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.

Agreed!

I remember reading your post at the time. How did you sort it out?

Yeah, I’m having a problem seeing the CF-ery here too.

Finally emailed back to say that I didn't remember any of the dates he was requesting because I had deliberately tried to forget those dates over time given his behaviour. And then... crickets... so must have worked!

Friend of a friend had 6 children, all at school, and ‘didn’t drive’ (NB not ‘couldn’t) so all the other mothers used to ferry her kids to and from all their sundry after school activities - while she stayed at home, peacefully enjoying a glass or two of wine.
As my friend said, ‘She’s the clever one - we’re the mugs.’

Seriously? Is the thread still up?

Halloween Trick or Treating was a big thing in the naice Surrey town we'd moved to.
I had a big bowl of sweets, Maoms and lollies at the ready.
The local posho kids picked through the bowl tutting miserably and one asked if I had any Lindt or Hotel Chocolat.

Are you insane? The crap I rinse off my childs hands in a public toilet sink is far more disgusting then rinsing the dogs bowl. You do also realize that the cloths used to clean public toilets are rinsed in the skinks too right?

And to no call it abnormal to rinse the dogs bowl at home?! What should I do, bin it after every use? Gravy on my plate is fine but gravy in a dog's bowl is the end of the world.

Blimey, what a shit existence

I have also had this, a man saying he was using two machines. I actually demurred which I’m cross about in hindsight.

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I've got a neighbour like that. It's become a standing joke in our household....she asks for all sorts of things/help without any offer of repaying the favour.

I assure you it’s true. Isn’t that the whole point of this thread?

My work place, I assume like an awful lot of other places, has a strict rule that only staff can park. It's barriered with a pass access for that reason. About a week ago, I saw a very entitled staff member buzz their girlfriend in and when he was questioned he said 'oh it's only for an hour as she can't get parked outside'. Not only did he then proceed to give her someone else's space, but he thought he was being all cloak and dagger about it and thought security hadn't seen him do it. It was taken as a serious security breach and he was told never ever to do it again or he'd lose his own parking rights.

I volunteer a couple of days a week for a alcohol and drug recovery help line. One lady, after asking what I do for a job, I told her I am retired from full-time work and volunteer for the above, said back to me " Oh my God, how could you give your time for people like that". Then shouting to her husband who was stood at the bar - get me a double, I'm shaking and desperate for a strong drink". "What do you mean", I asked her. Her reply was "people who need to drink to function......

Years ago. Working at a jeweller’s in High Street Kensington, I was in my usual black skirt and white shirt uniform when I popped into Marks & Spencer for lunch. While browsing, a posh lady approached me and asked where something was.
I replied, “Sorry, I don’t work here.”

She looked me up and down, and demanded “Well, find me someone who does,”

The nerve. I laughed and walked away.

Picking up my children from a muddy outdoor activity which is down a single track lane. A lady comes to pick up her 2 (muddy) children and blocks the exit for all the of the rest of the collecting parents. She then pops her car boot open and positions her two kids in the boot to give them a full picnic and outfit change before moving the car as ‘she doesn’t want mud in her car’. I explained I needed to go to work & offered to stand with her children whilst she moved her car and offered her a bag for their wellies but nope - everyone else had to wait. 🙄 and yes other parking spaces were available

I had a mother like this. She never drove me or my brothers anywhere, always put it on other parents. And I grew up in the US so driving everywhere is the norm. It was so embarrassing.

I have a good one.

I have three horses that live at home. Neighbour down the lane asked if she could borrow one for a little while as her horse was currently alone, while waiting for a new one to arrive. Horses do not like to be alone.

before I had a chance to actually answer she said she would charge me £350 for the month for the cost of looking after him.

for reference it probably costs me around £150 per month to feed all three, and she was the one that wanted to borrow him in the first place. I said no.

Same neighbours husband asked if we had any apples spare (we have about 20 trees), I said would leave the side gate open and he could grab some while I was away for the weekend. Came back to literally every apple cleared out and not even a thankyou or a bottle of cider.

We don’t tend to speak now

Wow! The doubling down of these people is mad isn't it?!

As a palate cleanser, I had someone come up to me in an M&S recently... I in no way looked as if I was in uniform, I was in cords and a t-shirt... and ask: "Excuse me dear, can you tell me where the milk is please?" I said: "I think it's the aisle behind us - I need milk too, shall we go and look?" So we did and then she said: "Thank you so much, I don't usually shop here - can you tell me where the bread is please?" I don't really eat bread, so I said: "I think it's towards the back wall, but I'm not 100% sure..." and then the penny dropped for me and I continued... "Because I don't tend to buy bread and I don't work here."

She then looked me up and down and said: "Oh I'm so, so sorry - I don't think I even thought about a uniform, but when I saw you, you just looked like you knew what you were doing, so I just asked!" Bless her, bless the lovely lady. So we went and found the bread together. I think it my 'looking like I knew what I was doing' was because I was trying to read the ingredients on some cheese... so scowling at small letters = got my shit together and am a supermarket boss!

It’s also been explained that people wash their hands in the same basin after wiping their arse.
Use a modicum of logic, please.

You are massively over reacting. It’s just a dog bowl! The staff must have thought you were a right PITA.

A friend of mine ran the local cubs. She was brilliant and the children adored going - in the winter it was held in the village hall, in the summer they were always out doing something - sailing, go-karting, swimming, going up to the local Iron Age fort, bbq by the stream. The latter two incensed one parent who thought there should be no charge for these weeks as there had been no real cost. She withdrew her children as she felt the £1.50/session was a rip-off.

Labour/Green/Socialist voters that expect everybody else to support the feckless and professionally idle.

I once worked for a wealthy family( in a business ,not in their home) but i was at a loose end as there was an issue with the office building. The lady asked if i could give her a hand cleaning out a dusty cellar at her house,which I gladly did. We found some of her daughters out grown clothes and she offered them to me for my daughter. I was very grateful, they were nice things and I was very poor at the time.
I worked very hard and said i would help to finish the job next day if the office was still unusable. I left the clothes but told my daughter about them and said I would bring them home tomorrow.
Next day i went back and continued clearing the cellar. I went to collect the clothes but most of them were gone.There was a damp and musty coat and some tatty jeans left. The woman told me " oh,my friend came round and wanted them for her god- daughter.They were too good for Masie anyway"

I didnt stay in that job very long.

I have a few

1. Facebook friend ( I accepted the request because I thought this woman was a friend of my daughter) sent me one or 2 greetings cards from overseas and then had the cheek to ask if she could stay with us for a few weeks 🤣 because I live somewhere nice . I said “ afraid not because I’m having family to stay then ‘
2. Another actual real life “ friend “ ( who hadn’t bothered seeing me for months + she had a small get together with friends and hadn’t included me) she contacted me to say she needed some ingredients for a recipe and she was staying at their 2nd home , could I run out and fetch them and take them to her 😂 I said “ no but you can get those things delivered locally the shop offers that service “
3. a relative helped themselves to many items from mum’s house as we needed to remove anything of sentimental value / monetary value before the house was cleared