How do you respond to the “that’ll be 5 dollars” joke that coworkers always do when they do something basic for you?

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1. Try to do the thing at pawnshops where you say “can we do 3 dollars” or similar, idk the name in English

2. The check is in the mail!

3. I only have $10, take it or leave it

4. “Put it on my tab.”

5. “You’re paid in experience.”

6. “I’m just gonna go find a cash machine” Big Lebowski

7. Get some Monopoly money. Your friends can even end up in credit to you for imaginary money favours if they don’t have change for a Monopoly m500, or, you can tip them in 1’s.

8. The very forced fake laugh and double finger guns works for me.

9. “I’m not rich sorry ”

10. “Do you take cashapp or yen”

11. “Sure, can I pay you in exposure?” then moon them, laugh and walk away.

12. You can tell them it cost 5$ to be in your presence so that your even.

13. Cheesy laugh. “Put it on my tab.” Finger guns. Walk away doing cheesy laugh.

14. “I left it under your mommas pillow last night”

15. I just laugh and say I work here, I can’t afford $5

16. “Nah you don’t have to give 5$ for that”

17. “In THIS economy?”

18. You send me your bill first. Then i will send you mine.

19. “Oh.”

20. I was struggling massively yesterday at work wording an email that I needed to send to a government agency. I asked a coworker to help me she was walking me through what to write but I just couldn’t get it right to get my point across. It was a persuasive email that I had evidence to my claim to.

    She said for me to let her write it with me sitting along side her. I have been in my role for 18months while she’s been writing these type of emails for 7 years.

    She took about 30mins out of her day to help me. I joking said to her I’ll give you an hours pay for doing it for me. Her reaction was she just laughed and said don’t be silly.

    I think you should just laugh it off and not take it so seriously. They are wanting you to show appreciation and recognise that they did something for you on their time. Even just say to them, I’ll shout you a coffee.

    I thanked my colleague a lot and then sent her a message after work thanking her for her time helping me write the email.

21. Why does that bother you?

22. ice cream so good

23. Checks in the mail

24. everyones response ive read is wrong. they are trying to be funny. you say “ha” validating their attempt. no need to try and one up them and be funnier unless you have a killer line.

25. “Wait right here. I’ll go get it.”

    leave and don’t come back

26. First mf to do that to me got the ol one two, no one ever did it again I assure you

27. Just like your mom

28. I work at a bench and always have scissors nearby. My coworker always says that and I jokingly “threaten” him with my scissors. Cracks the both of us up.