Pregnant mom is going on maternity leave and can no longer carpool, entitled colleague demands she asks her partner to take over, but the woman refuses, turns to Reddit to ask if she’s the jerk in the situation.
It’s not uncommon for colleagues that live close to each other to carpool, as long as the arrangement works out to everyone’s benefit. It saves, puts less cars on the road, and gives colleagues some out-of-office bonding time. But life happens and situations change, which can sometimes mean these arrangements come to an end., she has always driven her friend to work but, now that she’s 7 months pregnant and going on maternity leave, she won’t be able toanymore.
Now the expecting mother’s colleague is demanding OP ask her partner to take over the carpooling duties. OP refused. For one thing, it’d mean herhas to wake up far earlier than normal just so her colleague can get a lift to work, which she believes is a bit much to ask. For another, OP claims her partner has people pleaser tendencies, and would probably just cave in, so she feels it necessary to protect him.
Further on in the article, Stone goes on to say that guilt-tripping is a problematic way of communicating. The guilt-tripper may have trouble expressing their needs directly, or they may feel at a disadvantage in the relationship. Guilt tripping might be a way to show dissatisfaction with you without simply saying so. Stone adds, “When someone runs a guilt trip on you, you may feel stressed for saying no under pressure, or resentment for saying yes and feeling manipulated.
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