June 10, 2025 at 5:20 am

Entitled Woman Wanted Her Former Business Partner To Help Her Out After Her Company Went Into Crisis, But He Told Her He Doesn’t Owe Her Anything

by Sarrah Murtaza

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Sometimes people can act so entitled that it’s insane!

What would you do if a former business partner tried to guilt you into helping them with their failing business? Would you ignore them, or would their guilt trip work?

This guy shares how his entitled ex business partner wanted him to help her out.

Check out the full story.

AITAH for telling my former business partner I don’t care if her new startup fails, I’m only responsible for our old team?

I used to run a tech consulting firm with my former partner, Claire. We worked together for years and built a solid team.

Things fell apart when I realized Claire had been planning to leave the company all along.

She admitted she only stayed to gain experience and use our resources to prepare for launching her own startup.

Once she had what she needed, she left, no warning, no real goodbye.

He was not expecting that!

After she left, some of our key staff chose to stay with me. A few went with her. She got funding, started a new business, and remarried.

A couple years later, things went downhill for her. Her new company flopped, her husband’s health declined, and she started struggling financially.

This is where it gets tricky.

Meanwhile, our old team (now my full responsibility) was thriving.

Recently, Claire reached out asking for help, not just for herself, but for her new company and the staff she brought on.

She said I should care because we built something together once and they’re like family.

I reminded her she used our firm to launch her own and left me to rebuild from scratch.

He did what he had to!

I told her I owe her nothing, and her team is not my concern only my current team is.

She called me heartless.

Her husband messaged me later, saying I was cold and ungrateful and hoped I’d be ashamed if my old colleagues ever learned how I turned my back on them.

So, AITAH for saying I don’t care if her new company fails and that I’m only responsible for my own team now?

He has nothing to do with her new company and really has no reason to care about it.

Let’s find out what people on Reddit think about this one.

This user gives a reality check!

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That’s right! This user knows this guy owes her nothing.

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This user thinks it is bold of her to even ask for a favor at this point.

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This user knows that this guy isn’t at fault for not helping her.

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This user knows that this guy is not obligated to help Claire out!

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Someone’s being very entitled here!

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