Man litters from coworker's car, coworker throws him out in the middle of a snowstorm: 'He probably paid $80- 100 for an Uber'

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JR Atkinson • Writer and Editor
Dec 8, 2024 3:00 PM EST

If there's one thing I can't stand, it's a litterer. I can't think of a single justification for littering, I believe. Just wait until there is an available trashcan, I promise everything will be okay. Littering makes our communities worse and highlights selfish behavior. Sure, nobody might call you out for it at the moment, but if you're around someone like me who despises it, then you will get your due. I believe all it takes is one meaningful interaction from a trusted source to get litterers to stop doing their dirty business. But maybe that's optimistic.

That's what happened in this situation, when a man littered in the presence of a coworker, while in his car, after repeatedly being told not to. He then took action to ensure he'd never do that in someone's car again. Some thought the coworker's reaction was an overreaction, but see for yourself what you think. 

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    AITA for kicking my co-worker out of the car after he littered? My co-worker asked for a ride home today because of the snow storm and Ubers were charging a ridiculous amount. I said sure, no problem. While I was driving he opened the window and I asked why, he said "I'm just gonna toss my coffee cup". I said absolutely not and enabled the child lock, he got and said "Relax, everyone does it. It's no big deal."
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    I warned him that if he littered from my car, I'm going to kick him out, he didn't heed my warning and opened the door at a red light and just tossed his coffee cup.
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    So I turned to the nearest parking lot and told him to go back and pick his garbage up or I'm not dropping him off. We were still 15 miles away from his house and it was 20 degrees out, he only had a light jacket and a hoodie on.
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    He refused and told me that I'm being overly dramatic, I told him to get out of my car. He refused, so I straight up told him that I'll call the cops and report him to management the next day if he doesn't leave my car. Only when I was with 911 did he leave my car. He told me that he'll pick up the litter, and I told him that it's too late and drove off. He kept calling and texting me, so I had to block his number. AITA? He probably paid $80- 100 for an Uber
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    Hatstand82 9h ago . I completely understand your point. I'm concerned that he refused to leave your car - that could have escalated. Please tell HR what happened before he thinks to do so not like a - complaint, just mention it in case it comes up in your workplace.
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    GrinerForAlt • 9h ago • NTA. Even if he really believes everyone litter he could have lived with your "strict" rules for that one car ride as you were doing him a favor. Also, what you asked was really not strict at all. Most people do not litter, it just looks that way because litter tends to stay for a long while, and so the litterers feel justified when they see the garbage.
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    Ambitious-Border-906 · 9h ago • You told him what the consequences would be and the over entitled DB did it anyway: This is entirely on him! Solid NTA!!!
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    bobaluey69 · 9h ago • NTA. I can't stand littering, but also he didn't respect you at all. Guess he doesn't want a ride again...Sorry, but good job.
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    Urbanyeti0 · 9h ago • • NTA you told him not too, warned him of the consequences, gave him an opportunity to correct his mistake and still he chose to f around and find out
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    windisfun 8h ago • • Myself and a couple friends used to fish together almost weekly. I drove, and they knew we left the area cleaner than we found it. Pick up any trash, whether it was yours or someone else's. I didn't care how much trash was in my vehicle on the way home. Had a coworker that wanted to go with us, I knew he was a slob, but decided to take him along. I told him the rules, he said ok. Spent the day picking up his sh that he couldn't seem to notice.
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    When I dropped him off, he asked me when we were going fishing again. I told him "We are not going fishing again, since you won't clean up after yourself, like I told you. I picked up after you all day". His response? "You were serious about that?" Yep, I was totally serious. Never went with us again. OP you are NTA!
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    • UniqueMacaroon_995 9h ago • I hate this mindset. I live in a country where this is normal and it's disgusting. Maybe show him pictures of where this is "normal" so he can see what it looks like when every does it. Alternatively, book him a flight to me and I'll go show this AH first hand.
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    birthdayanon08 9h ago • . NTA. Littering aside, which is every reason to hit the eject button, your coworker put you at risk of getting a very expensive ticket.
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    squigs 9h ago • . NTA Note for those in Celcius land: around -7°C I've not used Uber that much - does it really get that expensive for a 15 mile trip?
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    Anyway, this seems to be a pretty proportionate. You established the rule. Were quite clear on the matter. It's not like you were ambiguous. You were also quite clear what the consequences would be. Your coworker went out of his way to get kicked out of your car! And as a result of doing. exactly what you said would get him kicked out of your car, you kicked him out. You were actually pretty generous to take him to a parking lot.
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    . allyearswift • 8h ago • As long as he wasn't in physical danger, you're NTA. Unfortunately for him, he has made being an antisocial edgelord part of his personality; he's invested in littering, and when you stopped him, he found a way around your demand and opened the door. That'll teach you to order him around! Hah! You can't stop him!
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    Sadly for him, your reaction. wasn't 'he's determined and resourceful, I shall accept his authority from now on' but 'you littered. Pick that up' and when he escalated, you matched his energy. Your manager and HR need to know about this. He's proven that he's not a safe person to be around.
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    Historical-Hall-2246 9h ago • • Well done. This is the best thing I've read in a long time. It's hard to respect people who litter.
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    KiraLilly 9h ago • Your coworker not only disregarded your preferences about your automobile, but his actions could have also exposed you to legal repercussions. You established explicit boundaries, which he opted to disregard.
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    Jenicillin 9h ago NTA. Litter coming out of your car in front of a cop can get you pulled over and fined, also it's gross. TBF, putting it in the trash is just out-of-sight, out-of-mind.
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    justdrivinGA · 8h ago • • NTA.....and who thinks it's ok to just toss trash out their window??? I can't even imagine doing that. What a trashy person.
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