Piggyback Favoring

[cjsmith]

A definition from the wise and thought-ful melanie

Piggyback Favoring: where a person first asks you for a very small, simple favor, and then as you go to do it, it subtly grows and grows and grows one tiny little increment at a time until it becomes a HUGE FUCKING DEAL, and then you're an asshole if you stop when you realize what is happening and back away.

Good one! I love having a short, handy name for this all-too-prevalent pattern.

Comments

[mama-hogswatch.livejournal.com]

I call that the "if you give a mouse a cookie" syndrome.

Melanie is wise...

the noive of some people!

[racerxmachina.livejournal.com]

I usually use "if you give a mouse a cookie" to describe the slippery slope problem of doing a special favor to someone who then turns around and tells 20 other someones about the free cookies.

"Piggyback favor" sounds too fun. I vote for "hagfish favor" instead.

Re: the noive of some people!

[tenacious-snail.livejournal.com]

but they aren't wanting jam to go with it

*pouts*