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**BigRichard** · 08-23-2016, 03:45 PM

I work in an offsite building for a hospital. They were always a little short on parking but they recently built a new building next to us which knocked out another 45 stalls and they are stating when the new building actually opens we will be short 100 parking stalls. They are currently shuttling people from about a mile away down to the location. The shuttle runs from our building to the hospital to the another offsite location back to the parking garage. A bit of a time killer.

When parking was a little short before we would sometimes park in the legal residential parking on some of the side streets. They sent out an email last week stating we were no longer allowed to do this. They even went so far as to put tickets from security on peoples cars who had parked there. I wish I knew what the tickets said but I haven't talked to anyone that had gotten one yet. They know which cars are employees by stickers that are required to park anywhere at the hospital or on campus.

As sometimes I like to be a little bit of a rabble rouser I am trying to think of the best response if I should happen to get a ticket parking in the residential area. I know they can fire you for anything but I really can't see how they can tell you not to park in a legal parking spot. I wouldn't push this to that extreme anyway. I would however be willing to cause a little bit of a ruckus over it. Any suggestions?

Valiant · 08-24-2016, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Bwana

I guess I can kind of see both sides to this. You have to park someplace but I have also been on the other side of the fence.

Last summer some hairy ditch pig looking chick would come and park out in front of my house about every other day and walk off. It took me awhile to figure out what she was doing which was walking two blocks and boning some married guy while his wife was at work and or out of town.

Neither here nor there, but it was a hot summer and kept me from watering the front yard because I have well water and I didn't want to get any on her car.

Then the week of reckoning came when she was in front of the house for 6 days in a row. The lawn starting looking like the one on the Oak Express commercial "that's not natural."

I finally happened to be there when she was getting in her car one night, explained the situation, she gave me attitude and parked there the next day. I said **** it and fired up the sprinklers for a good all day lawn soaking and her car got a good watering as well. After that she didn't park there anymore.

Were the windows down? How would water make anyone mad?

As for topic. Is this cerner? First I would be pissed if I were a homeowner with all those cars in front of my house. There needs to be more pushback on the company to build parking garage, especially if there are that many employees parking.

If you are going to park in residential, modify your sticker to be removable. Security ticket should not mean shit, especially if you do not have your work sticker signifying you work there.

Back when i was retail, our bosses said we could not park close to the building. Had to be three islands out. Well we had breakins and other damage in the past. I parked out there finally. Within one week, damage from a cart hitting by blazer and a breakin.

I filed a claim to work to pay for the damage, corporates response we do not own the parking lot. So I asked but you forced us to park out there with no security or cameras. Same response. So i told my store manager to eat a dick and parked in the first spot next to building. He tried for months to get me to move. Kept telling him talk to corporate offices then. Eventually he started parking up front also.

**Bwana** · 08-24-2016, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Valiant

Were the windows down? How would water make anyone mad?

Do you know anything about well water?

Valiant · 08-24-2016, 08:20 AM

My friend also had some aholes across the street. 3 families in one house. Parents had both of their kids move back in with their families. He felt bad as the.parents were nice, but both kids were standard trash.
The kids would not park in front of thier house or in the driveway. 3 cars always in front of his house, all beaters. He asked the parents to see about moving them, kids said no because they did not want to do a car shuffle. Too inconvenient.

I made some metal spikes to shove into the ground between the road and curb. Sadly my friend did not want touse them. Took them four months to sell the house when they moved and about 10k less then they should of got. All because of the parking.

DJ's left nut · 08-24-2016, 08:29 AM

Don't be an asshole.

It's residential. Would you be excited if a bunch of people were using your curb as a parking lot?

It's a shitty thing to do as a matter of practice. Don't punish the poor schlubs across the street because your employer did a piss-poor job of planning.

tx4chiefs · 08-24-2016, 08:38 AM

If you like your job, just suck up the bus and make the best of it. Take the parking spot when you get there early enough.

DeepSouth · 08-24-2016, 08:43 AM

Suggest they serve free beer on the Shuttle.

CaliforniaChief · 08-24-2016, 08:46 AM

As was stated, I'm sure your employer is hearing plenty of uproar over this.

Until the discomfort of HR becomes too great, just take the shuttle and try and make the most of it.

**BigRichard** · 08-24-2016, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Don't be an asshole.

It's residential. Would you be excited if a bunch of people were using your curb as a parking lot?

It's a shitty thing to do as a matter of practice. Don't punish the poor schlubs across the street because your employer did a piss-poor job of planning.

Ummm... I pay city taxes too. I am a city resident. I never knew you could lay claim to a curb parking spot. I should tell my neighbors to quit parking in front of my house.

tooge · 08-24-2016, 09:31 AM

Feign an injury to either of your legs. Go to the doc, complain of pain and numbness. Get the handicapped card. Hang it from the rear view mirror. Park right up front. They are never all used anyhow. It wasn't your fault you had to cheat the system. Your job made you do it.

Or, park in your bosses spot. But don't leave the car. Just sit there till your boss arrives. Tell him/her "good luck trying to find a spot in this cluster****"

**BigRichard** · 08-24-2016, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by tooge

Feign an injury to either of your legs. Go to the doc, complain of pain and numbness. Get the handicapped card. Hang it from the rear view mirror. Park right up front. They are never all used anyhow. It wasn't your fault you had to cheat the system. Your job made you do it.

Or, park in your bosses spot. But don't leave the car. Just sit there till your boss arrives. Tell him/her "good luck trying to find a spot in this cluster****"

Funny thing is for a hospital site they only have two handicap spots which are always used. I am guessing there is someone who is handicapped getting hosed here.

DJ's left nut · 08-24-2016, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by BigRichard

Ummm... I pay city taxes too. I am a city resident. I never knew you could lay claim to a curb parking spot. I should tell my neighbors to quit parking in front of my house.

So you'd be cool if folks you've never met just started parking in front of your house?

What you can do and what you should do are two different things. You're being a dick to people that almost certainly don't want you parking there (as made obvious by their call for security) because you're either lazy or pissed off at your employer.

It's shitty.

tooge · 08-24-2016, 09:44 AM

Anonymous letters containing your feces to the boss should do it.

**BigRichard** · 08-24-2016, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

So you'd be cool if folks you've never met just started parking in front of your house?

What you can do and what you should do are two different things. You're being a dick to people that almost certainly don't want you parking there (as made obvious by their call for security) because you're either lazy or pissed off at your employer.

It's shitty.

Yes, parking in a perfectly legal spot (during the day no less)is a shitty thing to do. I will keep that in mind.

**BigRichard** · 08-24-2016, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by tooge

Anonymous letters containing your feces to the boss should do it.

This moved up to my number one suggestion.

scho63 · 08-24-2016, 10:17 AM

If the biggest issue you have to deal with at your job is parking, consider yourself lucky and

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08-23-2016, 03:45 PM
BigRichard Buddy Christ is a Chiefs fan Join Date: Nov 2008 Casino cash: $1939546	How would you handle this work situation? I work in an offsite building for a hospital. They were always a little short on parking but they recently built a new building next to us which knocked out another 45 stalls and they are stating when the new building actually opens we will be short 100 parking stalls. They are currently shuttling people from about a mile away down to the location. The shuttle runs from our building to the hospital to the another offsite location back to the parking garage. A bit of a time killer. When parking was a little short before we would sometimes park in the legal residential parking on some of the side streets. They sent out an email last week stating we were no longer allowed to do this. They even went so far as to put tickets from security on peoples cars who had parked there. I wish I knew what the tickets said but I haven't talked to anyone that had gotten one yet. They know which cars are employees by stickers that are required to park anywhere at the hospital or on campus. As sometimes I like to be a little bit of a rabble rouser I am trying to think of the best response if I should happen to get a ticket parking in the residential area. I know they can fire you for anything but I really can't see how they can tell you not to park in a legal parking spot. I wouldn't push this to that extreme anyway. I would however be willing to cause a little bit of a ruckus over it. Any suggestions?
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08-24-2016, 08:20 AM	#48
Valiant Valiant 'The Thread Killer' Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Kansas City Casino cash: $6462380	My friend also had some aholes across the street. 3 families in one house. Parents had both of their kids move back in with their families. He felt bad as the.parents were nice, but both kids were standard trash. The kids would not park in front of thier house or in the driveway. 3 cars always in front of his house, all beaters. He asked the parents to see about moving them, kids said no because they did not want to do a car shuffle. Too inconvenient. I made some metal spikes to shove into the ground between the road and curb. Sadly my friend did not want touse them. Took them four months to sell the house when they moved and about 10k less then they should of got. All because of the parking.
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08-24-2016, 08:29 AM	#49
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08-24-2016, 08:38 AM	#50
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08-24-2016, 08:46 AM	#52
CaliforniaChief #RIPAce Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: So Cal Casino cash: $12422899	As was stated, I'm sure your employer is hearing plenty of uproar over this. Until the discomfort of HR becomes too great, just take the shuttle and try and make the most of it.
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08-24-2016, 09:31 AM	#54
tooge MVP Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Liberty, MO Casino cash: $3994112	Feign an injury to either of your legs. Go to the doc, complain of pain and numbness. Get the handicapped card. Hang it from the rear view mirror. Park right up front. They are never all used anyhow. It wasn't your fault you had to cheat the system. Your job made you do it. Or, park in your bosses spot. But don't leave the car. Just sit there till your boss arrives. Tell him/her "good luck trying to find a spot in this cluster****"
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08-24-2016, 09:44 AM	#57
tooge MVP Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Liberty, MO Casino cash: $3994112	Anonymous letters containing your feces to the boss should do it.
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