To want to deliberately wind up and antagonise an arrogant work colleague....

[JellyDiamonds]

Just for the fun of it?...

I absolutely hate arrogant people, they have always been one of my pet hates and unfortunately I've recently been lumbered with an arrogant cock of a colleague. I'm a school escort and I've been lucky in that I've always got on well with my drivers, until now. He's been offhand for me from the moment I got into the taxi on the first day of term, for no apparent reason.

He loves endlessly telling me about his life such as what he's got and all he things he's gong to buy, but when I try and keep the conversation going and reply he'll get really arsy with me. I suspect he just likes boasting and his ego can't hack it when I tell him that I've got something he has, or be somewhere he has, or I get one over on him. We are supposed to be equals but he's attempted to belittle me and put me in my place a few times but I keep standing firm, and I know he's getting really rattled over this.

Anyway, I don't give a shit about what he says to me. Water of a ducks back, but it's extended to the children on the run now and I've think he's crossed a line and I'm not having it. One of the little girls on the run today tried to point out a different way to her home, and he turned to me and said "I love it when these kids try and tell a taxi driver where to go" written down it doesn't sound bad, but the way he said was in a don't tell me what to do kind of way. I said, "oh she's only trying to be helpful" I mean she's eleven for gods sake, and his reply "yeah well I'm a taxi driver, I know where I'm going".

The "I'm a taxi driver" line is now a catchphrase, like he's someone really important. I'm not belittling what he does, but I think he seems to think it gives him some kind of power and gives no one else to the right to question him. I've now spent the whole evening trying to think of a witty comeback for the "I'm a taxi driver" line, it's pathetic. He's a knob, and I know I should let to go, but I really really hate people like this and I want to bring him down a peg or two.

AIBU to feel this way?

[Nanny0gg]

Why don't you just talk to the children?

[NoImSpartacus]

You sound just as bad OP!

[hellsbellsmelons]

As the saying goes:

Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience

[Northernparent68]

A lot of taxi drivers are "characters", I'd say dealing with inane conversations is part of your job