Woman moves in to same apartment building as coworker, demands free rides to work every day: 'Walking to my vehicle, I hear my name being screamed many times'

Coworker relationships operate on a delicate balance, perhaps even more than most other kinds of relationships that we have. On the one hand, being polite and cooperative is an essential part of being on a team, and you can be penalized if you don't embody these qualities. On the other hand, it is important to maintain appropriate boundaries for the sake of professionalism and in some cases, personal sanity.

As in any environment where we have little choice about who we are surrounded by, there are almost always going to be colleagues who test our limits now and again. This is annoying enough when it happens in the office, but when it also takes place outside of working hours, it can feel like an inescapable punishment. It also makes the issue a lot trickier to navigate. It isn't as simple as finding places to hide from them in the workplace.

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Coworker and I live in the same apartment complex; she's been approaching me at home for a ride to work, unplanned and uninvited.

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When one individual's coworker moved into the same apartment complex as them, they quickly came up against an awkward issue that they saw no escape from. The woman began demanding that they give her a ride to work every day, screaming from their balcony as they walked to their car.
The woman had previously gotten a ride from another colleague, but this stopped after a disagreement. Her new target did not want this new arrangement to continue as they valued their alone time during the commute. They shared their story.
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