'I told him to get out': Coworker litters while carpooling home from work, driver teaches him a lesson by kicking him out 15 miles from home in 20-degree weather

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Isabella Penn
Dec 7, 2024 6:00 PM EST

You can't pick your coworkers, and sometimes, it feels like the universe is playing a cruel trick on you with the folks management decides to hire. Whether you're a new employee facing the harsh reality of your new incompetent coworkers or you're a seasoned vet taking in the absurdity of yet another unfit new hire, you know this struggle a little too well. You might've gotten stuck with the colleague who swoops in at the last second and takes all the credit for your work, or the colleague who takes five to seven business days to reply to a simple email, or even worse, the office food thief who swipes your lunch like it's no big deal. But how do you handle a coworker who doubles as a litterbug? That's a new one.

This story takes the office drama to the streets (literally) when one coworker decided to toss his coffee cup out the car window during while carpooling to work, completely disregarding the driver's plea not to. Instead of turning a blind eye, the driver put an immediate stop to it (again, literally). What followed was a cold, awkward, and very expensive journey to the office for the litterbug.

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    AITA for kicking my co- worker out of the car after he littered?
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    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
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    not and enabled the child lock, he got and said "Relax, everyone does it. It's no big deal." I warned him that if he littered from my car, I'm going to kick him out, he didn't heed my
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    warning and opened the door at a red light and just tossed his coffee cup. 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
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    were still 15 miles away from his house and it was 20 degrees out, he only had a light jacket and a hoodie on. He refused and told me that I'm being overly dramatic, I told him to get out of my car. He refused,
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    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
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    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 • 1d ago A hole Aficionado [13] 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. 12K ○ Reply
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    GrinerForAlt • 1d ago • Part ipant [2] 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.
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    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 • Part ipant [3] You told him what the 1d ago consequences would be and the over entitled DB did it anyway: This is entirely on him! Solid NTA!!!
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    bobaluey69 • 1d 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 • 1d ago • Pooperint... Top 1% Comme... 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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    UniqueMacaroon_995 • 1d 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 • 1d ago Part ipant [1] • 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 1d ago • Professor Emeritass [74] 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 • 1d ago • A hole En... Top 1% Comme... 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 • 1d 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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