I refuse to give the prime parking spot to my pregnant colleague – if she’s too lazy to get up early & nab it, I will
A MAN has taken to Reddit to complain after being slammed for refusing to give up the prime parking spot to his pregnant colleague.
to explain the situation, revealing that they work at a company that has a car park with a few "prime spots close to the door".
"Most of them are reserved for managers etc but one is unreserved and works on a first come first serve type situation," he wrote.
He added that he parks there the majority of the time because of an "old knee injury" - so "the closer the better and more convenient".
"It's obviously the spot everyone wants so I always make sure to try get in a bit earlier so I could grab it," he continued.
The situation hadn't been a problem until his pregnant colleague started complaining "about how packed the parking lot gets which forces her to park a distance from the door".
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"Basically she's been going around asking people if they could leave that space open for her," he added.
"She's never asked me directly but left a note on my desk a couple days ago asking the same."
The next day, the man still parked in the spot, which prompted her to come and ask him if he'd seen her note.
"I told her I did but unfortunately if the spot is open, I'm going to take it," he explained.
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"Like I get it and I wasn't going to fight over the spot but if she wants it she should just wake up early. She tried arguing a bit but eventually left."
Following their conversation, she "lodged an unofficial complaint to the boss", who told him about it but made it clear that he doesn't want to get involved.
"I've been catching glares and some obvious gossiping murmurs from a couple co workers about it," he concluded, before asking "Am I the asshole?"
The majority of comments on the post were on the man's side, with one person writing: "You're not the asshole.
"It is an open spot. FIRST COME FIRST SERVE. She wants it? Then come early enough to get it.
"Her bump doesn't give her priority."
"If HR wants to create a pregnancy parking spot they can - and those exist!!" another added.
But someone else argued: "I agree wholeheartedly, but empathy can be considered too.
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"It's not always fun being pregnant, and I would be mad at my husband if he acted like this, same would go for an elderly person, etc.
"It's just a nice thing to do and can make someone's day easier."