40 Life Lessons Gleaned From Living With Roommates

10:90 is not a fair division of labor

Some people don’t realize that when talking about dividing tasks between roommates, it is a given that the division should be an equal 50:50. Doing a small part of the task doesn’t mean that your job is done and that the rest is now a headache for your roommate to handle. This is often a major issue between roommates, that one doesn’t usually recognize the work that the other person has to do.

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It is probably best to decide from the very first day who will be responsible for what task and, as mentioned earlier, the division should be obviously 50:50. No one can say that they pitched in with the cooking just because they served it. It doesn’t work that way. At least it shouldn’t.

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