Do good and good will come to you. We are taught to help others whenever and however we can. Random acts of kindness are part of being human. But what happens when we get burnt in the process? Do we continue to do good or do we throw in the towel? It largely depends on how much you can take, and how badly you got taken advantage of.
When someone asked, "What was your ‘F*** it, done helping others’ moment?" there was no shortage of answers. Netizens flocked to the comments to share their personal stories of being f-d over by the very people they had tried to help. From the despicable to the astonishing to the almost unbelievable, like someone lying about having cancer, these tales might have you questioning your faith in humanity.
Bored Panda has put together a list of the best for you to scroll through while you contemplate whether or not you want to help the next person in need. Let us know in the comments if you've ever been done a dirty by someone you set out to assist. To balance things out, we've also added some info on why it does pay to help others. You'll find that between the images.
#41
Mine was in college, I was the only one in the group with a car so everyone hit me up for rides. It would get a bit annoying since I was the only one also with a job. So sometimes I’d get asked if I could give them a ride to the airport or bus. One time a friend calls me up at like 12pm or so and asked if I can give her a ride to the bus terminal at like 1am. I was like uhhh sure. So on the way she tells me that she was going to stay the weekend but got annoyed with her sister so she was leaving to her hometown. She had asked her sister for a ride to the bus terminal even though her sister had been drinking at home. Her sister was drunk and she still took her. They made it halfway when she got pulled over and arrested for dui. Well my “friend” called a buddy to help her drive the car home and then she hit me up for a ride to the bus station. She told me all of this on the way there and all I could think of was so you asked your drunk sister for a ride when she was already home she got arrested and now you are leaving her here without even lifting a finger to take her out? Long story short I bailed out the sister. I told myself after that no one would’ve done that for me. They would’ve left me there so I stopped giving people rides and slowly but surely my number of friends decreased drastically.
13points
#42
I stood by my best friend when she cried to me about her husband cheating. And he definitely was cheating. They stayed married and said they work through it. Six months later she was f*****g my husband behind my back.
13points
#43
Im a nice person, I look after people... colleague is sick? I go out and buy cough medicine or paracetamol for them. Got no food? Ill get you a takeaway. I never expected anything in return but one day I was asked for money. I did... not alot... it was like £20... and they eventually gave it back... then they asked again... and again... never wanted food...or a train ticket... just money...
Then the last time I lent them money he walked straight into a betting shop and put money on a football game... that was it. . He asked me for more money some time later and I said no. Guy literally throws a tantrum "Id always help you out! I give it back! I thought we were mates!"
I dont fund gambling addictions. And havent given him or anyone else help again, just looking after me now.
Then the last time I lent them money he walked straight into a betting shop and put money on a football game... that was it. . He asked me for more money some time later and I said no. Guy literally throws a tantrum "Id always help you out! I give it back! I thought we were mates!"
I dont fund gambling addictions. And havent given him or anyone else help again, just looking after me now.
12points
#44
I wouldn't say I'm done helping others, but I changed the way that I do it.
A homeless man asked me if I would buy him something from the store. I did it. Then he tried to trick me into buying more. His scamming strategy was pretty clever and I can see how people fall for it, but I caught on (thankfully).
Now I focus on broad community initiatives and, if I do give someone something, it's only in situations where I know I am 100% safe and can leave immediately.
A homeless man asked me if I would buy him something from the store. I did it. Then he tried to trick me into buying more. His scamming strategy was pretty clever and I can see how people fall for it, but I caught on (thankfully).
Now I focus on broad community initiatives and, if I do give someone something, it's only in situations where I know I am 100% safe and can leave immediately.
12points
#45
Cleaning a room that has had a covid positive teacher in it, only for a teacher to walk in MID CLEAN touch a bunch of stuff all while admitting they know they shouldn't be in the room. I've lost a bunch of faith in humanity today with similar instances that have happened over the past 2 days.
12points
#46
B*m: I’m hungry, have any money
Me: no, but I’ll buy you a burger at that McDonald’s, what do you want?
B*m: F**k you, you don’t think I’m good enough to pay for my own food. Give me money
Me: uh.....I don’t carry cash
B*m: I’m going to light you on fire, f**k you.
Me: no, but I’ll buy you a burger at that McDonald’s, what do you want?
B*m: F**k you, you don’t think I’m good enough to pay for my own food. Give me money
Me: uh.....I don’t carry cash
B*m: I’m going to light you on fire, f**k you.
12points
#47
When someone just spat some gum on my hand when I tried to help them up, and to this day s***w them.
11points
#48
I had a live-on site summer job where I became good friends with this hippie couple in their later 20s. When the job & summer ended, I had go back to college and move into my new apartment with two roommates; arranged at the end of last semester. The couple needed a place to stay and I let them crash for a couple days. Two months later I was the a*****e that had pissed off my roommates and had to toss the hippies. Too bad, we were really good friends and the overstaying their welcome had really spoiled it.
11points
#49
A friend bought a car and I thought I’d be nice and help her out by fixing it for a lower rate than any of the local shops. Next thing I knew she was trying to get me to rebuild the car. I was done at that point.
11points
#50
I crashed my car covering a coworker’s shift. They needed help because they couldn’t find a sitter and I get guilted into covering all the time. That wasn’t the time.
My **** it moment was a month later, after I finally saved up enough for a new car, it was stolen outside of my work when I was covering a coworker’s shift. When I needed help or my shifts covered? “Oh sorry I’m busy I can’t.”.
My **** it moment was a month later, after I finally saved up enough for a new car, it was stolen outside of my work when I was covering a coworker’s shift. When I needed help or my shifts covered? “Oh sorry I’m busy I can’t.”.
8points