Etiquette re landscapers taking their lunch break on my front lawn

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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?

They are not napping in your home. They are napping in your yard, where they are working. We have noticed that when we have people working outside they take their breaks in shady areas of the yard. Some are on their phone, some lie down. Who cares? They don’t take a long break and it’s not like they have a break room to use.

[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 want to know what I do? I offer them cold water and offer up my back patio table for them to eat. That's what I do.

You cant take your nasty fuking attitude and cram your "personal breakroom" up your ass along with the stick that lodged up in there.

[Anonymous]

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.

I'm an immigrant, and not only would I be thrilled, I'd join them and offer them some beer. Learn their language like I did and go practice it. That's exactly what I did last Friday with a construction crew working on our building. They had Pico de Gallo, grilled chicken, sausages, and beer. It was me and 8 men. It was like a sausage fest. We had so much fun, but then came the rain (and my boyfriend).
We did get some older man (white ofcourse) about to come over and give us all a stink eye, but something made him turn around.
Now I'm asking the guys what they are doing coming Friday night.
Op, get a life.

[Anonymous]

I would feel weird about this. It would be one thing if there were there all day and took a lunch break. But if they show up and immediately take a break on your lawn or finish up and then just hand around. Yeah I would not like that. I would be okay with calling the company and politely requesting that they leave when they are finished with their work.

[Anonymous]

DCUM, with the off the cuff ad hominem attacks and quick judgements. These guys mow my lawn and are done in 15 minutes. It's not like I have a mansion. I am a new homeowner and hired someone to do more intensive landscaping for a full day. I allowed this person full access to our fridge for cold water, full bathroom access, and bought him lunch. JFC ya'll.

[Anonymous]

Nooooo this is sooo bad on you OP. You have got o shift your perspective. These reasonably priced hard working people are humans. Let them enjoy your cherry tree. Bring them out some cold water. This is not a slave society.

[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.

if I had lemonade I would offer it. I offered my living room to cool off to my landscapers last week when it was so hot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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?

Are you spying on your neighbors? You have no idea how their contractors are behaving.

[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.

You want to know what I do? I offer them cold water and offer up my back patio table for them to eat. That's what I do.

You cant take your nasty fuking attitude and cram your "personal breakroom" up your ass along with the stick that lodged up in there.

Such intelligence; such eloquence

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would feel weird about this. It would be one thing if there were there all day and took a lunch break. But if they show up and immediately take a break on your lawn or finish up and then just hand around. Yeah I would not like that. I would be okay with calling the company and politely requesting that they leave when they are finished with their work.

Thank you for being the one person who has answered me with decency.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

You want to know what I do? I offer them cold water and offer up my back patio table for them to eat. That's what I do.

You cant take your nasty fuking attitude and cram your "personal breakroom" up your ass along with the stick that lodged up in there.

Such intelligence; such eloquence

But not a soulless, monster human piece of trash.

[Anonymous]

We need to stop feeling the troll, who's exploring villain storylines for their self published novel.

[Anonymous]

Get your hose, turn the water on and spray on them. And yell “get outta hear you fking dogs!!”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

You want to know what I do? I offer them cold water and offer up my back patio table for them to eat. That's what I do.

You cant take your nasty fuking attitude and cram your "personal breakroom" up your ass along with the stick that lodged up in there.

Such intelligence; such eloquence

But not a soulless, monster human piece of trash.

if you talk to people online the way you do, there actually an argument to made in favor you being such...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

You want to know what I do? I offer them cold water and offer up my back patio table for them to eat. That's what I do.

You cant take your nasty fuking attitude and cram your "personal breakroom" up your ass along with the stick that lodged up in there.

Such intelligence; such eloquence

But not a soulless, monster human piece of trash.

if you talk to people online the way you do, there actually an argument to made in favor you being such...

Nice job trying to deflect.