They Need To Park It

(I work at a radio station. Our station is located inside an office building, mostly filled with doctors’ offices. The radio station has recently gone through a growth spurt, and there’s no longer enough parking spots for radio station personnel. I come into work one morning to see the radio station’s spots are full, so I pull into one the visitor parking spots. One of the nurses who works in the building parks next to me.)

Nurse: “Excuse me, do you work in the radio station?”

Me: “Yes, I do.”

Nurse: “Well, how come you always park in these parking spots, and not in the radio station spots?”

(I point at the radio station spots.)

Me: “Because the radio station’s spots are full right now.”

Nurse: “Well, then, why don’t you park around front? That’s where . SUPPOSED to park.”

(The tiny parking lot in the front of the building only has two parking spots, and we keep our events cruisers parked there for maximum visibility.)

Me: “Because our events cruisers are parked there right now.”

Nurse: “Well, that’s where you’re SUPPOSED to park, and my friends and I like to park here, so please park where you’re SUPPOSED to park.”

Me: “Well, which doctor do you work for?”

Nurse: “[Doctor].”

Me: “Well, why don’t YOU park where you’re supposed to park?”

(I point to her doctor’s office’s parking spots, which are on the other side of the lot and wide open.)

Nurse: “I already told you, my friends and I like to park here. But my friends are on vacation right now, so we’ll let it slide today. But in the future, you park where you’re supposed to park.”