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I Got Him To Pay Up

Name: I Got Him To Pay Up
Uploaded: 2024-12-24T04:00:25+00:00
Duration: 26 s
Channel: Shanli Liu, CPA, CTP
Description: In this brief first‑person narrative, the speaker recounts taking over as fraternity treasurer and confronting a member notorious for never paying dues…

24 Dec 2024 · 0 min

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In this brief first‑person narrative, the speaker recounts taking over as fraternity treasurer and confronting a member notorious for never paying dues. The previous treasurer warned the speaker that the member was a "scumbag" who would never pay. Defying that expectation, the new treasurer sent a friendly, respectful text to the member, framing him as honorable and trustworthy. The member, feeling slighted by how others treated him, showed up the next day with the full amount of his dues in cash. The story highlights how altering the tone of communication and acknowledging the member’s dignity can change behavior, and it also comments on the social dynamics that influence the member’s reaction.

So there was a guy in my fraternity. He had a terrible reputation with paying people. Last treasurer told me, he said, "Hey, don't even try with this guy. He's a scumbag. He's never gonna give you any money." And so the first day I became treasurer, I texted that guy and I was like, "Hey, I just wanna let you know I'm treasurer now and I think you're a super honorable guy and I know you're good for it. So I'm not worried about you paying up. I just wanna let you know." He showed up the next day, the entirety of his dues in cash and paid me. Everybody treated him like a piece of shit, so he acted like a piece of shit.