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Imagine living in an apartment building where there isn’t quite enough parking for everyone who lives there because some people own multiple cars. If parking were first come first served and you worked from home, would you park in your favorite parking spot when it’s available, or would you park on the street18 so it would be easier for someone else to park in the parking lot?

In this story, one renter is in this situation, and he always parks in his favorite parking spot. He didn’t think this was a problem since parking is first come first serve. But then a neighbor left a note on his car that has him wondering if he really should park somewhere else at least once in awhile.

I don’t think he’s doing anything wrong, but I can understand why the neighbor is annoyed. Keep reading for all the details.

AITA for always parking in the same parking spot?

Someone left a note on my car saying “please move your car (it’s been like a week dude).”

For context, I live in an apartment complex where each unit is allowed one (covered) parking space that is paid for monthly, all other non-covered spaces are free for all/first come first serve parking spaces.

The free parking spaces are somewhat limited, and after about 6 when everyone is getting off work, they do fill up fast and you usually have to park farther away and walk which is inconvenient but it’s just the reality when every apartment unit has 2-3 cars.

OP doesn’t need to drive a lot.

I’ve lived here for two years and always parked in the same spot or the other two spots directly next to it.

I work from home so there are times when the car is sitting there for a couple days, however I do usually take my car out in the morning several times a week, to get coffee or to run errands and when I come back, “my spot” is still open so I park in the same spot again.

He is wondering if it really is wrong to always park in the same spot.

While I understand someone getting annoyed if they have to park farther and they always see my car parked in the same spot- considering it’s first come first serve parking- It honestly baffles me that someone had the audacity to write a note as if I need to inconvenience myself just because they are inconvenienced??

Like, if you have to walk farther that’s not really my issue, I’m entitled to park here as much or as little as I please.

So AITA for always parking in the same spot, even when I know I may not use my car again for a couple days? Am I wrong for thinking the person who wrote the note has some serious audacity?

The other person is wrong. The neighbor thinks OP never moves his car, which is not true. They’re just jealous that they never get a chance to park there.

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a man who got creative with his parking after his neighbors started using his extra spot without asking.

Let’s see if Reddit agrees.

I completely agree with this comment.

This person is on OP’s side.

Here’s a good idea! Then the person who left the note would know that OP does move his car.

Everyone agrees that OP isn’t doing anything wrong.

I can understand why the neighbor is annoyed, but really, it’s a misunderstanding. He does move his car. He just doesn’t move it long enough that someone else takes his spot. I’m sure if roles were reversed, the person who left the note would do the same thing.

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a townhome owner who is at his wit’s end with the noise from next door.

The post WFH Renter Faces Passive-Aggressive Parking Lot War After Neighbor Mistakes a Daily Commute-Free Lifestyle for Car Abandonment appeared first on TwistedSifter.

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Most people expect hotel employees to follow the same rules as everyone else.

That’s why this customer was surprised when she spotted an SUV taking up two handicap parking spaces outside the hotel.

At first, she assumed the driver simply forgot to display a placard or tag.

But instead, she learned the vehicle belonged to a front desk employee who openly admitted she parked there because she wanted to protect her new car.

When a disabled guest pointed out the problem, the employee didn’t seem particularly concerned about how her decision affected other people who actually needed those spaces.

Read on to see what happened next.

A Front Desk question from a customer

I’m staying at a hotel, and I’m on night 4 of 6, leaving tomorrow (Friday). It’s about 9 PM, and I noticed an SUV parked in 2 handicap spots. No tags or placards.

I took some photos and went into the hotel to the desk, where a handicapped guest was talking to the front desk person. Come to find out, the older handicapped lady had also taken photos, and it was the front desk girl’s car!

The front desk girl flat out told the handicapped woman she parked there because there were no closer spots. And she took two spots because the last time she didn’t, she got her new car scratched.

Now, she’s confused what can be done.

The older handicapped lady said that she should really park in one spot to leave openings for other people and that she needs to be careful. The front desk girl said, “I am careful,” and she turned away.

The older handicapped woman went to the elevator to go upstairs with her husband and another young lady, so I don’t know what else was said.

What I wanna know is, if I call the police and report her, what’s the likelihood she’s going to believe the handicapped older lady did this? And is there anything that the front desk lady can do to retaliate against the older handicapped woman? Or should I just tell the manager in the morning before I leave and show him the photos I took?

Yikes! It sounds like management needs to have a talk with her.

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a man who got creative with his parking after his neighbors started using his extra spot without asking.

Let’s check out how the readers over at Reddit feel about it.

According to this comment, there’s not much she can do.

This night auditor parks there to save the spot.

This might be an unpopular opinion…

That fine would teach most people.

Parking in one handicap space without a permit is bad enough. But taking up two of them because you’re worried about door dings is on a whole different level.

If someone gets caught doing that, they should just apologize and move the car. It’s not that hard.

Instead, this employee chose to argue about it after a disabled guest pointed out the obvious problem.

That’s a level of entitlement that deserves correction. And if this wasn’t the first complaint, it may have been the one that finally cost her the job.

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a man who reported some missionaries after frustration over lack of parking boils over.

The post The Ultimate Workplace Entitlement: Guest Catches Hotel Employee Fraudulently Using Two Handicap Spaces and Faces a Moral Dilemma appeared first on TwistedSifter.

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Moving away from your friends and family can be hard, but it can also be a great opportunity to do exciting things in life.

What would you do if you had moved to a different country two years ago, and since that time, your friend from home has constantly said that she wants to visit? She even made plans to come on three occasions, but backed out each time for various reasons.

That is what is happening to the young woman in this story, and now that her friend has gone on a different trip, she is hurt that she is not a priority, and she is thinking about confronting her about it. Of course, she is worried that this will only make things worse, though.

Personally, I think that if she approaches the confrontation in the right way, it could be healthy, but she needs to avoid getting angry and turning it into a fight. Read through the full story below and see what you think.

WIBTA for calling out my friend for not following through?

I (28f) have been best mates with my friend (30f) for around 4-5 years now.

Having friends visit from abroad is great.

I moved to a different country about 2 years ago, but it’s only around an hour’s flight from where we lived previously, so everything is very accessible and it’s easy to travel to.

My best mate has been saying since the moment I moved in how much she wants to visit me and even had me block out (on three occasions), dates in my calendar for when she was coming.

Traveling can be very expensive.

Each time it came close to her arrival date, she would pull out saying that she couldn’t afford the trip, which I completely understood.

Obviously I was a little annoyed given that I wanted to see her and had cancelled plans/taken time off work, but I understand it’s a super difficult and expensive time right now for everyone.

Wow, this is very generous of her.

Her accommodation would be free as she would be staying with me and I even offered to pay for her flight (it’s around $50-70 return flight and sometimes even cheaper!) and she also wouldn’t need to take time off work as it could just be for a weekend visit.

On the third time of her cancellation, I was really quite sad but didn’t want to say anything because I know money is difficult and she had a lot on.

She has the money; she just doesn’t want to visit.

However, I’ve just found out that she’s now heading off on a 2 week long trip with another mate half way around the world – it’s about a 3-4 hour flight and they’ve got a packed itinerary, including concert tickets for The Weeknd, so I think the whole 2 weeks would probably cost her well over $500.

I know it’s her money (and it is defo her paying as I did check!) and she can absolutely do whatever she likes with it (I’d never suggest otherwise), so would I be wrong if I told her I’m a little upset about this?

I can see why this would be upsetting.

Her financial situation hasn’t changed and they’ve just decided and booked it all in the last 2 weeks (I know cause she sent me the ticket confirmation).

I know it’s her money and her time and she should be able to do whatever she likes with it, it just feels weird that she told me she hasn’t been able to afford a $50 return flight for months and then can splash all this cash elsewhere.

Her friend just has other priorities, which can be painful to hear.

I’ve also flown back loads to our hometown (just to say that it’s not a one sided thing!)

I’ve also checked to see if there’s something that I have maybe done to stop her from coming over but she’s told me there’s absolutely nothing and she wants to prioritise me and misses me loads but just hasn’t been able to afford it.

Her being emotional about this makes perfect sense.

Am scratching my head a little bit as to what to do here gang, so any advice/thoughts would be super appreciated!

I’m probably being over emotional and too sensitive but just not sure what to do and I’m annoyed that I have to keep cancelling and moving my schedule around (and getting my hopes up!)

WIBTA?

As long as she approaches this in the right way and doesn’t make her friend feel attacked, I think she would be right to confront her about it. Especially since she keeps having to take time off from work and adjust her routine only to have the plans canceled.

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a woman who stirred up family drama by finally choosing her own mom over her in-laws.

Read on to see what the people in the comments have to say about this story.

Yup, this is a great approach.

She is not a priority to her friend.

She really should have the conversation. It might actually save the friendship.

It is time to let the friendship fade away, according to this commenter.

Her friend is wasting her time too, and that is not right.

Her friend is not just hurting her emotionally, but she is also wasting her time. There is certainly nothing wrong with confronting her about this. She just needs to be careful to do it in a way that won’t make things worse.

Approaching it with kindness could actually help to solve the problem. If she expresses how she feels and works toward solutions, the friendship could survive. Otherwise, it may be time to let the friendship fade. Not all friendships last a lifetime.

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a middle schooler who was totally frazzled after being left to babysit alone for 3-plus hours, and swears she’s never doing it again.

The post Her Friend Cancelled Three Visits to See Her Abroad — Then She Saw Where Her Friend Actually Went on Vacation appeared first on TwistedSifter.

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Road construction can be really annoying especially when you’re on your way to school or work because it’s really important that you’re not late. But imagine driving a school bus when you got held up by road construction. What would you do if a construction worker blocked your lane and caused you to be late dropping the kids on your bus off at school?

In this story, one school bus driver experienced that exact situation, and it sounds like he’s out for blood. He wants to get the construction worker fired.

I can understand how frustrating this whole situation must have been for the bus driver, but is he overreacting?

Let’s read the whole story to decide.

WIBTA if I figured out the construction companies name and get the stop sign holder fired for stopping traffic for over 15 minutes?

I was (driving a school bus) on my second route of 4 dropping kids off and this person with the sign decided to stop only our lane for 15-20 minutes while letting all other directions go.

The cars in the front of the line were arguing with him to let us go and he refused.

He kept acting like he was checking the other person to make sure that it was safe for us to go but clearly he was not.

I ended up being late for the last 2 schools because this person decided to be terrible at his really easy job.

Here’s how he wants to handle the issue.

So I want to figure out the name of the construction company and speak directly to management telling them that he was intentionally holding up traffic including multiple school busses and arguing with drivers instead of getting things moving.

I want him fired, temperatures are in the 80s and 90s and I am not going to sit in blistering heat with dozens of kids because this person has an issue!

Does this construction worker deserve to be fired? Is this bus driver overreacting?

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a townhome owner who is at his wit’s end with the noise from next door.

Let’s see what Reddit thinks.

This person doesn’t think complaining would help.

Another person points the finger back at OP.

Another person suggests talking to the school.

It probably wasn’t the construction worker’s fault.

I’m sure the construction worker wasn’t holding up traffic just for the fun of it. He was doing his job. He doesn’t make the rules.

I’m sure it would feel good to complain, but I don’t think the construction worker would get fired.

If this is an issue that is going to persist for awhile, like if the construction is going to be going on during school pick up and drop off for multiple days, talking to the schools about a different route would probably be a more effective way of handling the situation.

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a man who reported some missionaries after frustration over lack of parking boils over.

The post “He’s Holding Up the Kids!”: Furious School Bus Driver Launches a Campaign to Get a Defiant Construction Worker Fired Over Massive Traffic Meltdown appeared first on TwistedSifter.

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Not every customer handles a minor inconvenience with grace.

This hotel front desk employee recently learned that after reminding a guest about the property’s mask policy.

The request wasn’t unusual. In fact, most customers either grab a mask or explain they already have one.

And this man did have one, so that should have been the end of it.

But instead, he came back a few minutes later and started questioning the employee about everything from politics to customer service.

Read on to see what exactly happened.

I do my job and ask a customer if he needed a mask and he tries to start an altercation with me.

Basically, I asked a gentleman who just waltzed out of the elevator with no mask on, if he needed a mask.

I really felt like I was being kind. Every other customer seems to respond, “OH, I’M SO SORRY I HAVE ONE,” or, “OH, YES PLEASE! I’M SO SORRY.”

And I’m always super cool about it and respond with, “Ahh I gotcha,” and shake my head like no big deal, don’t worry about.

The guy got really defensive.

But this guy goes, “I’m just using the restroom! I have one right here,” and I just say, “Ok.” Like whatever.

Then he comes back from the restroom walks right up to the side of my desk and says, “DID YOU VOTE REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT!?”

I respond, “I really don’t feel comfortable talking about politics.”

And he says, “Everyone in this town has been so nice about the masks, but you were super intense! Are you the manager!?”

He’s not sure if there’s a better way to suggest a mask.

I respond, “I really apologize if it came off that way, but I’m not the manager, and they’re just strict here. I just don’t wanna get in trouble.”

They’re honestly great managers who are super understanding and not overly strict, super reasonable in all their dealings, but I wanted to get the guy out of my face because he may have had a bit to drink.

And he goes, “Yeah, I bet they are,” and shakes his head and walks away.

Is there a better way to get people to put on masks? Like, we’re happy to give them out, so I always offer. It says on the window of the hotel that masks are mandatory. I even had a dude a couple months ago say, “Ok, doctor,” To my manager when he asked a gentleman very politely to put on a mask.

Eek. Some people are just like this no matter the approach.

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a man who reported some missionaries after frustration over lack of parking boils over.

Let’s check out how the readers over at Reddit feel.

Here’s this person’s favorite excuse.

For this person, there’s not a better way.

According to this comment, don’t get rude when people do this.

It’s the same for this nurse.

Employees don’t create the policies. They just have to follow them.

It didn’t matter how this employee voted or what his personal opinions were. The hotel required masks, and he was doing exactly what the job wanted him to do.

Clearly, this customer went looking for a problem where there really wasn’t one.

Props to the employee for keeping his cool and refusing to give the man the argument he seemed so determined to have.

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a man who stops speaking up in his Zoom meetings after getting constantly interrupted.

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Imagine living in an apartment where there is a neighbor who lives directly below you, and this neighbor claims that your cat is making a lot of noise and keeping him awake at night. What would you do if you knew the cat wasn’t making the noise because the cat was asleep on your bed at the time?

In this story, one person is in this situation, and he eventually found out where the noise was coming from. However, that wasn’t the end of the problem. Now, he’s the one being woken up at night by the same neighbor who was complaining about noise.

Keep reading for all the details and to decide if he’s handling this situation correctly or not.

WIBTA if I go to HOA about my elderly neighbor?

My neighbor John (89? M) is a widower living one floor under me.

Preamble/Backstory

The conflict started in February with him slipping a note under my door, saying that he would appreciate if my cat (4,5F, 4,5 kg/~10 lbs) would not wake him up in the middle of the night. The note was written pretty aggressively, including smth along the lines of “I will call police/get you evicted”.

Babygirl is very lively, but usually goes to sleep around 21:00/9 pm. Yes, she has zoomies like every cat does, but those are very rare and mostly occurring before this time. Besides, she is pretty active and he never said anything about her during the day.

But it can’t be the cat that’s causing the noise.

After I talked to our HOA-head (Dean) and family friend/lawyer (Ken), both were convinced that I’m in the clear and that it was impossibly my cat.

1. The noises were described as “metallic, screaching” [metal werecat?]

2. They were coming from the corner of my room that has nothing for the interest/not enough place for the kitty, unless she spent her nights banging her head on my table/PC-setup

3. John was showing his distaste for noise, by loudly banging onto the ceiling and screaming “Hello! Silence!”, couple of times waking me up and startling kitty, who was sleeping on my legs [the fastest cat in the world, The Flash-Cat]

It really wasn’t the cat.

After few talks between me, Dean and John, where John promised to escalate everything by sticking his walking stick (watery water, sorry) out and hitting my windows from outside, it came yo head, as he found out.that.were.neighbors.from.the.other.side.

Yes, all this time he was guilteing (?) babygirl instead of family of 5 with three young kids who was making the ruckus deep into the night!

No apology, no accountability. Hit on my mom, though.

He started keeping notes.

Fabula/Main event

Following the advice of Ken, I started a diary, noting every day and time John would band his stick onto ceiling/screaming.

Since February there have been around 47 instances, happening pretty often in the last two months.

I’m constantly getting woken up by his screams and it’s not the nicest feeling in the world.

He’s thinking about calling the police.

Last night he was screaming, but also promised to call police to deal with an invisible enemy (sadly? not Simon from The Misfits).

I talked to John about his behavior and was promised he’ll stop.

I asked Dean to talk with John on my behalf, because it did not stop.

WIBTA if I escalate the situation by writing a formal complaint//playing UNO-Reverse and involving police John called, in case he does, towards him? I don’t think I can exist happily by having him screaming multiple nights a week

Is calling the police too dramatic or the right thing to do?

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a family who is resisting pressure from the HOA to remove their tree and lights.

Let’s see what Reddit suggests.

This person has a theory.

Another person suggests contacting John’s family.

But this person has questions about the HOA.

It is possible that the neighbor might have dementia or another medical issue that would explain his annoying behavior.

It’s definitely not the cat that’s the problem, but it might be better to have the HOA call the neighbor’s family instead of calling the police.

If you enjoyed this post, check out this story about a woman who was in love with her dream house – and then spring came and her neighbor’s trees caused her to question the purchase.

The post The Ultimate Suburb Hypocrite: Man Accuses Neighbor’s Feline of Midnight Chaos, Only to Launch His Own Deafening Retaliation appeared first on TwistedSifter.

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Growing up with a big family in a small home comes with a lot of challenges, and it is even worse when your parents expect a lot out of you while also neglecting you.

What would you do if shortly after your 18th birthday, social services learned of your living conditions and offered you the opportunity to move into your own apartment away from your family?

That is what happened to the young man in this story, so he jumped at the opportunity. He did have to tell a small lie to his family, however, so he wonders if he was out of line.

Personally, I think that he did what he needed to do in order to get his adult life started off right. Read through the full story below and see what you think about his situation.

AITA for telling social services about my living situation and accepting their offer to move out?

I am turning 18 this Monday, and I am posting this because I feel really conflicted about a major life decision I have to make in a week.

Not being close to family can make things difficult.

I migrated to this country last November. My relationship with my parents has always been kind of rocky.

My dad is always working abroad, and because there is a big age gap between me and my younger siblings, I have always had to handle a lot of the household responsibilities.

What are they making him pay for? He is a kid, and his parents should be supporting him.

From ages 13 to 16, I actually kept a strict 20-page log of my living expenses in google sheets because the allowance my parents gave me barely covered my basic needs.

I missed out on a lot of normal childhood stuff, but I kept my feelings to myself because I love my siblings.

Giving family second (and third) chances is usually a good idea.

Since moving here, the stress at home has been high and we argue almost every day. To keep my peace, I usually stay at school for a few hours after classes end.

A family friend advised me to give my parents another chance to connect, so I asked if they could help me replace my broken phone for my 18th birthday. It crashes constantly and cannot even take calls.

Well, I guess they don’t want to contribute.

When I asked, they just laughed it off and said they had too many other things to do right now.

To help build my independence, I went to a local youth organization to look for a job. During the intake, they asked about my age and my living situation.

Hopefully, these people can help him get into a better living situation.

I just answered honestly: we are a big family sharing a one-bedroom apartment, and because of the tight space, I sleep in the walk-in closet it is just enough room to sit and lay down.

The staff was really surprised by this. They checked their system and immediately involved a social worker, who took me to the financial assistance office.

Wow, his parents sound awful. Even if they are fine with him moving out, they should be more supportive.

They told me that because of my situation, everything would be covered, and they officially offered me the option to move into my own apartment.

When I told my parents about the offer that night, they were really cold. They just said, “It is your life,” “Don’t come back hungry and begging for money,” and “Make sure we are not paying anything.”

I think it was smart of him to leave out certain details.

The next morning, my grandparents called me from back home, questioning why I was moving out so fast. They said my dad found an available unit right downstairs in our current building.

I told them a small lie that I did not have a choice in the location and that social services was picking the apartment. I felt like I had to say that, because if I live right downstairs, I will automatically be expected to keep acting as the main household helper instead of actually starting my own life.

His family will figure things out.

My main goal in accepting this offer is to finally have a safe, quiet environment to rest, focus on my future, and let my parents fully manage the household themselves.

But I feel a lot of guilt because my family relies on my help, and they are making me feel like I am doing something wrong.

AITA?

It is time for him to start his own life as an adult, and that would not really be possible if he stayed at home or even lived in the same building. I think this is a great opportunity for him.

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a man whose celebratory post-grad school vacation is being ruined by his family’s insistence he’s being lazy.

Check out what the people in the comments have to say about this story.

I agree with this commenter.

There is no reason not to take this opportunity.

He can start his life off on the right foot.

Parentification is exactly what is happening.

This commenter says not to tell them where his new place is located.

He has a great opportunity to start his life off on his own, and he should take it. His family will never treat him fairly while he is living there, or even in the same apartment building.

Of course, he doesn’t have to cut all ties or hate his family. If all goes well, this could even help them to grow closer together and have a better relationship going forward.

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a young woman who struggles with her new reality after learning her adoption story was a lie.

The post Forced to Raise the Family: Terrified Teen Jumps at the Chance to Flee His Household the Moment Social Services Offers an Out appeared first on TwistedSifter.

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Some customers seem to think the right question will unlock information they were already told they can’t have.

That’s what this property management employee was dealing with when a former tenant called looking for details about the person currently living in a condominium unit.

The employee gave a simple answer and pointed the caller in the right direction.

However, the caller didn’t seem interested in accepting that answer.

Instead, he started asking different versions of the same question in hopes of getting around the rules. And this isn’t the first time it’s happened.

Read on to see what this person has to say.

Fishing for Information — When Customers Can’t Take “No” for an Answer

I work in property management, and so I work the front desk for the office on-site at a gated community. All the units are condominiums, meaning they’re individually owned by homeowners and not directly managed by the Association.

There’s some gray areas, but that’s mostly just in regard to insurance and compliance, especially for remodeling (it’s gotta meet city code, for instance).

We otherwise do not have any jurisdiction or ability to hand out information, aside from the obvious emergency or legal avenues.

The whole thing reminded him of working at a hotel front desk.

Today, I got a call from a former tenant (let’s say from Unit 25) who was asking about when the assumed current resident moved in. I informed him that I do not have that information and that the homeowner would be the best way to get that information, if anything.

He then starts trying to ask leading questions, like, “Okay, well do you know when the tenant for Unit 25 came by for a key fob?” and other ******** questions to try and skirt around my hard no with a redirect.

I just shut him down immediately, and I let him know that I’m not the one to be asking these questions, to reach out to the homeowner, and then he finally gave up.

It reminded me of when I worked hotel front desk, and I’d get people way more often who would call in asking me to break confidentiality with a, “Is Bob Bobbington staying here?” kind of question.

Of course, he had a generic spiel ready.

I’d have to say the usual professional confidentiality spiel, including a hard no to try to get the point across.

They’d then try and skirt around it by saying things like, “Oh, well is anyone staying in Room 25? Could you tell me who’s staying in Room 25? 26? 24? 52? I’m sorry, my memory isn’t great. It’s important that I reach them, though. Could you connect me to them? I promise I won’t say anything.”

Like my no was actually an invitation to try to roll persuasion checks and fish for a Nat 20. If they were at the front desk, I would occasionally get the attempted peek over the counter at the information I had on my screen.

Does anyone else get these kinds of confidential-info-busting questions/calls way too often, even outside of the hotel industry? Does it also drive you at least a little nuts when people just can’t take no for a first, second, or even twelfth answer?

Wow! Situations like that get old really fast.

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a woman whose HR department advised her to quit if she was that unhappy, so she did and found herself in a role reversal years later.

Let’s check out what the folks over at Reddit think about people doing this.

For this person, it was phone numbers.

Here’s someone who can relate.

This reader can relate with the caller.

This person will play along as much as you want.

Humans are incredibly creative when they want something.

If one approach doesn’t work, they’ll often come up with another one and then another one after that.

Clearly, that’s what happened here. The caller heard “no” and immediately started looking for a different path to the same information.

Fortunately, this employee recognized what was happening and shut it down. After all, confidentiality policies don’t mean much if people can get around them by simply asking the same question in a different way.

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about an employee who works fast and helps her coworkers, but is met with disapproval from her supervisor because of this practice

The post A Glaring Breach of Privacy: Shady Caller Tries to Trick a Property Management Employee Into Leaking a Resident’s Personal Details appeared first on TwistedSifter.

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Have you ever been in a parking lot that was so crowded you had to keep driving around and around looking for someone to leave so you could find a place to park? I hate going to places like that and try to avoid it.

If you were in that situation and you finally found an open parking spot, what would you do if someone walked through the parking lot and stood in the parking spot to save it for a family member? Would you tell her to move so you could park there, or would you keep driving around looking for a parking spot?

In this story, one parent was in this situation, and it sounds especially frustrating because all she wanted to do was take her child to the park. It really shouldn’t be this difficult! She actually drove around for 30 minutes looking for a parking spot.

Keep reading to see how the story plays out.

AITA for waiting for a parking spot?

I was trying to take my daughter to a children’s park today and the parking at this location is extremely scarce.

I drove around the parking lot for a while patiently waiting for my opportunity. I saw a spot open up two cars in front of me but it was quickly taken and a lady was standing nearby, I assumed she was with the car that pulled into the newly opened spot.

Once I saw a family getting in their car I pulled nearby with my blinker on, no other cars in sight (besides those behind me waiting for their opportunity).

As I’m waiting for my spot, the lady who was near the other spot earlier walks over next to the car I’m waiting to leave.

This lady sounds really, really annoying.

That family is all buckled in and starts to pull out – the lady walks into the now empty parking spot as I’m pulling up.

I roll down my window and tell the lady I was waiting for that spot to open up.

And she says “I have been waiting too”…..

I reply “with what car!?”.

I feel bad for OP’s daughter.

Anyway she refuses to get out of the spot and starts lining up her friend/husband/someone else’s car that just pulled into the parking lot to park there instead.

I was with my 3 year old daughter and not ready to make an enormous scene out of something two adults should be able to logically resolve so I told her she was ridiculous and drove away. I figured I wasted enough time (30 mins) trying to go to this park and we drove home (took my daughter to store to buy her something to make her happy first).

AITA for thinking someone in their car waiting for a spot takes priority over someone who is physically standing in a spot, especially after the car had been indicating it was waiting for that spot?

That entitled woman prevented a little girl from going to the park. I’d be upset too.

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Let’s see how Reddit responded to this story.

This person would’ve handled it differently.

Another person would’ve blocked the spot.

Oh, she definitely didn’t work there.

It’s frustrating that she let the entitled woman get the spot. It’s not only frustrating for OP but also for the other cars that were behind her also waiting for parking spots.

I feel bad that the little girl didn’t get to go to the park, but after a half hour, I’d stop driving around looking for somewhere to park too. Honestly, I wouldn’t have waited that long.

Unfortunately, the entitled woman will keep standing in parking spots if nobody stops her.

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Imagine being hired for one job with the promise that as soon as you’re trained and ready you’ll be promoted to another job. What would you do if you felt like you were being set up to fail so that you’d never get the promotion?

In this story, one engineer-in-training feels exactly that way. She wants to be promoted to engineer and thinks she deserves to be promoted, but her boss keeps finding reasons not to promote her, such as pointing out how she’s not taking on the full responsibility of an engineer.

She doesn’t think that’s fair since engineers are on salary and she’s an hourly employee who isn’t allowed to work overtime.

Keep reading for all the details.

AITA for telling my supervisor that my employer is setting me up to fail

I (28F) work as a civil engineer-in-training for a city and although I hold the certification (Professional Engineer cert) for a promotion. My public works director has been delaying the promotion to Engineer and keeps telling me that I’m not quite ready.

Today an issue occured with two similar sets of plans that I produced and signed as the Engineer. I essentially copied and pasted the plans between the two (pretty normal for us) and made site specific changes so an issue with one was likely to be an issue with the second set.

It wasn’t a major issue and it involved a missing item for something small. We will likely have to pay extra for the item but it is probably only a couple of hundred dollars for each project.

I approached my supervisor with frustration that it was missed in our review process and that our review process at times doesn’t feel like it exists for internal projects.

The boss seems to blame OP, but OP blames the lack of promotion.

Here is where I might be the AH.

My boss said ultimately it’s the Engineer who signs the plans who’s responsible for making sure nothing is missed and as much as we want our review process to work that sometimes it misses stuff.

I told him that I felt like I was being set up to fail to some extent because I’m not getting paid to be the Engineer who signs the plans but am being expected to have the time to review the plans extensively as if I were. (My job is hourly and I’m not allowed to work OT, the Engineer positions are salaried)

That the point of delaying the promotion was to make sure I was ready to sign my own plans. And if I’m not ready and not being paid to then I don’t understand the expectation to sign my own plans. That if feels like I’m being set up to fail so that they can continue to deny the promotion.

It has to be awful to feel like you’re set up to fail.

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The comments on Reddit were split.

This person is on her side.

Another person points out reasons why this isn’t fair.

But this person is on the boss’s side.

And this person thinks they both messed up.

It does sound like an almost impossible task. She’s expected to do the work of an engineer without as much time to do the job. I’d be frustrated too!

At least she knows the expectations now. While they may seem impossible, if she wants that promotion, she knows what the boss expects.

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about an employee who works fast and helps her coworkers, but is met with disapproval from her supervisor because of this practice

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Growing up with parents who are constantly struggling with money is never easy. Sometimes, things just happen, and it is hard to keep up with life. Other times, however, money problems are entirely self-inflicted.

What would you do if your parents made horrible financial choices throughout their lives, but now that they are retired, they are begging you to support them?

That is the situation that the young man in this story is in, so he refused to help his parents. Not only because they were irresponsible throughout their life, but also because he doesn’t believe they would use his money in a smart way. They, and others in the family, think that he is out of line for refusing to support his parents.

I agree with him, and I don’t think he should have to support them. Read on to see what the people in the comments have to say about this story.

WIBTAH for refusing to help my parents pay off a 10-year-old loan that just wiped out my dad’s pension?

I (31M, ESL, SEA-PH) recently moved out of my family home (parents 58F/56M, grandparents), and a financial bomb just dropped.

How is it traditional for kids to hand over their salaries to their parents?

My mom is a former bank teller fired for unpaid loans. My dad earns below minimum wage and passively lets her handle everything, including his payroll ATM.

Growing up, I feared answering phones due to creditor threats. Mom is traditional, believes kids must hand over their entire salaries, and constantly compares me to others. I firmly disagree.

Wow, she is really horrible with money.

She has failed at countless businesses, constantly borrowing while saying, “Nobody died from loans.” She now runs a struggling online shop, hoarding unsold stock on our first floor while borrowing more.

She even won a 150cc scooter in a supplier raffle but rejected it to “pay off her balance.” I stopped giving her money because it just funds her failures.

Timeline:

Her bad finances have a direct impact on her family.

High School: Mom couldn’t afford my books. She borrowed a used set with answers poorly covered in correction tape. I was publicly shamed and reported for cheating.

College: She took a “Study Now, Pay Later” student loan through a national public pension agency.

I can’t imagine making my kids give me an allowance, much less asking for all their money.

Graduation: I asked about the loan. She promised she and my dad were handling it via his salary.

Career: I refused to hand over my paycheck, giving a $16 USD monthly allowance instead. She guilt-tripped me that it wasn’t enough, though it mostly went to her food preferences. She also demanded I pay for my dad’s company outings. I eventually stopped.

If she is going to lie about what the money is for, she can’t have any money.

The Next 10 Years: Whenever she asked for loans, she never repaid or guilt-tripped me. Once, she begged for medicine money but spent it on takeout.

I stopped trusting her, only giving money directly to my grandparents for bills. When I visit, she theatrically takes her medicine in front of me, sighing.

The consequences of their actions are finally catching up to them.

Present Day: My dad was retrenched. When claiming his separation pay and pension, the agency revealed his entire retirement fund is nonexistent, completely seized to pay off the college loan.

The Conflict: They hid this for 10 years. They made minor payments, but due to interest, the balance only dropped from ~$3,270 to ~$2,936 USD—almost the original amount.

There is no way I would give them another dime.

Now they want me to pay it. I told them no. I feel bad for my dad, but he enabled her for decades.

It’s unfair that I grew up with zero stability due to her choices, and now that I am using my savings to build a secure life, she expects me to throw half of it away to clean up a decade of lies. My grandparents are angry at me for not monitoring them.

AITA?

It is a sad situation, to be sure, but there is no way that I would give them any money at all. They have proven throughout their entire life that they won’t be responsible with it.

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a mom who is irate after she gave a group leader money for her daughter’s lunch, only to have him pocket the cash and ask all of the kids to pay their own way.

Read on to see what the people in the comments have to say about this story.

Now this is a great idea.

This person brings up some good points.

I’m not sure if this even matters.

His mom has been lying for years, no reason to believe her now.

This may make the whole situation confusing.

There is clearly a cultural aspect to this story, but if he gives them money, he is just enabling them. If he wants to help them (which he is not required to do), I think he should only pay loans directly or provide food. Never give them cash.

They have made it very clear that they will lie about any money that they are given, so they simply can’t be trusted.

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Living in a tight-knit neighborhood can sometimes blur the line between friendly and intrusive.

The following story involves a woman who found herself overwhelmed by neighbors constantly commenting on everything she did on her property.

Despite trying to stay polite and avoid interaction, she was frequently pulled into unwanted conversations.

Now, she is considering building a privacy fence just to regain some peace at home.

Read the full story below for all the details.

My neighbors are always outside and it’s driving me onto the brink of insanity.

I live in a blue collar Florida neighborhood, with mostly bored retirees.

I am one of the youngest residents. I am not that young though.

They have owned their homes for decades. No HOA.

It is a tight-knit community. I get and even appreciate it.

We look out for each other during hurricanes and whatnot.

This woman’s neighbor loves to party the entire day.

They have a screened-in front porch (the only house that does).

They are usually out on it from 9 am to 9 pm.

They drink, scream and holler, and invite other neighbors over to join.

Which, whatever. That is their business.

She gets invited all the time.

But why do they have to try and rope me into it?

Taking out my trash? Gotta talk about it.

Pulling my weeds? Gotta talk about it.

Mowing my yard? Gotta talk about it.

Replacing my doorbell? Gotta talk about it.

You get the picture?

She is an introvert and is not comfortable stepping out of her house.

Even better, I am a single female homeowner.

It is mainly the 65+ year old male partner that wants to talk.

He tries to correct everything I do. I am a massive introvert.

The fact I cannot be comfortable stepping outside of my house is really getting to me.

She tried a lot of things to drown out the noise, but nothing worked.

I have been here a year and a half. I have tried wearing large headphones.

I have tried pretending I am on my phone. I have also tried being polite but cutting it short.

All that has resulted in me being called rude and “unneighborly.”

I am at the point where I want to extend one side of my backyard privacy fence up to my mailbox to just block them out entirely.

I would stay within code. But I just know that will be my “social death” in the neighborhood.

She installed a white picket fence, and her neighbors were shocked.

They were shocked to their core when I installed a white picket front yard fence for my dog.

It served to also keep out neighbors, other dogs, and the ducks and stray cats they refuse to stop feeding and letting crap everywhere.

This is my first home. It is not my forever home. I am planning on starting my family here.

I just want to be able to live peacefully. I do not want to be constantly observed and commented on.

Yikes! That sounds exhausting when you just want to exist in your own space.

Being friendly shouldn’t mean being constantly monitored or corrected.

It makes sense for OP to want to create boundaries when politeness stops being respected.

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a family who is resisting pressure from the HOA to remove their tree and lights.

Let’s find out what others have to say about this.

This person makes a good point.

This one has a similar neighbor.

Short and simple.

This user agrees.

Finally, here’s a valid suggestion.

Sometimes, peace and quiet are the real luxury in a neighborhood.

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Some customers seem to think a bad review can rewrite history.

That’s what this hotel employee discovered after helping a woman who arrived during a snowstorm on a busy concert weekend.

Unfortunately, the guest ran into a problem at check-in when she tried to pay with cash instead of a card.

After a little back and forth, the issue got worked out and the employee assumed the matter was behind them.

So imagine her surprise when she later found a bad review accusing her of everything from being rude to making the guest afraid to speak with her.

Read on to see what you think.

Melodramatic customer gave me, specifically, a bad review

I work at a hotel next door to both of the concert venues in town.

A few days ago, Chicago was being performed and there was a good-sized snowstorm, so we were having a fairly busy night.

This lady comes in with her older teen/early twenties daughter and is a bit stressed because she just drove like four hours in the snow to come see Chicago as an early Christmas present for her daughter.

As soon as the lady mentioned cash, she knew this was going to be an issue.

I was in the back when she arrived because our lobby is connected to a restaurant, and it was super loud and crowded. I was watching the security cameras, but it was hard to tell who was coming into the hotel and who was waiting for a table.

Once I noticed them, (couldn’t have been more than 3 minutes), I came out and did the normal script. I had to be louder than normal because of all the people, the safety glass, and my mask all combined. So I ask for her ID and the card she wanted to pay with.

She says she has cash. You can probably see where this is going. I tell her no, I can’t take cash.

Feeling bad, she did what she could to help.

She very nearly bursts into tears and tries very hard to guilt me about company policy that I have no control over. I just tell her again that I can’t take the cash.

She leaves, crying and screaming at me about her daughter having to sleep in the snow or whatever.

A little while later, like 30 minutes at most, the daughter comes back and has her grandmother on the phone, and I get that card. Technically against the rules, but within them enough that I’m not going to get in trouble. And I DID feel bad for them because my mom and I have been in slightly similar situations in the past.

There ends my interactions with these two.

Then, came the Google review.

Cut to yesterday and the downright ridiculous review she left on Google.

She does not spell my name right unless it’s in the middle of a sentence, when I guess autocorrect fixes it for her (my name is pretty common). According to her, I left her waiting at the front desk for 30 minutes. Apparently, according to her, I yelled at her and snapped at her several times. I told her several times that she can’t stay at our hotel.

I deliberately avoid saying that phrase unless the person is being extremely belligerent or doing something illegal, so I know I didn’t. Then, she said I was so scary that she had to send her daughter in the second time because she couldn’t be in the same room as me again.

According to the manager, the woman should’ve known.

The review goes on to try to earn pity points by saying she’s on disability for PTSD and had to save up bottle return money to do this for her daughter, so that is why she only had cash, etc., etc., etc.

She booked third-party.

There were, by my manager’s count, about four different steps in that process where she would have been told that she needed a card with the full amount plus a security deposit in order to check in. Never mind the fact that it’s plastered on the safety glass at face level. So why she couldn’t have read it in that supposed half hour of waiting is beyond me.

It appears the woman had at least one bad habit.

She ends the review saying the hotel room was nice enough, but she couldn’t enjoy it at all because of the experience she had with me.

Luckily, I have an extremely good manager and work for a company that is very good to its employees, so she wasn’t buying any of it and just responded to the review reminding her of the card policy. We had a good laugh about it today.

The lady left a bunch of small liquor bottles and a huge mess in the room. Plus, according to the CCTV, she had a third unmentioned person in the room that I didn’t even see. So…

Anyway, just wanted to get that crazy customer story off my chest because I was so mad about it.

Yikes! That woman sounds difficult to please.

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a hotel guest who complained about noise from an event, then reported the employee who agreed with him.

Let’s check out what the folks over at Reddit think about it.

This is just wrong.

That didn’t work too well for the guest.

According to this comment, she should report the comment to Google.

Now, this is a first! Just…wow!

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