When someone offers a favor, but in reality, they want you do the majority of the work.
Translated from French, this is a "let them do it" favor.
Darius: "The company laid me off, but they are willing to give me a strong recommendation during my job search."
Maddy: "Sounds like a laissez-faire faveur."
Darius: "Why do you say that?"
Maddy: "That happened to me once. It was all cool until the CEO told me to write my own recommendation for them to edit and return to me on company letterhead."
by porkchchoppanzeefin May 5, 2020
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