‘I can't take you’: Private driver refuses to allow entitled hotel guest in their car after she demands they give her a ride, she mocks the driver in response

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  • Young Driver in Luxury Car
  • CAN YOU GIVE ME A RIDE???

    I live and work in a bougie tourist town in the USA, one of my jobs is private driving (mainly, taking people around in an Escalade to wineries and fancy restaurants).
  • The car is my boss's, it's rented out by the hour, you get the idea. Anyways, the other night I was dropping a mother and daughter off at their hotel, around 11:30pm.
  • The customers I drove were absolutely lovely people, I had been driving them since 9:30 that morning and had a very nice time taking them around the area.
  • I asked if there was anything else they needed, said goodnight, and made sure they were inside the building before getting back into the car.
  • As I'm buckling my seatbelt I realize that someone is staring at me from outside the car.
  • I make the unfortunate mistake of looking up, and make eye contact with this well dressed lady standing with a group of other people in formal wear, probably in her 30s, through the passenger window.
  • I do the customer service smile and nod, (iykyk) and then refocus my attention to getting the car started and getting the hell home.
  • Suddenly, there is banging on my passenger side window! I look back over and this lady is smacking the window open handed like a toddler, I can only assume she is an inebriated wedding guest as there was a wedding at the resort that evening.
  • Closup on hands on a car's steering wheel
  • I roll down the window mostly to get her to stop, and partially because | was startled and wondering what the hell was going on.
  • Me: passive-aggressive customer service voice"Hi!!? Do you need something?" Lady: "CAN YOUOU GIVE ME A RIIIIOIIDE??!?!" Mind you, this is a 4 star resort, very posh, in a very pricey tourist town.
  • There are at least two bell-people about 10ft away, not to mention the front desk staff inside.
  • She could have EASILY procured help with securing transportation, whether it be Uber or a taxi or a private driver.
  • The service I'm hired for is always scheduled at least a week in advance, it's a small high- end company, and is definitely not a ride service.
  • The vehicle I drive is not marked besides legal licencing numbers, so my brief interaction with my passengers was the only reason she had any idea I was hired to drive.
  • Me: "I'm SO sorry, but I am a private driver and I'm not authorized to allow unscheduled passengers in the vehicle.
  • I'm sure the hotel staff would be more than happy to help you arrange transportation!" Lady: scowls and looks taken back "That'sss STUPID!
  • UGH! Whatever!!* She turned back to her friend, and as I was rolling up the window I heard this lady mocking me to her friend "iMa PRIVATE DriveR!
  • I CAN'T tAke YOU!" I just rolled my eyes and drove away, the window was up and I know better than to engage with stupid, especially when combined with int cation.
  • But still! I could have been a guest at the hotel dropping the rest of the group off, I could have raised a big stink about it, hell I could have been ill with fever and escalated everything!
  • Obviously I didn't because she didn't actually harm the car and honestly I was tired and just wanted to get home after a long day.
  • But still! The entitlement of it all!!!

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