Have you ever had a friend that’s always late? Imagine driving them to work every day!

If you were in this situation, would you keep driving them to work, or would you eventually get so annoyed at waiting for them that you wouldn’t want to put up with it anymore?

See how one Redditor sets boundaries against their tardy friend.

Read the story below.

AITA for refusing to give my coworker rides to work

I (m 19) work with a friend (also m 19). I got him a job at the small company where I worked.

When I first recommended him to my boss, it was because I thought it would be a temporary position over the Christmas rush.

But seasonal employment turned out to be a regular position!

It was not.

My main problem comes from the fact that he doesn’t have a driver’s license.

I was okay with the idea of driving him to and from work for a couple of months, even though he has a habit of always being a couple of minutes late.

But, that wasn’t an issue for their job, thankfully.

This isn’t a huge deal at our company because we get paid hourly for a job that doesn’t have a set time frame.

Lately though, he’s been consistently at least 10 minutes late.

However, the tardiness was a personal matter.

While it’s not a big deal for my boss, I hate sitting in my car in front of his house for that long.

I like to get work over with as soon as possible, and while those ten minutes aren’t going to change my life, I’d rather get ten extra minutes at home than sitting in a car.

Today I made up my mind that I wasn’t going to ignore his tardiness.

So, this friend tried an experiment.

I texted him 20 minutes beforehand to ask if he would be ready in 20 minutes.

He said yes, and I knew it was probably a slight exaggeration, so I took my time leaving the house. He got a good extra 5-10 mins.

Then, when I got to his house, I texted him to tell him I was there.

No reply.

Guess how many minutes later the friend appeared?

Ten minutes later, he finally appears.

Usually ,he starts telling me about his day, and I kind of get over my anger, but this time I stuck to what I told myself and let him know that I didn’t want to drive him anymore.

So, a hard conversation had to be had.

I wasn’t rude, I didn’t yell or anything, I just said, “I’m sorry I don’t want to drive you to work anymore because you’re always late.”

He started arguing saying that it wasn’t his fault, and he was busy.

In the conversation, I also mentioned that things would be different if he wasn’t old enough to get a license, and his parents hadn’t promised him a car as soon as he got the driver’s license.

But this did not go over well.

He told me that every time I brought up the driver’s license thing it stresses him out.

He kind of phrased it like he thought I brought it up out of concern, which I do every once in a while, but this time it was because he’s making me late when he could very well get a driver’s license and drive himself.

And, things were definitely awkward afterward.

After I made my feelings known, the car ride was quiet. Then, at work, it was quiet.

On the way home, it was also quiet (I know, shocker).

So basically, I think he got mad about the fact that I was done waiting around for him. I really don’t think I’m in the wrong here, but maybe I’m missing something.

Was this man inconsiderate to his friend? Or is it time that this friend takes his driving test and gets some independence? Let’s see what Reddit has to say in the comments below.

Many readers said there was no excuse for this friend’s behavior.

Others noted this friend was even taking advantage of the man.

One user thought a warning before the cut-off would’ve been appropriate.

And finally, a Redditor recommended firmness.

This man has been way too nice.

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