Tell me your stories of entitlement

[Spidey66]

We’re in the US ATM . We flew London to Seattle so a long flight. We paid extra for premium economy seats, and got good seats.

just before take off, our (front) row were approached by a mother with a new baby (looked like only 3-4 months or so) asking for someone to swap because she had a baby. To cut a long story short, she didn’t get it and stormed off in a huff. Turned out she was actually in economy and wanted a premium seat without premium cost and was wanting one of us to pay premium price and sit in economy! Isn’t that the height of entitlement!!! She thought we should bow down to the fact she had a baby!

I love hearing stories of entitlement. Tell me yours.

I’m not sure the manager’s eye roll wasn’t aimed at the pp for raising such a ridiculous complaint.

Just out for a walk with my DH and our youngest and encountered a young man who thought it was perfectly OK to drop his shorts and defecate next to his car.

Our very entitled and shitty landlord that would let himself in whenever he felt like it told us just before Christmas with very little notice that he was selling and we’d need to be out over the Christmas period.I was in the middle of IVF. By some sheer stroke of luck we found a lovely cottage to move to. Then landlord’s buyer pulled out so he told us ( I kid you not) to not move until some time in the new year (he had no idea when) as he’d now need our rent money to pay his mortgage over Christmas and he had his kids’ presents to buy. Greatest ever f**k you I’ve ever relayed.

Another. Not mine but a friend’s. Her Father had died. Her MIL didn’t attend the funeral(Which wasn’t an issue) but did turn up at the buffet lunch later with Tupperware dishes, took what she wanted from the buffet, put it in her containers then left.

Me too. Some people just can’t stop themselves from saying things here they wouldn’t dare say to someone’s face.

It's rife on here.

There was a thread ages ago where a woman had posted, obviously upset, that her partner had punched her in the face. She felt trapped because they'd recently moved and she'd put all her savings into the deposit. In her post she said they'd "just brought a house together". It was blatantly, blatantly obvious what she meant, yet one reprehensible poster couldn't help themselves and replied "I'm confused, where did you bring your house? Do you live in a caravan?"

I still think extremely rude thoughts when I see them post now.

My ex team leader seems to think she should do nothing herself.
Somebody asked someone on her team late on Wednesday for some time sensitive information (last day Friday). That person was on holiday so instead of giving it to someone else on her team, or, indeed, doing it herself, she sent it to me.
I don't work Thursdays and I'm not on her team, so no idea why she thought delaying it an extra day was a good idea.

My family own a very small apartment in a beautiful, seaside town in a European country. My SIL asked if she could stay there (for free) with my BIL and their 2-year-old son. My family agreed and we gave them the keys.

Ever since they stayed there, all she has done is complain about it. It was 'too small', it's not childproofed (not true, I have 3 young DC and we stay there all the time), her son kept opening all the kitchen cupboards (?), the kitchen is too small, there is no WIFI (true)... she goes ON and on about it every time we see them. I have to literally bite my tongue and stop myself from saying 'You got a free holiday, stop COMPLAINING. Next time you can spend 700 euros on a hotel for the week.'

It's so rude and I'm not going to offer for them to stay again if they ask. I can't believe the entitlement. We've had other friends who have stayed there, and brought us back a bottle of wine. I just can't imagine having the audacity to complain about a place where you stayed for free.

Sorry but this has made me laugh at the sheer cheek.

Don’t bite your tongue any more, @bathroomadviceneeded!

Totally agree ! Rude and unnecessary . And I am pedantic at the best of times . However, it was obvious what the poster meant .

Good God! Who are all these mad fuckers?

Oh, flashbacks to my time coaching a kids team.

As well as volunteering my time to coach, I naturally had a full time job. I was a sales rep and on the way back on a busy Friday night my tyre decided to fail an hour and a half from home. Was never going to make it back so reluctantly cancelled the evening's training session.

One parent only got the message late on, so took it on themselves to text me a very unkind message calling me selfish and inconsiderate.

I wasn't having it, so called him and asked him about the message. He stood by his points..... before stating we pay you to coach my child.

I quite indignantly and self-righteously fired back confirming that the subs go all on kit/referee fees, oh and the huge costs of pitch hire for matches and training. I gave at least 5 hours of my own time, including travel costs for free, 40 weeks a year. And that I cancelled because I was stuck by the side of a motorway due to having to work to live.

The back tracking was glorious.

This reminded me ! Years ago when we first moved in to our first home together my ILs were getting a new kitchen so DH (fiance at the time) invited them
for Sunday dinner. He shopped for the food & cooked a lovely steak pie, potatoes & veg , got wine & beer, dessert. We were in our early 20s & just left home so we put in a lot of effort, table all set with fresh flowers etc.

Then his dad phoned & said they were too tired to come so could DH just drop the food off to them. They lived a 5 min walk away! I was so annoyed but DH packed up halfthe food & took it round to them! Still pisses me off to think of it almost 30 yrs later!

During my divorce my ex wanted to sell the house and split it 50/50, didn't care where we went (his 3 kids) or what we did, as long as he got his share. Blows my mind. Just wanted his half and f**k everyone else.

It was you in the queue wasn't it?

So if someone you knew was having a conversation and repeatedly using the wrong word, you’d just let them carry on? Knowing everyone else is side eyeing each other over it.

If your kids repeatedly use the wrong word in their homework then you correct them. You don’t let them continue doing it in case you come across as rude.

Illiteracy is a huge problem in this country. The average reading age of adults is that of a 10 year old. People should be corrected.

I paid for a holiday abroad for a skint 'friend'. She was desperate for a holiday and was always broke.
We were flying from different airports but arriving at the abroad airport at a similar time.
I had paid for her flight, the accommodation, and more.

When we got to the apartment and she was unpacking she squealed with excitement
"Look at this FAB skirt I bought at Heathrow, don't you just love it. I couldn't resist it for £95!"

WTAF. I have just paid for a holiday for you because you're broke, and you've paid £95 on a skirt, I have never spent that sort of money on a skirt (bear in mind this was about 15 years ago!)

She also brought hardly any spending money

Ex friend now.

God the 'I'm confused ' wankers give me rage

Nothing specific, but I work in public transport so fare evaders are the CFs of my game. Quite often this sweet, polite person will approach me giving me a whole story as to why they need a free ride. I say, it doesn't matter, payment is always upfront. Upon which this sweet, polite customer will turn into Drogon from Game of Thrones, complete with acid tongue, the gnashing of teeth and a spike in their tail. "I was polite to you! I was nice to you! And you still didn't let me in!" Er, no, you entitled twonk.

So why did you assume that people who had faecal germs on their hands had wiped just using their hands? Sorry - I don't follow your reasoning.

...or, I get, "Don't you know who I am?"

Me: (shakes head).

The beauty about public transport is that its egalitarian. I hive no fucks who you claim to be. Now go and get an Uber.

Were you expecting him to re-house you? Not sure he's the entitled one here.

Cue a very entitled mummy who saw us moving him and his mother, who charged down the aisle asking why, in a very loud voice, they were getting preferential treatment?

She wouldn’t have behaved like that towards a man!

So did I and I'm a fusspot about grammar and spelling in my own posts, especially FB where there's no time limit on amending and editing. But it wouldn't occur to me to correct someone else's use of written (or spoken) English unless they asked me, or if their meaning was really opaque. In this case, it wasn't.

Nonsense. You corrected someone over a very minor misspelling when it was perfectly obvious what they meant. Pure pedantry.

And at least one in ten people are dyslexic in this country, which is why it's not helpful to 'correct' people. It's shaming.