Coworker always needs ride to and from work

So context my coworker got his car repossessed and based on what a lot of people at work say and his gofundme he made a bunch of poor financial decisions that apparently was eating out and Disney.

I gave him a ride a few months back and maybe I’m just greedy but whenever someone drives me I always drop some money somehow even if they reject it. He never offered me anything even after he got a car and the ride was super awkward and uncomfortable because like Im 18 and he’s 24 idrk what to talk about.

So recently hes been asking everyone for rides and money and everyone is put off by it. Anytime he asks me I either close and have homework due that night because im a procrastinator and don’t have time to drop him off even though he lives like 10-15 minutes from me which makes me feel bad or I have school early and I want to get tf home asap/driving a long distance to a friends home after. Also I don’t want to be alone in my car with him its literally torturous socially idk why hes fine to interact and joke around with at work.

When he needs a ride to work im usually at uni thats an hour or more away and I have to drive from there to home->work, but he checks the schedule to see who goes in at that time and always asks.

I feel bad because I know its a tough situation to be in even if it actually is totally his own fault.

Anytime he asks for a ride I say no because I’m busy but I do offer uber money which is like $25 and some cents when I checked he just never answers back or says he’ll ask someone else.

He also asked me and some other people for money a couple weeks ago which I obliged but he didn’t want to get the app I had to transfer money and kept lowkey pushing for ways around for me to get these other money handling apps, which I did not want.

Im starting to get a bit annoyed with him always asking but my annoyance kinda comes from guilt that I can’t or won’t help him because if i was in his situation I would want help to, but I would happily give $15 for gas money instead of $30 for an uber but i digress.

I just feel bad because hes kinda like a sad stray cat and I feel like a dick but idk
What should I do? Am i being a bad person?

Posted Sep 10, 2026, 7:23 PM UTC

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