Scenario #1
Location: campus parking lot
I am a few steps from my car. A female in a car drives by and stops. I'm thinking she wants my space. I then see a guy in another car who puts his car in reverse, "You leaving?" he asks me. I tell him, "Yes, but I think that woman is waiting for my car." As I am about to get into my car, I look over and see there is another car pulling out and say, "Oh, maybe she's waiting for that other one." The guy growls at me, "Get in your car. I know what's going on. Just go."
What an ass. He isn't "entitled" to my space. Seriously, at this point, I was just about to retrieve my stuff, head back to campus and get a cup of coffee...just so the guy would have had to search for another space. But alas, I'm a busy person and had a lunch meeting off-campus.
Scenario #2:
Location: Campus Building First Floor by elevator
I am waiting at the elevator, a few steps away from the door. A guy walks in after me, waits with me, and then cuts me off to get in first. (This scenario actually happens a lot to people. I see it happen on a daily basis.)
Location: campus parking lot
I am a few steps from my car. A female in a car drives by and stops. I'm thinking she wants my space. I then see a guy in another car who puts his car in reverse, "You leaving?" he asks me. I tell him, "Yes, but I think that woman is waiting for my car." As I am about to get into my car, I look over and see there is another car pulling out and say, "Oh, maybe she's waiting for that other one." The guy growls at me, "Get in your car. I know what's going on. Just go."
What an ass. He isn't "entitled" to my space. Seriously, at this point, I was just about to retrieve my stuff, head back to campus and get a cup of coffee...just so the guy would have had to search for another space. But alas, I'm a busy person and had a lunch meeting off-campus.
Scenario #2:
Location: Campus Building First Floor by elevator
I am waiting at the elevator, a few steps away from the door. A guy walks in after me, waits with me, and then cuts me off to get in first. (This scenario actually happens a lot to people. I see it happen on a daily basis.)
Now, many of you may assume that the "guys" described above are college students, but guess what! I am actually talking about faculty/staff. Seriously, a lot of my colleagues must feel like they are entitled to more on this planet than others. Maybe it's because I look young for my age, so they think I am a student and not a peer, but even so, there is no need to treat people in general the way they do.
Maybe I was just having an off day. I don't know.
