Most service contractors in this area are busy and I see threads on here all the time from people who can’t seem to get an estimate or a call back. Being pleasant to work with will help you in the long run and is the right thing to do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'd love to see a quick poll of the room as to how many people here serve contractors lemonade. As to being a monster, geez... I called it a minor irritation. Considering all the things that people are capable of, and have done in recent news, perhaps your perspective needs adjustment. It's not like I don't think they deserve a break. I just never volunteered my front lawn as their personal breakroom.

Your lawn is their place of work.

+1000

I do my own yard/lawn care, but I always offer cold water to workers or contractors that come over. It takes virtually no effort to offer a small bit of kindness.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP you should be serving them lemonade.

Offer them water at very least. FFS be kind and let them enjoy a little shade.

+1. Gosh, OP, if this is an annoyance to you, I think your head might explode if you faced an actual problem. You’re over privileged and mean.