I’m Bob, a construction foreman working on a steep hillside job. Since there’s no road access, we rely on two clearly marked no-parking spots to get our supplies delivered. One morning, a woman pulled up and parked her SUV in one of those spots—completely ignoring the signs.
I approached her calmly and asked if she could move. Her response? A smug, “You’ll have to work around me.” She acted like we were the problem, not her.
Just then, our delivery truck rolled in, fully loaded with essential materials. I asked her once more to move, reminding her of the importance of the delivery. She laughed and said, “Just unload around me.”
So we did—just not in the way she expected…