I (19f) live in a university house of 6 people where we have to take out the bins once a week. We use a chore chart to rotate through it. We have to separate our recycling obviously, but we also have to separate the glass. However, the glass bin is a 30 min walk away and none of us drive, so you have to carry the heavy glass bin all the way there, sometimes twice depending on how much there is. It’s not every week, mostly every other.
I personally have not contributed to the glass bin in the 4 months I’ve been living here ever so I refuse to take it out. I said to the house if it was a question of just putting it outside I’d definitely do that, but an hour on a chore that I don’t contribute to is not something I’m willing to do. Should I ever contribute to it, I will happily do so, but I don’t drink or cook with anything that involves jars (I make all my own pasta sauce and I’m quite picky so nothing else I eat comes in a jar).
I feel I’m in the right but my housemates say I’m part of the house and think I should take the bin our just because I live there too. This has caused several arguments when it’s my week to do the bins and I refuse to take it out. I don’t see why there can’t just be two rotas, one for regular one for glass.
So AITA for refusing to take out the glass bin?
> I refuse to take it out
YTA unless you’re making up for it by doing something else to offset not dealing with glass recycle.
You all need to sit down and make a hard and fast chore chart so no one person is carrying the brunt of cleaning etc.
It’s part of household chores. Get a “old people cart” for thehouse & take the glass to recycle.
Or consistently do another chore everyone else hates!
YTA
YTA. You use a chore chart to rotate through responsibilities, but you’re shirting them for one thing because it’s inconvenient. Grow up; ask someone to help.
No one helps if it’s not their week. And why is it my responsibility if I don’t contribute?
You need to understand that once you establish a precent of “I don’t use this so I don’t have to participate” it’s a can of fucking worms. One roommate doesn’t actually like the heat turned on so they shouldn’t have to help pay the gas utility, one roommate only ever uses the microwave for ramen and eats every other meal out so they shouldn’t have to help clean the kitchen, one roommate spends all their time in their room so they shouldn’t have to contribute to shared room furniture costs, one roommate spends all their time and their bf’s house so they should pay a smaller portion of rent. It’s a can of fucking worms. You all live there, you all participate. That’s why even childfree people have to help fund public education. We live in a society, we are a team. YTA. Buy a wheeled roller and cope.
Besides, if you aren’t using glass, what are you using? Are you contributing more heavily to the other types of recycling becuase you aren’t using glass? If so, are you taking out the other stuff more frequently as a heavier contributer?
YTA, and a big one at that. Do all the chores on your assigned day. You agreed to this and everyone else is pulling their weight, you are not. This will cause issues with other house mates deciding they don’t contribute to X or Y and will not do other chores on their day. Suck it up, deal with it and act like a member of the household.
Technically no agreement was made lol. I participate in all other household chores, I take out the recycling when I don’t use that bin either, but an hour on a chore that I have no part in? I don’t think it’s fair, and I wouldn’t expect someone to take the bin out say in my bedroom because they didn’t contribute towards it at all.
Then speak to your house mates about removing that chore from the chore list. If you’re not expected to do it, neither should anyone else. Take glass products back to their own private space and recycle on their own time. But lay it out for everyone, don’t be the A.
You can buy rolling carts to haul stuff like that, what if all of you pitched in 10-15 pounds to get one for the purpose of doing your house hold chores.
I do think esh
Icl no one in the house would be willing to do that haha
Lol it doesn’t matter what anyone here says because you just argue that you’re still not an asshole and refuse to believe that everyone thinks YTA. Why even come here if you’re just going to pick a fight in the comments?
YTA because the adult thing to do is all the chores on your day to do the chores. But a very reasonable thing would be to ask if anyone is willing to trade this specific chore for one of theirs on a different day. And because this chore is so inconvenient, maybe offer to sub out two days of the substitute chore. So, in exchange for another person taking the glass on your regular rota, you take two days of taking the paper or cans on their days.