It's so hard to have a service dog, on top of having the need for a service dog, people will treat you like absolute trash for not letting you play with your dog whenever they feel like it. Most of us are going to appreciate all the support from public figures we can get. P.S. I have been around people with very bad allergies to my service animal and they've been very apologetic, I've been very apologetic and we all worked it out. Also, a pet free building would be ideal for a person who needs a service animal, as pets will frequently put service animals off task. Speaking of off task, that little tantrum might have cost that disabled person the use of the service dog that day. A medical alert dog can get sabotaged by people as well as other non-human animals. Which sucks, especially when people do it on purpose like this person did.
@@kateh2893i just left a comment saying i deal with this! every day! and it’s humiliating! and i agree, it made my day to see robert defending the dog, and to see the comments section universally siding with her too. 😢
I always have to restrain myself because service animals are just so lovely and I always want to pet them but I know I shouldn't. My son always wants to pet them, too, and I have to tell him they are working and can't be petted right now. Especially hard if it's a golden retriever like in this story. I have a golden retriever and can't resist his fluffyness and floppy ears. 🐕🐾🩷 On another note, totally agree with you, Robert on all your hot takes. Cackled out loud several times!!! This new channel of yours is SO FUN!
As my blind uncle says..." while working, don't touch. If not working ask first and you may get a yes." He told my intellectually disabled (I hate that title) niece this when she was 2 and she has always remembered it and she's now 23. Most people with service animals here like you to take notice and say a friendly hello. I always have and tell them how gorgeous and wonderful their animal is. A little goes a long way. It's not hard to give a smile and friendly kind hello. ❤
I have Very severe allergies, and yes being in an elevator even for a minute would cause me to have severe breathing problems, and i have been hospitalised many times, but i would never ever question someones service animal, and remove myself from the situation instead. the last lady seemed very rude.
and even if it happens, that you cannot remove yourself, it is 100% possible to talk this out usually, explaining the severity of your allergy and that you are so short on time you would need to go first. People with service animals tend be aware that sometimes the world can be a struggle. I'd be surprise if a sincere request to be allowed to take the elevator first without the dog in it would be denied. Most people are no assholes and usually people can effort to wait a few min to be nice to a stranger instead of making them miserable.
I've had to work together with others in public places to find compromises between their allergies and my service dog. I remember one young man who said "I really like dogs, so I like looking at him, but I probably shouldn't get any closer" when I offered to move away, he was a sweetheart, we chatted for a while. It's not so bad to talk to others, esp if they're your neighbors for pete's sake!
But if you moved into a building that was supposed to be free from your allergens, would you not be shocked & annoyed that someone had been allowed to move into your building bringing your allergens with them? No-one notified you about it, you just happen to come across your allergen by accident. Would you honestly be happy about it? Knowing how your allergies affect you, would you not be surprised to be confronted with one unexpectedly in a place it wasn’t supposed to be? And if you told the person trying to get in an elevator with you “I’m allergic to that” and they got in anyway, you wouldn’t be upset? OP didn’t handle it well at all, but neither did the person with the service dog. What kind of person gets into an elevator AFTER someone has told them they’re allergic to their service dog? Everyone is skipping over that part? Why didn’t THEY wait, instead of getting in the elevator. OP is supposed to allow for their disability/illness, but the service dog user is not supposed to give OP’s allergy the same consideration? If it wasn’t a pet free building, fair enough, but it IS! Also, reading through all the comments, apparently it’s definitely NOT okay to question someone about their need for a service dog (& I agree) but apparently it IS okay for people to question the severity of someone’s allergy, downplay it & mock them. Even Robert did it! Stating they could just take a tablet, OP’s allergy can’t be that bad if they didn’t react to it. But maybe OP was having reactions, but didn’t realise it was coming from their building as they believed it was PET FREE. You have severe allergies, so you must know how much of a struggle it is everyday to avoid being exposed to those allergens. The fact that OP moved into a pet free building & her panicked reaction to the dog tells me that her allergy is severe enough.
the first story, 50 is atrocious!! honestly we need to end this stupid workplace culture thing of being obligated to give money. you should never be under pressure to give money to colleagues. this xmas just past, my friend spent around £40 on a secret santa and was worried she wasn't spending enough!
If the person had just left it at the gift card, yeah, NTA. All the ranting about having to cover people’s jobs when they’re out tho, and being bitter that this isn’t seen as special? That’s what made them TA.
I've never been asked to give that much in a gift collection, so crazy! And wow I've always known Secret Santa to be max £10. Sod paying £40+ especially for a work one haha
I do not partake... If this collection is not for a person I am actually friends with...I do not donate money nor do I sign the card. I have coworkers that get testy about it... But if we are not close why would I give you my money?
And the dog...if she has a true allergy...she would have been triggered before actually seeing the dog... Multiple times...the dog has shed dander there before...she would have been having allergic reactions and not know why...allergic reactions don't just happen when you see the trigger...
Buying a food delivery card for parents is a really great gift to get them through the hustle and bustle of sleepless nights with newborn baby where they struggle to care for their own needs alongside their baby’s. $500 from coworkers is a very generous and I’m sure much appreciated gift, but no I don’t think anyone is an asshole for not wanting to spend $50 on a baby gift for a coworker.
The amount a person contributes as a gift should not be stipulated by anyone; it should be what the person can afford. For example: If she is making $25 an hour, and single, but by choice, but the keep making employee is making $55 an hour, and a wife is making $55 an hr. why is she being asked to contribute a specific amount of money?
@@Humbleme1224 my thoughts exactly. they said they're the paid the least out of all the other employees. the person who asked about the £50 could have just asked all employees IF they wanted to help and give something on their own accord. that way they could have given £50 if they had the means to and it was something they wanted to do, not because they feel pressured too.
The amount and the expectation is wrong, but completely agreed a good card is hands down one of the best gift ideas. Loads of my female friends have said food gifts are the best as everyone buys for the baby and they end up with double or triple everything. But not having to worry about dinner provides an unbelievable amount of respite for new parents
That’s how I felt when I heard that! It’s insane how manipulative people are…. I.E… my sister in law😂😂😂😂😂😂😂💀😭 I’m getting off the internet now before she reads this 🫨🤣
To be fair, as a person with allergies I can confirm sometimes allergic reactions are instant. But I completely agree - if something bothers ME I avoid it. I don't expect people to accomodate for my condition, especially strangers.
Especially when your allergies don’t require elevator use for any reason, but someone with disabilities requiring a service animal often include one or many issues of mobility that make climbing or standing to wait nigh impossible.
Dander allergies (pet allergies are almost exclusively dander) cannot be instantaneous or deadly in brief exposures like an elevator, because humans also produce dander, other animals exist besides pets that produce dander, dander never expires, etc. If dander allergies worked like peanut, you’d drop dead nearly everywhere. Dander tends to work more like pollen allergies with the vast majority being mild, the few extreme cases still being discomfort that builds up rather than instant extreme hives, swelling, etc, that peanuts or shellfish have for example.
You can definitely have a sudden severe allergic reaction to animals, BUT the person should have just hopped off the elevator. Whenever I see service dogs on the subway, I just hop off the next stop and change cars.
Exactly, I'm very allergic to dogs, I avoid them I don't demand they avoid me. And if your allery is that severe maybe carry a mask? My mom is severely allergic to alcohol fumes and some perfumes, unless she knew she was only going somewhere safe (like a relatives house) she'd bring an N95 just incase along with rescue medicine, because its Her issue to manage not demand others change. Some people thought she was a bit dramatic but it saved her from having a severe reaction to instead a minor one and that's the difference between a hospital trip ruined day and an okay day. And of course the hospital uses a lot of alcohol and hand sanitizer so going to the hospital is also risky.
@BlueRoseFaery wow! It's so interesting to hear from others who are 'allergic' to alcohol like me! 🫡 I get my allergy to alcohol from my mum's side (Chinese). My dad is Italian and 2 of my brothers and me have varying tolerances of alcohol (me the worst = anaphylaxis) whereas my youngest brother is completely fine with it!! 😮 I can't ingest any alcohol whatsoever - whether it's an alcoholic drink, a dessert, mouthwash etc. Even some low alcohol drinks that say 0.5% alcohol i will react to. I can 'feel' the fumes closing up my lungs just by sniffing an alcoholic drink 😅 I keep 2 epi pens on me at all times just in case. You'd think it's easy to avoid alcohol but once i was out with friends and my mate ordered a vodka & diet coke and i asked for 'just diet coke please'. The barman thought he was being nice by giving me vodka and coke for the price of just a cokel...and without telling me. Luckily i felt the fumes before i drank anything! He was apologetic but i dont think he believed me which is something i deal with all the time when I try explaining my allergy 😪
@@fattychoccie Oh wow, that is extreme. I get some facial flushing because of my Native American ancestry when I drink, but I take allergy pills daily for all my other allergies so my reaction isn't too bad as long as I drink very moderately. My mom's severe reaction was actually acquired, she worked at a lithograph printing studio in the late 60s-early 70s and they cleaned the printing plates with rubbing alcohol. This was before air exchanges were mandated so a small room with no ventilation to speak of (one tiny window) so the over exposure caused her to develop the severe reaction. She's okay with people drinking alcohol around her as long as she doesn't but hand sanitizer or wet wipes or certain cleaners etc. & she has to leave until the room can be aired out. And yeah, no one wants to believe it, especially medical personnel, she's had to have it flagged in her chart and multiple doctors notes saying "no, this is real, she will die" for them to take it seriously
Regarding the service animal AITA- I do have a friend that I have never actually hugged because we have a cat and he's so so allergic that he's requested that we don't hug, even if we're wearing clothes that have never been in contact with a cat, because there's still dander in our hair and on our skin. Obviously we respect his request and just make an 'air hug' gesture at each other. My husband once did some handiwork in the guy's place and even just him being there with dander on his clothing wad enough to make the guy have to leave for a bit and put his air filters on fullblast (the handwork had no dust or drilling involved so it was very much the cat dander.)
With the title of this video, I expected it to just Robert reading "I hate service dogs, AITA?" and then looking looking into the camera and saying "YES". Video over. Roll credits 😂
And the disabled service dog user likely can’t, can’t stand to wait, or is in extreme pain because of it. Allergies don’t necessitate elevator use, and she didn’t know the conditions or situation associated with that person’s disability accommodations. She doesn’t get to choose what other people do, and apparently she was not the kind of person who was immediately affected, or she would have had the caution and respect to treat it all differently. I interface with other disabled people’s varying, contradictory accommodations all the time, and if you approach with, “Oh hey, disability buddy, here’s my deal, how can we accommodate us both?” It will work out without problems 99.99% of the time. Approaching someone getting on to an elevator saying “I have allergies,” without proffering any solutions will get an eye roll everytime, because you still have the ability to walk, unlike us. People will sometimes ask me to pause while they get off, saying they’re allergic, which is also totally fine. But there is no, “I was here first, and I want the convenience, so your need to use an elevator because you can’t climb stairs or stand for long periods doesn’t matter.”
I used to be DEATHLY allergic to dogs and low key had a phobia of them before I did allergy treatments. I could walk in to someone’s house and immediately know that they had a dog because it would be harder to breathe. But the dog doesn’t live in the elevator so the dander isn’t around the same way as in the house they live in. When ever I ended up in an elevator with a dog I would assess whether the dog looked like it sheds a lot and also if it looked behaved and then decide whether to leave and take the stairs, the next elevator or to stay on the other side of the elevator. Also if it is a service dog then they are extremely well behaved and sometimes don’t even acknowledge that you are there. It’s always super comforting for me when I see that a dog I’m about to have to exist in the same space as is a service dog because I know that they won’t jump on me and the owner won’t be upset that I don’t want to pet their dog. All of that to say I understand not wanting to be stuck in an elevator with a dog, but she didn’t have to be rude to the other person. She doesn’t know what is going on in that person’s life. Just go home and call a friend to vent about how annoying your allergies are and move on.
Yeah but the person with the dog was rude to her first. Everyone seems to have missed that part. “I told her I had allergies, she said ‘Yeah right’ and stepped into the elevator” Person with the service dog, started it. As OP was already in the elevator, service dog lady should’ve waited, not been rude & not wilfully exposed OP to her allergy in an enclosed space. (Plus take into account OP didn’t expect to see a dog in the building). In my opinion OP matched the rudeness of the lady with the dog.
@@ericadrake387 Matching someone's rudeness is also an AH move. Sorry I know I replied to you in another comment but seeing how you're everywhere in this comment section, I won't hold back on answering again. While the person with the guide dog was also rude, that doesn't give OP a free pass to be rude back. I don't know if it's your intention, but it sounds like you're trying to say that OP did nothing wrong in this situation or was otherwise justified in her actions and behavior.
@@semoremo9548 I have not once said that OP was justified being rude back. In fact I have repeatedly said I believe it’s an ESH situation BECAUSE of her reaction. I am saying I UNDERSTAND her reaction, not that I agree with it. I am saying that if OP is an AH for being dismissive of the service dog lady, then the service dog lady is an AH for ignoring OP’s allergies FIRST. She stepped into the elevator AFTER being made aware of OP’s allergy and dismissed them by saying “Yeah right”. If service dog lady had not done that and then OP went off on one, she would absolutely be the sole AH. BUT if service dog lady hadn’t done what she did FIRST the situation would not have occurred in the first place.
@@ericadrake387if you give me “I’m allergic so I’m entitled to this space,” I will match that energy every time, because that’s not how people who understand and care about me and disability in general act. If you can’t be on an elevator with me, I don’t mind if you slip off. But if you’re able bodied and you assume that you get an elevator for convenience when I need it for accommodation, that’s bullshit. It’s fine to need fresh air free of animals, it’s not fine to camp in the elevator because “too bad, so sad, I got here first.” You’re able bodied, so you have to know that elevators exist first for people who are not able walkers, meaning people who use mobility devices like crutches, chairs, service dogs, and people who have impaired senses and are fall hazards (blind, low vision, with guide dogs, etc). People who receive accommodations that include service dogs, whether you can tell visually or not, are by definition fall risks and not able bodied. More often than not, that includes standing time. Standing time is something that able bodied people drastically underestimate as a point of exhaustion, and waiting for the next elevator is not something I’ll do for someone who prefers not to ride with my dog for any reason. If you’re able bodied, let accommodations be accommodations and not conveniences first, and know that you’re not the first person who has threatened verbally, approached at random without considering the danger, attempted to steal, harassed, screamed profanities at, called an abuser for having a service animal, or challenged the “danger” you’re putting the supposed majority of anaphylactic-dog allergy population in… even today. We approach people on the regular who stalk us, we have to get protective orders, and we can pretty quickly tell when someone is, say, determined to find a way to be prejudiced against disabled rights in a comment section against better judgment, when we see it. You are clearly disregarding the actual disabilities that people with service dogs *get* those dogs for, and frankly, assuming you’re entitled to convenience or that I’m *acting* entitled for assuming I’ll receive the accommodations to which I’m legally entitled is ableism, you have prejudice against disabled people who receive service animal related care. The irony is that I, and many of the people that you’d challenge, have a nuanced and thoughtful approach to allergies, as sufferers of the many conditions that cause them ourselves - and being someone who’s condition has put me on a lifeflight to the ICU because even the epinephrine in an emergency room wasn’t enough to control my ongoing anaphylaxis with 4 lines into my body just to up my blood pressure - I probably would also be the best person to be with in case of anaphylaxis, even if my service animal caused it. I have all the medication and nuanced training for the care of someone in that situation, but I also am tapped into all the preventatives (and more) that you could possibly know, and my regular routine in high traffic elevators is to wipe down as I go, which is 100% just me doing my best. When you decide to ride hard against disabled people who have service animals over “allergies”, you’re actively eliminating the biggest population of supporters you have, and vilifying this particular disabled service dog user is tone policing. People aren’t obligated to be polite to you when you’re denying their legal rights to them! (I put allergies in quotes because the things I’ve seen documented when I do get documentation have never been as much as the initial claim. I have never met someone who claimed anaphylaxis and felt entitled to accommodation like that who actually backed it up with any medical proof, though I’ve passed by a lot of people who told me they were anaphylactic and we easily found solutions for both of us respectfully).
@@FlirtySecretaryBirdgood for you. Humans are actually not needed though. They are needed for the human population to not become extinct, but they are not needed for the world in general. The rest of the planet and its inhabitants would thrive without humans.
@saritavenkatapathynaidu9533 my definition of a human doesn't include medical equipment... I don't think anyone's does. You can do all the reaching you want, but dogs are not humans lmaooo and that's on biology
people absolutely can have immediate reactions. My mum is severly allergic to cats and we went to visit a family friend once, who had adopted a cat without telling my mum, and literally within 2 minutes my mum's eyes had swollen up and her throat had closed over.
I believe this is more common with cats (and I have seen it in people who are allergic to cats) because the allergen is in their saliva and cats washing themselves spreads it around more than in dogs.
Yep, I'm the same with cats. When I went to my sister's house to see her new floors, even wearing a mask I had to leave after five minutes because my airways were closing up. It took 3 days of inhaler use to get my breathing back to normal.
Thankfully, it’s pretty easy to remove yourself or speak respectfully with service dog users. It is important to keep in mind though, that if you sign up to offer certain services (mostly ride share) that you agree contractually via Uber or Lyft to provide accommodating access to any service animal, namely dogs. Doing otherwise would leave you potentially open to individual lawsuits regarding the ADA as a discriminatory party, which is definitely more on the part of the companies for not informing and working with their drivers and just letting random drivers cancel the rides of us disabled users, whether or not we have service animals (they also cancel once they find out I have a wheelchair, even tho it’s an ultra light that fits easily into trunks).
My son has an allergy to cats and he can not be around them at all especially in an enclosed space. He can have a reaction pretty quickly. She should have take care of herself and removed herself from the elevator as soon as she saw an animal she would have an issue with. She is only in charge of of herself not others. Plus carry medication in case of emergency reactions.
But that works both ways though right? The person with dog should not have said “Yeah right” & got into the elevator when OP told them about her allergies. She questioned OP’s allergies, was rude & got into an enclosed space wilfully exposing OP to her allergen. They could’ve waited or asked OP politely if she’d mind getting out and taking the stairs as waiting for lift would be difficult for them. But they didn’t and were rude to OP. Just as OP shouldn’t expect others to cater to her allergy, service dog lady can’t expect people to cater to her illness and/or disability. Would’ve been much nicer if people showed others some consideration in the first place though, wouldn’t it? But then there’d be no more AITA & nothing for Robert to react to though😂
@@ericadrake387keep in mind people with service dogs deal with this all day every day. She can’t go around accommodating other people’s allergies all day because she needs to have her medical device with her. If her device was a wheelchair and the person in the elevator said “your wheelchair makes me claustrophobic can you please not get on” she would be totally justified in responding with “yeah right” and going on with her day. OP was in the wrong to even suggest that she not get on the elevator because of her ailment.
@@raigenhuss7030 But again, why should OP suffer through an allergic reaction because the person with the service dog would not wait & make allowances for OP’s medical needs. BOTH people here have a medical condition here. The lady with the service dog did exactly to the person with the allergies what you say she deals with herself all the time. She disregarded OP’s medical needs. Lady with the service dog wilfully stepped into the elevator KNOWING OP had an allergy. She QUESTIONED the validity of OP’s health condition but it’s ok, because she herself experiences it all the time?! OP was wrong to be rude back, but the lady with the service dog doesn’t get a pass here either.
@@ericadrake387 she had plenty of time to just step off the elevator instead of requesting that someone else change their course. She’s the one with the issue with the dog
Unfortunately, this is how allergies to animals can work. My adult son has severe allergies to horses and cannot be near them. We also have a very close friend who is allergic to cats and cannot visit us because of the severity of her reactions.The one time my friend stepped in our front door. She immediately started having swollen, eyes, coughing, and wheezing. In severe cases these kinds of reactions can be life-threatening.
It's wild to me how no one seemed to hear the "live in a specifically non pet building" like homie tried to stay away from dogs so it is a non pet campus for people with allergies or is it just a building where the owner said no pets and can't do anything about service animals? I can't imagine being that person, specifically living in a place where it's discouraged to have pets due to it being an allergen housing situation just because you can't be discriminated against, if that's the case. That's the only stance that I'd understand their level of petty with the buttons otherwise that was so childish I'd be embarrassed lol
I think the baby shower one - they only invited them to get an extra gift. Not the A Hole! Why on earth would you plan it during the Super Bowl. 🤷🏻♀️ I loved your answer to the service dog one! 👏🏻
I have not contributed to a baby gift at work before. I barely knew the person and they wanted 30 dollars. I'd rather give that money to someone I actually know. Maybe I'm an asshole.
You did the right thing. A few years ago i gave money for a baby gift at work. Later i found out that the woman who i gave the money was saying awful things about me behind my back. She not even said thank you to the people who gave her gifts and money. So no, i will never give money for that, ever again.
$30? That’s crazy. When I collect money for people (I don’t know why I always get put in charge of it 🙄) there is never a set amount. $1 is still appreciated and I make up any difference when I’m done to make a nice even number. I also always have a card and everyone is free to sign the card whether or not they donated
@@onecatshortofcrazy12exactly!!!! I have never been obligated ro give a certain amount, or even give at all. The card is till offered to sign and write something nice. I do try and give $5-10 if it is a coworker I know and like.
I have very severe dog allergies (tested by an ENT). Being in a confined room with them (even poodles) will cause my throat to close up and for me to break out in hives. A short elevator ride wouldn't be an issue tho if the dog is well behaved. I had a lady's unruly dog try to jump at me when I was in an elevator and she chuckled when I backed away further into the corner, but quickly shut up when I told her I had severe allergies. But genuine service dogs are very well trained so I wouldn't mind sharing a short elevator trip down with them. As long as we do not touch, all will be fine. However, I will definitely pet a dog with permission if I have time to jump in the shower and take some antihistamines and a long nap after the encounter. Otherwise, I wish people would be more mindful of their (sometimes unleashed) unruly dogs. A small, briefest lick can cause a very painful, itchy spot to form. That lady was just an asshole.
We have whip-rounds at work sometimes...you are asked if you "want" to contribute...but...here's the caveat.."you don't have to"!!! We are ALWAYS told you don't have to. Why doesn't the company buy the gift and get the staff to sign the card? Love this channel Robert!!! xxxx🖤🖤🖤🖤
That person in the first story is absolutely not the asshole!! At my old job, my boss's wife had a baby a few months after I started working there and one of our managers told all of us that they were getting the new parents a gift and if any of us wanted to pitch in what ever we could afford that we could, it was completely optional and no one was made to feel bad so most of us were happy to pitch in. That same manager also organized a surprise baby shower and put up a note in the staff room so we could put our names down if we wanted to go, I went, it was lovely. I'm in a small NZ town with a fairly close community, so it was definitely a more friendly and nice situation compared to what that first story. Things like that are nice but should always be optional, and you should never be made to feel bad for not joining in.
As a person that is TERRIFIED of Dogs, I could not fathom telling someone to wait with their dog for an elevator, let alone a Service Dog! Then inconveniencing the person by pushing all the buttons? Definite AH move. If I was uncomfortable enough, I would excuse myself from the elevator. Simple as that. I have had to catch the elevator with folks with dogs and have just moved to the opposite side of the elevator and stared ahead, because 1. I was too lazy to take the stairs and 2. the dog was minding its own business, as was I.
thank you for being reasonable. its crazy that this is so rare these days. hope your fear of dog once will change so you have one thing less to worry about!
Yes but the difference is that you are not allergic, so your discomfort lasts for as long as the elevator ride (& possibly a few minutes after, I’m not trying to say that it’s not terrifying for you at the time, just saying that the time it will affect you is different to a reaction from the OP). A person who has allergies will be physically suffering for hours, possibly days afterwards & will require the person to have to take medication that can leave you really groggy) People tend to not take life threatening allergies seriously at all, especially not when it comes to animals. The key thing for me in this, is that the building is supposed to be pet free. So I whilst I think the OP should’ve got out & took the stairs, I can’t blame them for being annoyed that an animal is living in a PET FREE building. I have an unusual allergy, in that I am allergic to strong UVA rays… I would do ANYTHING & EVERYTHING in my power to avoid a really, really uncomfortable & painful flare up (do you know how hard it is to avoid the sun?! 😂) Antihistamines did nothing, my skin would blister & something as simple as showering was unbearable. I was told on multiple occasions by health professionals to just cover up & avoid the sun as much as I could. I knew I couldn’t avoid it everywhere, but I would do what I could to avoid it because a flare up made me unbelievably miserable & the more I was exposed over the summer the worse it would get. It took me many, many, many uncomfortable & painful years to find a sunscreen strong enough to block the worst of it, I cover myself completely & I absolutely DREAD summer & I HATE sunny days (& I live in the UK…we’re not known for super sunny weather here! 😂) OP has taken measures to limit their allergen exposure by specifically moving into a pet free building, I can’t blame them for being annoyed that they can’t even trust to be comfortable AT HOME. I also can’t blame them for not liking cats & dogs when they have a reaction to them. Like I said, I really don’t like summer because I know I’m going to be uncomfortable at best & absolutely miserable at worst. I am terrified of spiders, but I would rather spend 2 minutes in the company of a spider than two minutes exposed to the strong, summer sun, because of the time it would take me to recover from each.
@@SlothDaan She says she did that in panic to get off the elevator. Which having had panic attacks, I can see how that would happen as I’ve tried to get out of a situation quickly and not also acted the most rationally. She may have done it maliciously, I don’t know. But I do know that according to OP it was the person with the service dog who kicked this all off. “I tell her I have allergies, she says ‘Yeah right’ and stepped into the elevator” The person with the dog DISMISSED OP’s allergy first, deliberately put OP at risk by exposing her to her allergen in an enclosed space. How is it that OP is the AH?! At best it’s an ESH.
Oh the service animal story. It’s ironic that that person wanted special treatment due to being allergic but didn’t think the person with the service animal should have allowances made to help their life… When I bought my home it was before I was diagnosed with my illness. I am now meant to have a dog for comfort but also for safety, if I was cooking and fainted I could cause a fire for example. On a HOA call, someone brought up the fact that a neighbour (not on the call) has a service animal. I was hopeful that I could now approach the subject that I too, need one. Instead I had to listen to these people mock this person for having one, they also said unless it’s a guide dog she shouldn’t have a ‘pet’. I am very shy and it happened very quickly but I finally unmuted myself and explain to them that I need one. Everyone went silent for a moment but soon a lot of questions were thrown at me and I was left feeling like a bad person for even talking about it and now most of my neighbours and HOA are very rude to me. Just an update : Service animals are not pets, they cannot be discriminated against, the building is still, technically ‘pet free’. Hopefully now they know of each other they can simple give each other space. She wasn’t aware of her neighbour nor had an allergic reaction from the elevator before. So they just need to avoid sharing. People just need to be kinder and more understanding.
I'm sorry this is happening to you. Since you are talking HOA, I'm assuming you're in the US. Do understand, the law is completely on your side. Any business, employer or housing entity (landlord or HOA) are legally required to allow service dogs. And some states extend that to emotional support animals. Just so as long as they are well behaved. But a fully trained service animal generally is extremely well behaved. Document and record every interaction with people in the HOA. Even if you're in a state with 2 party consent for recording, you can record for purposes of protecting yourself legally and evidence collection. Service animals are extremely important and life saving, no one should be denied them.
This story getting to me too much 😂 I can’t help commenting. Seriously, why is OP getting all the hate here? They didn’t handle the situation well, but if I had allergies severe enough that I purposely chose to live in a PET FREE building, of course I’d be annoyed at someone moving in with a dog when it’s going to create issues for my allergies. Just like the person with the service dog can’t help their disability and/or illness, OP can’t help their allergy. Both are trying to manage it in a way that makes their lives better & easier. For OP it is living in a building without animals so they can at least have a respite from their allergy AT HOME. The person with a service dog should not be living in a PET FREE building. Because people will have chosen to live there because of phobias, allergies or just not liking animals. The fact the dog is service dog is irrelevant, it doesn’t stop OP being allergic just because it’s a working dog. The service dog owner could literally live anywhere else! I am disabled myself & I have an allergy so I can see the argument from both sides. If it was just a normal apartment building then I would say neither the allergy or need for the service dog “trumps” the other. But a pet free building should mean just that, because otherwise what’s happening here is the service dog IS “trumping” the allergy. OP is basically being told they’re wrong for being upset a pet is in a pet free building & their allergy & the discomfort & pain that comes with it is irrelevant. If you go on a plane & someone has a nut allergy, they’ll ask you not to eat nuts. Rightly so. If someone then started eating nuts, everyone would think the person aggravating the allergy would be an AH. But because it’s a cute dog in this situation, the allergy sufferer is the AH for not wanting to be around a dog in a pet free environment.
Also your HOA mocking people who need a service dog is abhorrent. Absolutely disgusting. Like I said, I’m disabled myself & people are rude & ignorant about it. Ask inappropriate questions & offer “helpful” advice. They also push past me, nearly knocking me off my feet even though than can clearly see I walk with a stick. Or not believing how severe my disability is because I look ok, or my pain levels are low enough that I can actually venture out for the day. Not to mention all the mental health stuff that comes with it. But again, even in this video, Robert & people commenting on it are questioning the severity of the person’s allergy. It’s the same thing that we’ve both experienced, the questioning us, the mocking us! Why does the OP have to justify how severe their allergy is? And even Robert, no matter how much I love him did the whole, “My partner has allergy & they take a tablet so you should just do that too. Can’t be that bad or you would have had a reaction” Maybe OP did, but living in a pet free building didn’t think it was coming from the elevator. I’m pretty sure, you’ve experienced people talking that way to you and about you. And it sucks to be on the receiving of it. Like feeling you have to justify your needs & then explain to strangers what’s “wrong” with you, as if going over & over it & reminding you of your limits doesn’t make you feel crappy enough already. I think that’s why this one has got to me so much. I know how it feels to be on the receiving end of “Can’t be that bad” & the “Just deal with it” etc
@@heathermason5803you are so sweet for sharing all that information, I live in Ireland so the rules are different. Service dogs weren’t allowed in most places until recently, and people seem to think animals being inside at all is crazy. The thing is it’s weird because 50% said they wouldn’t mind dogs or cats being allowed, apparently before I moved in dogs were allowed but it was changed because two people complained and they are very loud and people follow them on most things. The people that wanted dogs also said if we change the rules EVERYONE will get a dog and there’ll be more dogs than people, which is such an extreme reaction. I’ve been told legally I can get a dog no problem, but I won’t do it because I don’t need the extra stress from my neighbours. See they’ve created such an uncomfortable energy and I don’t have enough fight in me to deal with them, the poor management board is so overwhelmed trying to deal with silliness, I don’t wanna make their job harder. I think I’m gonna have to sell my home and move…maybe to the middle of nowhere so I can have some peace 😂
@@ericadrake387I didn’t hate on them, I only pointed out that both are just trying to live their life, but they only see their side. Over COVID, I never shared an elevator, not that hard to get out or not get in. When the person with a dog got in, the person could have opened the door and stepped out, explaining the situation like an adult. They didn’t even know the person lived there, they didn’t have allergic reaction from an empty elevator before all this, so clearly it’s not an ongoing issue. If someone has a nut allergy it’s very different, if a neighbour had a nut allergy, does that stop everyone from having peanut butter? Might be something you tell people if it’s really bad, in case someone’s eating peanuts in the elevator. Honestly, if I was in an elevator with a person who was even afraid of dogs 100% I’d get out, they both should show some respect to each other and talk about it, pressing all the button?? Trying to inconvenience someone who already has a tougher life, that’s not right, I’m sure you can agree with that. I’m considering moving just to live a safe life because people are afraid of paw prints, even though I offered to pay more fees, and kids and strollers bring in way more. Life is hard enough with an illness without people behaving like this. Also service animals aren’t regarded as pets as they fall under a different category, therefore the building is still pet free, now if that’s not stated they have a right be complain but I highly highly doubt it. Even in my cause guide dogs are allowed.
I have a Kid and I completely agree with you. It’s not your fault I thought I couldn’t get pregnant, had unprotected sex w my husband, and had a damn kid. How is that your problem? Love my kid tho lol but when I was kid free I had zero interest in being around a kid
I never take part into these gift money things at work and usually we just have a jar where you can drop like 2€ IF YOU WANT TO, but one time one of my fellow co-workers walked around the whole department telling everyone that he and she and so had a baby and they were collecting money to buy a present for them, would you like to donate and it was the most uncomfortable no I had to ever say and felt like AH the whole time.
@@Robert_Reacts I know but the fact he went from person to person in the middle of the day when everyone was around and I'm pretty sure everyone else said yes and then there was the akward me being like naaaah... 🙃
Mother of 2 here. I made the choice to have my babies and I did so knowing I was their provider. Receiving gifts was so sweet and lovely and I appreciated them so much. I love giving baby gifts for those I love.
I really enjoy your vids Robert. Allergies are an immune reaction that we have no control over. I knew a wonderful woman with a tree nut reaction who picked a small "rock" (broken cashew nugget) up off the floor to throw away. and had to go to the ER because her airway was closing. It really did look like a rock. If the person in the story pushed all the buttons in panic - bad choice but understandable. If she was merely being pissy, she is TA. From another friend who is seriously allergic to cats, hair here or there may cause her to sneeze, but an actual cat nearby in close quarters causes hives and asthma. (And I am totally a cat and dog lover, who has cat allergies.) I did not get rid of my cats for 18 years because I loved them, but I did keep them out of my bedroom to control my asthma. Allergies are personal, AND SERIOUS, which many people don't seriously get. Hives, asthma, and airway closure are serious, life-threatening events. If my asthma had worsened faster, I may have HAD to get rid of my fur babies, so as not to die: and I did not get more cats after, even though I love them. As it was, my choice to keep them may have made my immune system more reactive and my asthma worse over the years. No regrets, just... we do the best we can with our health and life in the moment.
ESH means "Everyone sucks here" Also love your comments and agree 100% Especially the last one. She's 24 and entitled AF. Service animals are allowed in apartments, businesses, and planes when animals aren't usually allowed because they're medically necessary and protected by the ADA
Real service dogs are also required to get frequent grooming (like every 2 weeks) so that they DONT shed everywhere especially in places that have food (grocery stores, cafes, coffee shops). The problem in the USA is that there isnt really good guidelines or penalties on people that fake SD. The only service animals are dogs and miniture ponies so any other animal is a fake. You can legally ask what task a dog is trained to do (I have had to ask one of my clients as the dog kept doing signals while looking at me, Turns out I had some low blood sugar before lunch!) and if someone doesnt answer the dog is probably not real. ESA are basically prescribed by a doctor and allow protection under the Fair Housing Act. ESA cannot be taken to grocery stores or the movies but can be any animal. The idea is that having an ESA helps prevent suicide (having a pet to take care of is a powerful deterient) and makes people get out of bed to take care of the animals since people often take better care of the animal than themselves.
Yeah, but a lot of people on here expect allowances for the service animal & the disability and/or illness that the owner of the dog may have. But they are not giving the same allowances for someone with a severe allergy. Someone with one severe enough they deliberately chose a pet free building to live in. The fact that they’re legally allowed in the building doesn’t make OP’s allergy less severe. Some allergies kill people for heaven’s sake!!! From Op’s post : “I told her I had allergies, she said ‘Yeah right’ and stepped into the elevator” The person with the dog was rude & dismissive FIRST. She could’ve waited for the elevator to be free, she could’ve politely asked OP to take the stairs while she took the elevator. SHE rudely dismissed OP’s allergy and wilfully exposed OP to their allergen. OP is supposed to make allowances for someone with a service dog but someone with a service dog is not supposed to reciprocate? It’s wrong for OP to say “Sure it is” and OP is accused of down playing & questioning the need for a service dog, but apparently saying “Yeah right” and exposing someone to their allergy is ok?! Also people are saying she pressed the buttons & that was mean of her, but OP states she did that in a panic to get off the elevator & away from the dog. A dog she wasn’t expecting to see in her pet free building in the first place. Consideration goes both ways. If OP is supposed to make allowances for the service dog, then allowances should be made for her allergies. Service dog lady should NOT have got into the elevator after she was told of the allergy. SHE started it all. But then again, OP shouldn’t have been rude back so that’s why it’s definitely an ESH to me.
They did this at school frequently, and considering some people lived in mansions while others resided in flats... Anyway, my point is that people should have some manners and refrain from asking. While collectively giving gifts may seem like a good idea, it's not inclusive when asking people to contribute financially. It's fine if others want to, but it can create controversy over bribery, especially when those who can afford it give hierarchy gifts. A congratulatory card should suffice to deliver the message. As Robert mentioned, people don't know each other's financial situations. Great point to bring to light ❤
Live for these videos and service animals are absolute angels. ❤️ I own a dog in the UK. When I'm going on an elevator I ask the people in it if they are scared of dogs before I go in. Or same before I sit down on the tube with my dog. I don't understand people. I also hate contributing to work things such a waste of money if you don't know/like the colleagues.
That last person reminds me of the person in a video arguing that dogs are dirty and shouldn’t be allowed in store regardless if they are a service animal. Kids are more messy than a dog. Especially those Sophora kids. 😂 That person was expecting people to side with her yet no one did.
this may be dramatic, but i just want to thank everyone in the comments (AND ROBERT, THANK YOU!) for being so kind in regards to the service dog story. i have a service dog, and i have been screamed at, openly mocked, insulted, denied entry to places, accused of lying about having a disability, and bullied out of spaces for having her. despite the fact that smaller dogs in carrying bags for certain conditions is specifically mentioned in the ADA (american service dog law), people assume because my dog is a small breed in a bag, that i’m just carrying a pet. i also do not have a super visible disability, so because i am not blind or in a wheelchair, and my dog is a small breed, ignorant people assume the worst and treat me accordingly. i’ve left spaces i should have felt comfortable (the national art gallery even! it’s a federal building on the country’s capitol! you should know the law but whatever!) in tears and haven’t been back since because of those people. so it’s so nice to see robert and the comments section being kind to animals and their handlers, and pointing out THAT person is the asshole, not the person with the dog. it honestly gets so bad that some days i debate if carrying my pup is even worth the stress. i have to debate the weight of my disability vs having my little girl that helps me so much, and it’s not right. thank you all for being kind, and reminding me i’m not in the wrong. it made me feel a lot better. ❤
I agree with all your takes in this. My husband took two weeks off after we had our now 18 month old. Paid leave fine, but no baby gifts. Baby showers are horrible and my toddler has more self control than to hit all the buttons on the elevator. I love this channel! Thank you Robert 💚
The first one, no absolutely not the AH. I work in a small office & before covid we had baby showers for people or gave gifts as a group for various reasons...first no one ever demanded anything from anyone else. Whoever was planning the party or surprise would let everyone know about it, & how they could chip in IF THEY WANTED. No one was guilted or shamed if they didn't want to participate. And no one ever asked for specific dollar amounts, just hey do you want to contribute & if so how much or what they could do. It is very rude to ask for a specific dollar amount & on top of it to guilt if you don't get your way when you don't know everyone's financial situation. Plus for bosses it's always different because they obviously make the most money. Why does a boss need $50 bucks from his subordinates when he makes sometimes double or more what they do? Makes no sense.
Love this format, Robert! We had a similar (but much better) office situation to the first story. Our manager had a second baby and was off on paternity for 2 weeks. We are all really friendly and quite a tight team so when that happened, the news with a picture of the baby was shared along with some bank account numbers to collect donations at everyones discretion for a baby gift. We got all typical stuff you never have enough of with a newborn and some more personal items but there was no forcing, no minimum amount, no shaming for those who didnt contribute. Everyone signed the card and that was it!
So I used to work as a Teaching Assistant in a Primary school and last year I went on a school trip with the Year 3 kids (7 to 8 year olds). On the way back there was a lady with a dog. One of the boys had a severe dog allergy and after about 5 - 10 minutes he started to get very affected and so we moved him further down the carriage. So this is just to say, in my experience, a 1 or 2 minute lift ride probably isn't going to make your allergies flare up, at least not to a degree that isn't going to be fixed up by some Piriton 😒
A food delivery service gift card is actually a great gift for new parents! You get given heaps of cutesy baby stuff as gifts, but as a new parent you have nooo time. We often didnt have dinner till 9:30/10pm cos its hard! Or just skip meals 🤷♀️ Having said that, gifts for co-workers should always be an "opt in", you should say how much you want to contribute and agreed - the people who get the gifts for various things is selective!
So I’m one of those people who unfortunately is SEVERELY allergic to dogs. Like to the point like the lady describes where I will instantly break out in hives and I’ve even had to go to the ER once due to my reaction. However I STILL wouldn’t have reacted the way this women did. As soon as the doors opened and I saw the dog waiting to enter the elevator I would have exited and taken the stairs, the AUDACITY to believe that you control who does and does not ride the elevator is INSANE. But I do find it odd that this woman and her dog have apparently been living in this building and taking the elevator and she’s somehow never had a reaction before? Absolutely not. If that was me I would have been having reactions every time I took the elevator and known there was a pet in the building. I would have either had to take the stairs everyday from that point on or unfortunately move buildings/apartments but that isn’t on anyone but me. My allergies are MY responsibility no one else’s.
Yeah, I’ve only had these kind of interactions with people who’ve never been able to document their allergies in any setting (even court, when they challenged the ADA). When it comes to allergies, I totally get it, I have a mast cell condition with my hEDS, and I have so much empathy, having been on a no meds/no food ICU trip because the ED couldn’t control my anaphylaxis with an epinephrine drip, and let me tell you: I don’t with that shit on anyone. I didn’t sleep for 3 days, I was delirious and miserable and just having so much reaction to the trauma (at the lowest, my BP was sitting at 60/40 and I was CONSCIOUS, yikes). I’m really aware of the reality of it all, and so my SD doesn’t come with me to certain medical buildings, and when we go to high traffic areas, I have a swiffer type thing that sits in my WC backpack to drag along, but I mostly go with wipes. When someone tells me that they’re afraid/allergic/whatever, I just ask, “How can we accommodate each other?” Sometimes they’re real AH about it, that’s usually when I just tell them what I need and ask them if they can make adjustments. This story maddens me because an elevator is accommodation tool for mobility users and the allergic woman was clearly not unable to use stairs or wait for another elevator car, that’s such a painful thing to me. Sometimes people see us in the elevator and just say, “Oh I’ll catch the next one!” Which is so chill, if I have a wipe out I’ll let them know I’ll wipe down the buttons and handles. It’s when people ask me why I can’t take the stairs, and I’m just like, Damn, I don’t always have the ability to take my chair and right now it’s going to be really difficult to wait, and when you’re walking in around the same time with people, you can usually tell by their gait that they’re able bodied - so frustrating! Like, I’m all for working together, but the few times I’ve actually said, “oh standing is really hard for me, would you be able to wait?” They scoff and make sarcastic remarks, and that’s how I know their mobility isn’t like mine and they’re not acquainted with how bad and painful it can get - but that’s just it, right? If you’re scoffing at me saying, “Oh, I do actually need this accommodation right now, waiting causes me suffering,” then you’re not aware of that mobility issue, which means you’re able bodied, at least in that way. Those ones make me excessively mad. I know this is all old, but I hadn’t come across it before, and as a science educator and disability advocate, I felt like it was really important to add in that elevators are an accommodation and not just a nice convenience.
Anyone with allergies severe enough to have an immediate reaction to a dog stepping into an elevator with them would have known that service animals exist and have unlimited public access, and would have also stepped off the elevator rather than trying to keep the other person off of it.
yeah the op was able to normally talk too lmao by brother is severly allergic to many things and doesnt act this way. life is unfair you sometimes have to move out of other ppls way cuz you cant handle smth like i have to. i cant handle certain smells and noises cuz they trigger migraines. so i have to move to the other side of the street etc. my allergic brothers handles it the same but instead of migraines he has his allergies
If she had an allergy that severe that she couldn't be in the elevator for a few floors, then she wouldn't have been able to walk the stairs without first taking an epi or histamines..
Yes and she would have realized that there were animals in the building waaaaaaay before ever meeting this lady and her dog in person because everytime she would have stepped on the elevator, whatever dander and hair the dog was leaving behind would have been causing reactions.
Get off the elevator. Wtf. I’m severely allergic, too, and I’d probably get off so I don’t have to blow through my expensive allergy pills or use my expensive inhaler (America). I’d literally never in a million years do ANYTHING the poster did. That’s insane behavior. So rude and entitled and ableist. I feel bad for the woman with the service dog, now every time she’s in a public space in her own apartment building, she’s going to be worried about the poster showing up to yell at her.
I needed some of the responses here, I try to be so respectful but sometimes people are so mean. It’s just frustrating because my SD is in part because of mobility issues, and in my group of SD training, so many of us have mobility issues, so it’s like, we… need the elevator?? I don’t like riding with people who don’t want me there, I just can’t climb and waiting HURTS. In any case, thank you for your voice confirming a sense of my value and some safety.
Goldens are the breed most known for being the worst for those with allergies. Regardless, that OP was super entitled and bratty. People have so little respect for service dogs as it. Handlers don't tote real service dogs around because it's fun. We deal with so much bs from people like that.
Reacting to the baby gift, NTA. My husband and I are having our second baby by scheduled section on the 29th of this month(February). We had our first one right after we moved here. No one knew me, but a couple higher ranking people at work knew my husband for years from previous postings. They collected money from the troops and the chain of command and someone came by the house to say hello while I recovering and brought me an ENORMOUS gift basket. It was full, FULL, of clothes and toys and thoughtful baby bits and bobs, even things for me like Dr Teals lavender bath items. Some of the things in the basket were expensive and everything was very nice. I used almost everything, except some soothers because my baby just couldn’t figure them out and never used them. I was completely blown away. I never expected anything like that from people who didn’t know me from Eve. Im not the kind to register for gifts in the first place because I don’t like making people feel like you have to spend this or that much money on me, let alone ANY money. Gifts are always appreciated, but they’re gifts and meant to be voluntary. Anyways, I would never ever ever begrudge anyone for electing to not participate in a group gift. I fully do not expect another basket for this baby given how grand the first basket was. The context the OP provided about their additional workload aside, it shouldn’t even matter and they are absolutely NTA for choosing not to participate. Sign the card which no doubt went around the office and be done with it.
Love these videos this is definitely one of my fav channels as well as welsh twins ❤Robert doing aitah is amazing! I’m so here for it!!!! Definitely more of these !!!
though their human can. While in a conflict of light allergy vs service dog, the person with the allergy should leave the elevator as for them this is just inconvenient... not highly problematic. But if the dog is just a pet entering an elevator with a person in it that told you they are allergic and ask you to please wait a moment till they are at their floor is a dick move.
@@hannajung7512 very reasonable, and as a service dog user myself, the contrast between the people who do this easily with me and the ones who are obstinate (“you look fine, you can wait for the next elevator, I don’t care what you say” while I literally can dislocate my spinal vertebrae when I exhaust and stand wrong, not to mention hips and shoulders, etc) convinces me that more often than not, the ones who fight are just actively in opposition of people with service dogs/people with disabilities and looking to fight regardless of what we do
That first story is infuriating on many levels! For the ones mentioned by yourself and the Reddit comments, but also stuff I learned from Erin McGoff. If you're expected to take on more work for _any_ reason, you need to be asking to be properly compensated. That company was taking total advantage of OP in a number of ways. It sounds like a VERY unprofessional and exploitative place to work 👀👀
Commenting again, but I HATE people who plan personal events during holidays/events. The world does not revolve around you and I have better things to do (even if that better thing is sitting on my couch enjoying my day off). Byeeeee
hi! service dog handler here! (my service dog is an aussie, while goldens are a common breed, ANY BREED can be a service dog in the us) we do our best to accommodate others with allegories for the most part! i also know other service dog handlers with allergies (some severe) to their dogs who make it work. most service dog handlers groom their dogs frequently to make sure their dogs are not shedding excessively. those with disabilities often times DO have to take the elevator due to disabilities that may not be visible to others. when we (and all teams i know personally) are in an elevator my dog tucks against the wall for the comfort and safety of my dog and the public. we should be understanding and accommodating of all people with disabilities. know that our dogs have very special jobs and we are not here to make your life harder. please be kind to service dog handlers and know that we DO have rights to non-pet friendly housing because our dogs are LEGALLY considered medical equipment. 💜
Some folks with asthma/allergies can have immediate reactions to pets or perfumes or smoke. If someone asks me to please wait for the next elevator, it’s not a big deal to wait. There are lots of folks that fake service animals to get their poorly behaved pet allowed into stores or restaurants; they are assholes.
Some people do have severe animal allergies, but as someone with a dog allergy who knows other people with dog allergies, most cases are not that severe. Either way, just get off the elevator. It's probably not ideal for someone with a service animal to live in a pet free building as other residents may live there specifically due to allergies, but that's a different issue for the landlord to figure out as they caused it by allowing that person to move in. 🤷🏻♀️
Omfg, that office of all the child-having coworkers sounds like hell. My partner’s already understaffed workplace is about to get hit with its second 3-month long parental leave in the span of a year, and while I understand it’s important for people to get that time off, it sucks so bad for all the coworkers who have to cover their work. Also I don’t like children so I am probably a bad person to judge lol.
I mean, I’m childfree, and I agree it’s a pain… but the lack of staffing isn’t the fault of the people having kids. That’s the management. 🤷🏼♀️ When that situation happened at my last office job - it seemed like we were missing at least two people for well over a year, (and I live in the USA, with crappy time off policies for new parents) - I made it clear to my boss and his boss that it wasn’t my fault we were slipping behind on production, because there are only so many hours in a week. 🤷🏼♀️
People taking leave shouldn't be an issue. The issue is management not planning for things like this. What if the staff weren't having children, but all got sick or something? If you own a business then you have to plan for extra staffing during these times.
I wonder if you would feel the same way if you needed to take 3 months off for a family illness or your own health. Maybe we should just fire everyone that plans on having a family because that will definitely fix the shortage of labor due to poor management planning... 🙄 I am so sick of people who don't want kids/don't like kids acting as though people who choose to have a family should just not be employed, not shop at certain stores, and kids shouldn't do xyz or whatever. Enjoy your kid free life, that's your choice but stop low key judging others about their family choices. It sounds like where you work needed to hire Temps to fill in and didn't.
With a golden service dog…ITS MEDICAL EQUIPMENT. Would you say that to someone with an oxygen tank or wheelchair? The ADA protects us here in the US and that post writer could get in a lot of trouble by law. We have the right of way due to disability. Also, her allergies would NOT start that quickly. We also take good care of their hygiene due to being service dogs and in public. I hope that person gets a rude awakening. How miserable.
Service dogs are medical equipment and come before someone’s allergies….especially before three minutes on an elevator. It’s the same as saying I don’t want to be on an elevator with a wheelchair or an oxygen tank because I have a metal allergy….that sounds horrible to say because it is, people with service dogs need them to function in society and keep themselves safe, allergies to pet dander you can easily remove yourself from the situation or deal with it for a few minutes (I know this as I am allergic to dogs quite badly)
I know! I had to take a crash course in Reddit Speak a few years ago so I could converse with my son. I love the comments sections, they're usually hysterical.
Let it be known I love the beautiful professional angel babies that are service animals 😌🖤
I hope you can find the woman who gave her father in law breast milk without him know 🙃🙃🙃
It's so hard to have a service dog, on top of having the need for a service dog, people will treat you like absolute trash for not letting you play with your dog whenever they feel like it. Most of us are going to appreciate all the support from public figures we can get.
P.S. I have been around people with very bad allergies to my service animal and they've been very apologetic, I've been very apologetic and we all worked it out.
Also, a pet free building would be ideal for a person who needs a service animal, as pets will frequently put service animals off task.
Speaking of off task, that little tantrum might have cost that disabled person the use of the service dog that day. A medical alert dog can get sabotaged by people as well as other non-human animals. Which sucks, especially when people do it on purpose like this person did.
I love them too. I love all of them ♥️☮️🖤
As soon as I seen the title I was like yay reaction video ❤
@@kateh2893i just left a comment saying i deal with this! every day! and it’s humiliating!
and i agree, it made my day to see robert defending the dog, and to see the comments section universally siding with her too. 😢
The only thing i don't like about service dogs is that i can't pet them. Hard working cute little angels. ❤
😂😂 exactly!
I always have to restrain myself because service animals are just so lovely and I always want to pet them but I know I shouldn't. My son always wants to pet them, too, and I have to tell him they are working and can't be petted right now. Especially hard if it's a golden retriever like in this story. I have a golden retriever and can't resist his fluffyness and floppy ears. 🐕🐾🩷
On another note, totally agree with you, Robert on all your hot takes. Cackled out loud several times!!! This new channel of yours is SO FUN!
Same! It's so hard to refrain.
Me too. They’re just so adorable with their little vests 🥹
As my blind uncle says..." while working, don't touch. If not working ask first and you may get a yes." He told my intellectually disabled (I hate that title) niece this when she was 2 and she has always remembered it and she's now 23. Most people with service animals here like you to take notice and say a friendly hello. I always have and tell them how gorgeous and wonderful their animal is. A little goes a long way. It's not hard to give a smile and friendly kind hello. ❤
Robert has become one of my comfort UA-camrs honestly.
🥹🙏🏻 thank you!
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@@Robert_ReactsSame here 🤗 Love you so much ❤🔝❣️
Same girl, thank you!!!
I have Very severe allergies, and yes being in an elevator even for a minute would cause me to have severe breathing problems, and i have been hospitalised many times, but i would never ever question someones service animal, and remove myself from the situation instead. the last lady seemed very rude.
and even if it happens, that you cannot remove yourself, it is 100% possible to talk this out usually, explaining the severity of your allergy and that you are so short on time you would need to go first. People with service animals tend be aware that sometimes the world can be a struggle. I'd be surprise if a sincere request to be allowed to take the elevator first without the dog in it would be denied. Most people are no assholes and usually people can effort to wait a few min to be nice to a stranger instead of making them miserable.
Hospitalized for what?
I've had to work together with others in public places to find compromises between their allergies and my service dog. I remember one young man who said "I really like dogs, so I like looking at him, but I probably shouldn't get any closer" when I offered to move away, he was a sweetheart, we chatted for a while. It's not so bad to talk to others, esp if they're your neighbors for pete's sake!
@lachevious probably the severe breathing problems. Even if you use an epipen you still have to go to the ER
But if you moved into a building that was supposed to be free from your allergens, would you not be shocked & annoyed that someone had been allowed to move into your building bringing your allergens with them? No-one notified you about it, you just happen to come across your allergen by accident. Would you honestly be happy about it? Knowing how your allergies affect you, would you not be surprised to be confronted with one unexpectedly in a place it wasn’t supposed to be?
And if you told the person trying to get in an elevator with you “I’m allergic to that” and they got in anyway, you wouldn’t be upset? OP didn’t handle it well at all, but neither did the person with the service dog. What kind of person gets into an elevator AFTER someone has told them they’re allergic to their service dog? Everyone is skipping over that part? Why didn’t THEY wait, instead of getting in the elevator. OP is supposed to allow for their disability/illness, but the service dog user is not supposed to give OP’s allergy the same consideration?
If it wasn’t a pet free building, fair enough, but it IS!
Also, reading through all the comments, apparently it’s definitely NOT okay to question someone about their need for a service dog (& I agree) but apparently it IS okay for people to question the severity of someone’s allergy, downplay it & mock them. Even Robert did it! Stating they could just take a tablet, OP’s allergy can’t be that bad if they didn’t react to it. But maybe OP was having reactions, but didn’t realise it was coming from their building as they believed it was PET FREE.
You have severe allergies, so you must know how much of a struggle it is everyday to avoid being exposed to those allergens. The fact that OP moved into a pet free building & her panicked reaction to the dog tells me that her allergy is severe enough.
the first story, 50 is atrocious!! honestly we need to end this stupid workplace culture thing of being obligated to give money. you should never be under pressure to give money to colleagues. this xmas just past, my friend spent around £40 on a secret santa and was worried she wasn't spending enough!
That’s crazy! I remember secret Santa used to be like .. £5 limit 😂
If the person had just left it at the gift card, yeah, NTA. All the ranting about having to cover people’s jobs when they’re out tho, and being bitter that this isn’t seen as special? That’s what made them TA.
I've never been asked to give that much in a gift collection, so crazy! And wow I've always known Secret Santa to be max £10. Sod paying £40+ especially for a work one haha
I do not partake... If this collection is not for a person I am actually friends with...I do not donate money nor do I sign the card. I have coworkers that get testy about it... But if we are not close why would I give you my money?
And the dog...if she has a true allergy...she would have been triggered before actually seeing the dog... Multiple times...the dog has shed dander there before...she would have been having allergic reactions and not know why...allergic reactions don't just happen when you see the trigger...
Buying a food delivery card for parents is a really great gift to get them through the hustle and bustle of sleepless nights with newborn baby where they struggle to care for their own needs alongside their baby’s. $500 from coworkers is a very generous and I’m sure much appreciated gift, but no I don’t think anyone is an asshole for not wanting to spend $50 on a baby gift for a coworker.
The amount a person contributes as a gift should not be stipulated by anyone; it should be what the person can afford. For example: If she is making $25 an hour, and single, but by choice, but the keep making employee is making $55 an hour, and a wife is making $55 an hr. why is she being asked to contribute a specific amount of money?
@@Humbleme1224 my thoughts exactly. they said they're the paid the least out of all the other employees. the person who asked about the £50 could have just asked all employees IF they wanted to help and give something on their own accord. that way they could have given £50 if they had the means to and it was something they wanted to do, not because they feel pressured too.
The amount and the expectation is wrong, but completely agreed a good card is hands down one of the best gift ideas. Loads of my female friends have said food gifts are the best as everyone buys for the baby and they end up with double or triple everything. But not having to worry about dinner provides an unbelievable amount of respite for new parents
Omg when u started with the “am I the arsehole for strangling my… wife’s… dad?” it SENT me 😂😂
the SNAP when you said "why do you have to test people?!" 🤣
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That’s how I felt when I heard that! It’s insane how manipulative people are…. I.E… my sister in law😂😂😂😂😂😂😂💀😭
I’m getting off the internet now before she reads this 🫨🤣
Yes!
Yesss!
To be fair, as a person with allergies I can confirm sometimes allergic reactions are instant. But I completely agree - if something bothers ME I avoid it. I don't expect people to accomodate for my condition, especially strangers.
Especially when your allergies don’t require elevator use for any reason, but someone with disabilities requiring a service animal often include one or many issues of mobility that make climbing or standing to wait nigh impossible.
Dander allergies (pet allergies are almost exclusively dander) cannot be instantaneous or deadly in brief exposures like an elevator, because humans also produce dander, other animals exist besides pets that produce dander, dander never expires, etc. If dander allergies worked like peanut, you’d drop dead nearly everywhere. Dander tends to work more like pollen allergies with the vast majority being mild, the few extreme cases still being discomfort that builds up rather than instant extreme hives, swelling, etc, that peanuts or shellfish have for example.
You can definitely have a sudden severe allergic reaction to animals, BUT the person should have just hopped off the elevator. Whenever I see service dogs on the subway, I just hop off the next stop and change cars.
Exactly, I'm very allergic to dogs, I avoid them I don't demand they avoid me. And if your allery is that severe maybe carry a mask? My mom is severely allergic to alcohol fumes and some perfumes, unless she knew she was only going somewhere safe (like a relatives house) she'd bring an N95 just incase along with rescue medicine, because its Her issue to manage not demand others change. Some people thought she was a bit dramatic but it saved her from having a severe reaction to instead a minor one and that's the difference between a hospital trip ruined day and an okay day. And of course the hospital uses a lot of alcohol and hand sanitizer so going to the hospital is also risky.
@BlueRoseFaery wow! It's so interesting to hear from others who are 'allergic' to alcohol like me! 🫡 I get my allergy to alcohol from my mum's side (Chinese). My dad is Italian and 2 of my brothers and me have varying tolerances of alcohol (me the worst = anaphylaxis) whereas my youngest brother is completely fine with it!! 😮
I can't ingest any alcohol whatsoever - whether it's an alcoholic drink, a dessert, mouthwash etc. Even some low alcohol drinks that say 0.5% alcohol i will react to. I can 'feel' the fumes closing up my lungs just by sniffing an alcoholic drink 😅 I keep 2 epi pens on me at all times just in case. You'd think it's easy to avoid alcohol but once i was out with friends and my mate ordered a vodka & diet coke and i asked for 'just diet coke please'. The barman thought he was being nice by giving me vodka and coke for the price of just a cokel...and without telling me. Luckily i felt the fumes before i drank anything! He was apologetic but i dont think he believed me which is something i deal with all the time when I try explaining my allergy 😪
@@fattychoccie Oh wow, that is extreme. I get some facial flushing because of my Native American ancestry when I drink, but I take allergy pills daily for all my other allergies so my reaction isn't too bad as long as I drink very moderately. My mom's severe reaction was actually acquired, she worked at a lithograph printing studio in the late 60s-early 70s and they cleaned the printing plates with rubbing alcohol. This was before air exchanges were mandated so a small room with no ventilation to speak of (one tiny window) so the over exposure caused her to develop the severe reaction. She's okay with people drinking alcohol around her as long as she doesn't but hand sanitizer or wet wipes or certain cleaners etc. & she has to leave until the room can be aired out. And yeah, no one wants to believe it, especially medical personnel, she's had to have it flagged in her chart and multiple doctors notes saying "no, this is real, she will die" for them to take it seriously
Regarding the service animal AITA- I do have a friend that I have never actually hugged because we have a cat and he's so so allergic that he's requested that we don't hug, even if we're wearing clothes that have never been in contact with a cat, because there's still dander in our hair and on our skin. Obviously we respect his request and just make an 'air hug' gesture at each other. My husband once did some handiwork in the guy's place and even just him being there with dander on his clothing wad enough to make the guy have to leave for a bit and put his air filters on fullblast (the handwork had no dust or drilling involved so it was very much the cat dander.)
With the title of this video, I expected it to just Robert reading "I hate service dogs, AITA?" and then looking looking into the camera and saying "YES". Video over. Roll credits 😂
"I'm the unhealthiest person in the world & I can climb 5 floors" 😂😂💀💀
And the disabled service dog user likely can’t, can’t stand to wait, or is in extreme pain because of it. Allergies don’t necessitate elevator use, and she didn’t know the conditions or situation associated with that person’s disability accommodations. She doesn’t get to choose what other people do, and apparently she was not the kind of person who was immediately affected, or she would have had the caution and respect to treat it all differently.
I interface with other disabled people’s varying, contradictory accommodations all the time, and if you approach with, “Oh hey, disability buddy, here’s my deal, how can we accommodate us both?” It will work out without problems 99.99% of the time. Approaching someone getting on to an elevator saying “I have allergies,” without proffering any solutions will get an eye roll everytime, because you still have the ability to walk, unlike us.
People will sometimes ask me to pause while they get off, saying they’re allergic, which is also totally fine. But there is no, “I was here first, and I want the convenience, so your need to use an elevator because you can’t climb stairs or stand for long periods doesn’t matter.”
Do I watch the clock waiting for Robert Reacts every Tuesday? Yes, yes I do
Same! 😂
I used to be DEATHLY allergic to dogs and low key had a phobia of them before I did allergy treatments. I could walk in to someone’s house and immediately know that they had a dog because it would be harder to breathe. But the dog doesn’t live in the elevator so the dander isn’t around the same way as in the house they live in. When ever I ended up in an elevator with a dog I would assess whether the dog looked like it sheds a lot and also if it looked behaved and then decide whether to leave and take the stairs, the next elevator or to stay on the other side of the elevator. Also if it is a service dog then they are extremely well behaved and sometimes don’t even acknowledge that you are there. It’s always super comforting for me when I see that a dog I’m about to have to exist in the same space as is a service dog because I know that they won’t jump on me and the owner won’t be upset that I don’t want to pet their dog. All of that to say I understand not wanting to be stuck in an elevator with a dog, but she didn’t have to be rude to the other person. She doesn’t know what is going on in that person’s life. Just go home and call a friend to vent about how annoying your allergies are and move on.
Yeah but the person with the dog was rude to her first. Everyone seems to have missed that part.
“I told her I had allergies, she said ‘Yeah right’ and stepped into the elevator”
Person with the service dog, started it. As OP was already in the elevator, service dog lady should’ve waited, not been rude & not wilfully exposed OP to her allergy in an enclosed space. (Plus take into account OP didn’t expect to see a dog in the building). In my opinion OP matched the rudeness of the lady with the dog.
@@ericadrake387 Matching someone's rudeness is also an AH move. Sorry I know I replied to you in another comment but seeing how you're everywhere in this comment section, I won't hold back on answering again. While the person with the guide dog was also rude, that doesn't give OP a free pass to be rude back. I don't know if it's your intention, but it sounds like you're trying to say that OP did nothing wrong in this situation or was otherwise justified in her actions and behavior.
@@semoremo9548 I have not once said that OP was justified being rude back. In fact I have repeatedly said I believe it’s an ESH situation BECAUSE of her reaction. I am saying I UNDERSTAND her reaction, not that I agree with it.
I am saying that if OP is an AH for being dismissive of the service dog lady, then the service dog lady is an AH for ignoring OP’s allergies FIRST. She stepped into the elevator AFTER being made aware of OP’s allergy and dismissed them by saying “Yeah right”.
If service dog lady had not done that and then OP went off on one, she would absolutely be the sole AH. BUT if service dog lady hadn’t done what she did FIRST the situation would not have occurred in the first place.
I couldn't get past the idea of a dog living in an elevator. Why is that so funny to me?
@@ericadrake387if you give me “I’m allergic so I’m entitled to this space,” I will match that energy every time, because that’s not how people who understand and care about me and disability in general act. If you can’t be on an elevator with me, I don’t mind if you slip off. But if you’re able bodied and you assume that you get an elevator for convenience when I need it for accommodation, that’s bullshit.
It’s fine to need fresh air free of animals, it’s not fine to camp in the elevator because “too bad, so sad, I got here first.” You’re able bodied, so you have to know that elevators exist first for people who are not able walkers, meaning people who use mobility devices like crutches, chairs, service dogs, and people who have impaired senses and are fall hazards (blind, low vision, with guide dogs, etc).
People who receive accommodations that include service dogs, whether you can tell visually or not, are by definition fall risks and not able bodied. More often than not, that includes standing time. Standing time is something that able bodied people drastically underestimate as a point of exhaustion, and waiting for the next elevator is not something I’ll do for someone who prefers not to ride with my dog for any reason. If you’re able bodied, let accommodations be accommodations and not conveniences first, and know that you’re not the first person who has threatened verbally, approached at random without considering the danger, attempted to steal, harassed, screamed profanities at, called an abuser for having a service animal, or challenged the “danger” you’re putting the supposed majority of anaphylactic-dog allergy population in… even today. We approach people on the regular who stalk us, we have to get protective orders, and we can pretty quickly tell when someone is, say, determined to find a way to be prejudiced against disabled rights in a comment section against better judgment, when we see it.
You are clearly disregarding the actual disabilities that people with service dogs *get* those dogs for, and frankly, assuming you’re entitled to convenience or that I’m *acting* entitled for assuming I’ll receive the accommodations to which I’m legally entitled is ableism, you have prejudice against disabled people who receive service animal related care. The irony is that I, and many of the people that you’d challenge, have a nuanced and thoughtful approach to allergies, as sufferers of the many conditions that cause them ourselves - and being someone who’s condition has put me on a lifeflight to the ICU because even the epinephrine in an emergency room wasn’t enough to control my ongoing anaphylaxis with 4 lines into my body just to up my blood pressure - I probably would also be the best person to be with in case of anaphylaxis, even if my service animal caused it. I have all the medication and nuanced training for the care of someone in that situation, but I also am tapped into all the preventatives (and more) that you could possibly know, and my regular routine in high traffic elevators is to wipe down as I go, which is 100% just me doing my best.
When you decide to ride hard against disabled people who have service animals over “allergies”, you’re actively eliminating the biggest population of supporters you have, and vilifying this particular disabled service dog user is tone policing. People aren’t obligated to be polite to you when you’re denying their legal rights to them! (I put allergies in quotes because the things I’ve seen documented when I do get documentation have never been as much as the initial claim. I have never met someone who claimed anaphylaxis and felt entitled to accommodation like that who actually backed it up with any medical proof, though I’ve passed by a lot of people who told me they were anaphylactic and we easily found solutions for both of us respectfully).
Robert roasting people is soooooo good. God the Channel i Always needed but i didn't knew. 😂❤
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Two of my favourite things, am I the arsehole threads and Robert. Keep these videos coming, they are brilliant x
Thank you! 🖤🖤
Oh that first one, I'd quit that job ASAP. How presumptuous!
Agree with you on everything. Especially the last one: 'I'm not a child person...people still have these things around.'😂
Yeah humans > dogs. Every time. Every. Single. Time. Humans are needed for civilization to continue, dogs are just.. there.
@@FlirtySecretaryBirdgood for you. Humans are actually not needed though. They are needed for the human population to not become extinct, but they are not needed for the world in general. The rest of the planet and its inhabitants would thrive without humans.
@@FlirtySecretaryBirdservice animals are medical equipment (legally, per the ADA), so they fall into your definition of humans over dogs, actually.
@saritavenkatapathynaidu9533 my definition of a human doesn't include medical equipment... I don't think anyone's does.
You can do all the reaching you want, but dogs are not humans lmaooo and that's on biology
people absolutely can have immediate reactions. My mum is severly allergic to cats and we went to visit a family friend once, who had adopted a cat without telling my mum, and literally within 2 minutes my mum's eyes had swollen up and her throat had closed over.
I believe this is more common with cats (and I have seen it in people who are allergic to cats) because the allergen is in their saliva and cats washing themselves spreads it around more than in dogs.
Yep, I'm the same with cats. When I went to my sister's house to see her new floors, even wearing a mask I had to leave after five minutes because my airways were closing up. It took 3 days of inhaler use to get my breathing back to normal.
Thankfully, it’s pretty easy to remove yourself or speak respectfully with service dog users. It is important to keep in mind though, that if you sign up to offer certain services (mostly ride share) that you agree contractually via Uber or Lyft to provide accommodating access to any service animal, namely dogs. Doing otherwise would leave you potentially open to individual lawsuits regarding the ADA as a discriminatory party, which is definitely more on the part of the companies for not informing and working with their drivers and just letting random drivers cancel the rides of us disabled users, whether or not we have service animals (they also cancel once they find out I have a wheelchair, even tho it’s an ultra light that fits easily into trunks).
My son has an allergy to cats and he can not be around them at all especially in an enclosed space. He can have a reaction pretty quickly. She should have take care of herself and removed herself from the elevator as soon as she saw an animal she would have an issue with. She is only in charge of of herself not others. Plus carry medication in case of emergency reactions.
Exactly you can only control yourself, not others.
But that works both ways though right? The person with dog should not have said “Yeah right” & got into the elevator when OP told them about her allergies. She questioned OP’s allergies, was rude & got into an enclosed space wilfully exposing OP to her allergen.
They could’ve waited or asked OP politely if she’d mind getting out and taking the stairs as waiting for lift would be difficult for them. But they didn’t and were rude to OP.
Just as OP shouldn’t expect others to cater to her allergy, service dog lady can’t expect people to cater to her illness and/or disability.
Would’ve been much nicer if people showed others some consideration in the first place though, wouldn’t it? But then there’d be no more AITA & nothing for Robert to react to though😂
@@ericadrake387keep in mind people with service dogs deal with this all day every day. She can’t go around accommodating other people’s allergies all day because she needs to have her medical device with her. If her device was a wheelchair and the person in the elevator said “your wheelchair makes me claustrophobic can you please not get on” she would be totally justified in responding with “yeah right” and going on with her day. OP was in the wrong to even suggest that she not get on the elevator because of her ailment.
@@raigenhuss7030 But again, why should OP suffer through an allergic reaction because the person with the service dog would not wait & make allowances for OP’s medical needs.
BOTH people here have a medical condition here. The lady with the service dog did exactly to the person with the allergies what you say she deals with herself all the time. She disregarded OP’s medical needs. Lady with the service dog wilfully stepped into the elevator KNOWING OP had an allergy. She QUESTIONED the validity of OP’s health condition but it’s ok, because she herself experiences it all the time?!
OP was wrong to be rude back, but the lady with the service dog doesn’t get a pass here either.
@@ericadrake387 she had plenty of time to just step off the elevator instead of requesting that someone else change their course. She’s the one with the issue with the dog
Unfortunately, this is how allergies to animals can work.
My adult son has severe allergies to horses and cannot be near them.
We also have a very close friend who is allergic to cats and cannot visit us because of the severity of her reactions.The one time my friend stepped in our front door. She immediately started having swollen, eyes, coughing, and wheezing. In severe cases these kinds of reactions can be life-threatening.
It's wild to me how no one seemed to hear the "live in a specifically non pet building" like homie tried to stay away from dogs so it is a non pet campus for people with allergies or is it just a building where the owner said no pets and can't do anything about service animals? I can't imagine being that person, specifically living in a place where it's discouraged to have pets due to it being an allergen housing situation just because you can't be discriminated against, if that's the case. That's the only stance that I'd understand their level of petty with the buttons otherwise that was so childish I'd be embarrassed lol
I think the baby shower one - they only invited them to get an extra gift. Not the A Hole! Why on earth would you plan it during the Super Bowl. 🤷🏻♀️ I loved your answer to the service dog one! 👏🏻
"Like, get a grip on your life" 😅😅😅😅 I love watching these videos. I'm so happy Robert made this channel!
I have not contributed to a baby gift at work before. I barely knew the person and they wanted 30 dollars. I'd rather give that money to someone I actually know. Maybe I'm an asshole.
I think I might be an ass hole too
@@Robert_Reacts 😂
You did the right thing. A few years ago i gave money for a baby gift at work. Later i found out that the woman who i gave the money was saying awful things about me behind my back. She not even said thank you to the people who gave her gifts and money. So no, i will never give money for that, ever again.
$30? That’s crazy. When I collect money for people (I don’t know why I always get put in charge of it 🙄) there is never a set amount. $1 is still appreciated and I make up any difference when I’m done to make a nice even number. I also always have a card and everyone is free to sign the card whether or not they donated
@@onecatshortofcrazy12exactly!!!! I have never been obligated ro give a certain amount, or even give at all. The card is till offered to sign and write something nice. I do try and give $5-10 if it is a coworker I know and like.
I have very severe dog allergies (tested by an ENT). Being in a confined room with them (even poodles) will cause my throat to close up and for me to break out in hives.
A short elevator ride wouldn't be an issue tho if the dog is well behaved. I had a lady's unruly dog try to jump at me when I was in an elevator and she chuckled when I backed away further into the corner, but quickly shut up when I told her I had severe allergies.
But genuine service dogs are very well trained so I wouldn't mind sharing a short elevator trip down with them. As long as we do not touch, all will be fine.
However, I will definitely pet a dog with permission if I have time to jump in the shower and take some antihistamines and a long nap after the encounter. Otherwise, I wish people would be more mindful of their (sometimes unleashed) unruly dogs. A small, briefest lick can cause a very painful, itchy spot to form.
That lady was just an asshole.
We have whip-rounds at work sometimes...you are asked if you "want" to contribute...but...here's the caveat.."you don't have to"!!! We are ALWAYS told you don't have to. Why doesn't the company buy the gift and get the staff to sign the card? Love this channel Robert!!! xxxx🖤🖤🖤🖤
That’s what happens at my work. We all sign a card the store bought and the company buys them a nice gift card!
That person in the first story is absolutely not the asshole!! At my old job, my boss's wife had a baby a few months after I started working there and one of our managers told all of us that they were getting the new parents a gift and if any of us wanted to pitch in what ever we could afford that we could, it was completely optional and no one was made to feel bad so most of us were happy to pitch in. That same manager also organized a surprise baby shower and put up a note in the staff room so we could put our names down if we wanted to go, I went, it was lovely. I'm in a small NZ town with a fairly close community, so it was definitely a more friendly and nice situation compared to what that first story. Things like that are nice but should always be optional, and you should never be made to feel bad for not joining in.
Just have to say how much I love the unpredictability of this channel, I can never guess what you're going to do, and it's great! 😊
As a person that is TERRIFIED of Dogs, I could not fathom telling someone to wait with their dog for an elevator, let alone a Service Dog! Then inconveniencing the person by pushing all the buttons? Definite AH move. If I was uncomfortable enough, I would excuse myself from the elevator. Simple as that. I have had to catch the elevator with folks with dogs and have just moved to the opposite side of the elevator and stared ahead, because 1. I was too lazy to take the stairs and 2. the dog was minding its own business, as was I.
thank you for being reasonable. its crazy that this is so rare these days. hope your fear of dog once will change so you have one thing less to worry about!
Good for you for your bravery! It's very hard to be called on to face a fear in an improvised situation.
Yes but the difference is that you are not allergic, so your discomfort lasts for as long as the elevator ride (& possibly a few minutes after, I’m not trying to say that it’s not terrifying for you at the time, just saying that the time it will affect you is different to a reaction from the OP). A person who has allergies will be physically suffering for hours, possibly days afterwards & will require the person to have to take medication that can leave you really groggy) People tend to not take life threatening allergies seriously at all, especially not when it comes to animals.
The key thing for me in this, is that the building is supposed to be pet free. So I whilst I think the OP should’ve got out & took the stairs, I can’t blame them for being annoyed that an animal is living in a PET FREE building.
I have an unusual allergy, in that I am allergic to strong UVA rays… I would do ANYTHING & EVERYTHING in my power to avoid a really, really uncomfortable & painful flare up (do you know how hard it is to avoid the sun?! 😂) Antihistamines did nothing, my skin would blister & something as simple as showering was unbearable. I was told on multiple occasions by health professionals to just cover up & avoid the sun as much as I could. I knew I couldn’t avoid it everywhere, but I would do what I could to avoid it because a flare up made me unbelievably miserable & the more I was exposed over the summer the worse it would get. It took me many, many, many uncomfortable & painful years to find a sunscreen strong enough to block the worst of it, I cover myself completely & I absolutely DREAD summer & I HATE sunny days (& I live in the UK…we’re not known for super sunny weather here! 😂)
OP has taken measures to limit their allergen exposure by specifically moving into a pet free building, I can’t blame them for being annoyed that they can’t even trust to be comfortable AT HOME. I also can’t blame them for not liking cats & dogs when they have a reaction to them. Like I said, I really don’t like summer because I know I’m going to be uncomfortable at best & absolutely miserable at worst. I am terrified of spiders, but I would rather spend 2 minutes in the company of a spider than two minutes exposed to the strong, summer sun, because of the time it would take me to recover from each.
@@ericadrake387 but pushing all the buttons, is only ensuring OP has to stand LONGER in the elevator with the dog. It does not make semse.
@@SlothDaan She says she did that in panic to get off the elevator. Which having had panic attacks, I can see how that would happen as I’ve tried to get out of a situation quickly and not also acted the most rationally.
She may have done it maliciously, I don’t know. But I do know that according to OP it was the person with the service dog who kicked this all off.
“I tell her I have allergies, she says ‘Yeah right’ and stepped into the elevator”
The person with the dog DISMISSED OP’s allergy first, deliberately put OP at risk by exposing her to her allergen in an enclosed space. How is it that OP is the AH?! At best it’s an ESH.
I had a coworker hint that they wanted a baby gift for their GRANDCHILD. They also mentioned a shower that I would've been invited to😂😂😂
Oh the service animal story. It’s ironic that that person wanted special treatment due to being allergic but didn’t think the person with the service animal should have allowances made to help their life…
When I bought my home it was before I was diagnosed with my illness. I am now meant to have a dog for comfort but also for safety, if I was cooking and fainted I could cause a fire for example.
On a HOA call, someone brought up the fact that a neighbour (not on the call) has a service animal. I was hopeful that I could now approach the subject that I too, need one.
Instead I had to listen to these people mock this person for having one, they also said unless it’s a guide dog she shouldn’t have a ‘pet’.
I am very shy and it happened very quickly but I finally unmuted myself and explain to them that I need one. Everyone went silent for a moment but soon a lot of questions were thrown at me and I was left feeling like a bad person for even talking about it and now most of my neighbours and HOA are very rude to me.
Just an update : Service animals are not pets, they cannot be discriminated against, the building is still, technically ‘pet free’. Hopefully now they know of each other they can simple give each other space. She wasn’t aware of her neighbour nor had an allergic reaction from the elevator before. So they just need to avoid sharing. People just need to be kinder and more understanding.
I'm sorry this is happening to you. Since you are talking HOA, I'm assuming you're in the US. Do understand, the law is completely on your side. Any business, employer or housing entity (landlord or HOA) are legally required to allow service dogs. And some states extend that to emotional support animals. Just so as long as they are well behaved. But a fully trained service animal generally is extremely well behaved.
Document and record every interaction with people in the HOA. Even if you're in a state with 2 party consent for recording, you can record for purposes of protecting yourself legally and evidence collection. Service animals are extremely important and life saving, no one should be denied them.
This story getting to me too much 😂 I can’t help commenting.
Seriously, why is OP getting all the hate here? They didn’t handle the situation well, but if I had allergies severe enough that I purposely chose to live in a PET FREE building, of course I’d be annoyed at someone moving in with a dog when it’s going to create issues for my allergies.
Just like the person with the service dog can’t help their disability and/or illness, OP can’t help their allergy. Both are trying to manage it in a way that makes their lives better & easier. For OP it is living in a building without animals so they can at least have a respite from their allergy AT HOME.
The person with a service dog should not be living in a PET FREE building. Because people will have chosen to live there because of phobias, allergies or just not liking animals. The fact the dog is service dog is irrelevant, it doesn’t stop OP being allergic just because it’s a working dog. The service dog owner could literally live anywhere else!
I am disabled myself & I have an allergy so I can see the argument from both sides. If it was just a normal apartment building then I would say neither the allergy or need for the service dog “trumps” the other.
But a pet free building should mean just that, because otherwise what’s happening here is the service dog IS “trumping” the allergy. OP is basically being told they’re wrong for being upset a pet is in a pet free building & their allergy & the discomfort & pain that comes with it is irrelevant.
If you go on a plane & someone has a nut allergy, they’ll ask you not to eat nuts. Rightly so. If someone then started eating nuts, everyone would think the person aggravating the allergy would be an AH. But because it’s a cute dog in this situation, the allergy sufferer is the AH for not wanting to be around a dog in a pet free environment.
Also your HOA mocking people who need a service dog is abhorrent. Absolutely disgusting.
Like I said, I’m disabled myself & people are rude & ignorant about it. Ask inappropriate questions & offer “helpful” advice. They also push past me, nearly knocking me off my feet even though than can clearly see I walk with a stick. Or not believing how severe my disability is because I look ok, or my pain levels are low enough that I can actually venture out for the day. Not to mention all the mental health stuff that comes with it.
But again, even in this video, Robert & people commenting on it are questioning the severity of the person’s allergy. It’s the same thing that we’ve both experienced, the questioning us, the mocking us! Why does the OP have to justify how severe their allergy is? And even Robert, no matter how much I love him did the whole, “My partner has allergy & they take a tablet so you should just do that too. Can’t be that bad or you would have had a reaction” Maybe OP did, but living in a pet free building didn’t think it was coming from the elevator.
I’m pretty sure, you’ve experienced people talking that way to you and about you. And it sucks to be on the receiving of it. Like feeling you have to justify your needs & then explain to strangers what’s “wrong” with you, as if going over & over it & reminding you of your limits doesn’t make you feel crappy enough already.
I think that’s why this one has got to me so much. I know how it feels to be on the receiving end of “Can’t be that bad” & the “Just deal with it” etc
@@heathermason5803you are so sweet for sharing all that information, I live in Ireland so the rules are different.
Service dogs weren’t allowed in most places until recently, and people seem to think animals being inside at all is crazy.
The thing is it’s weird because 50% said they wouldn’t mind dogs or cats being allowed, apparently before I moved in dogs were allowed but it was changed because two people complained and they are very loud and people follow them on most things.
The people that wanted dogs also said if we change the rules EVERYONE will get a dog and there’ll be more dogs than people, which is such an extreme reaction.
I’ve been told legally I can get a dog no problem, but I won’t do it because I don’t need the extra stress from my neighbours. See they’ve created such an uncomfortable energy and I don’t have enough fight in me to deal with them, the poor management board is so overwhelmed trying to deal with silliness, I don’t wanna make their job harder.
I think I’m gonna have to sell my home and move…maybe to the middle of nowhere so I can have some peace 😂
@@ericadrake387I didn’t hate on them, I only pointed out that both are just trying to live their life, but they only see their side. Over COVID, I never shared an elevator, not that hard to get out or not get in.
When the person with a dog got in, the person could have opened the door and stepped out, explaining the situation like an adult. They didn’t even know the person lived there, they didn’t have allergic reaction from an empty elevator before all this, so clearly it’s not an ongoing issue. If someone has a nut allergy it’s very different, if a neighbour had a nut allergy, does that stop everyone from having peanut butter?
Might be something you tell people if it’s really bad, in case someone’s eating peanuts in the elevator.
Honestly, if I was in an elevator with a person who was even afraid of dogs 100% I’d get out, they both should show some respect to each other and talk about it, pressing all the button?? Trying to inconvenience someone who already has a tougher life, that’s not right, I’m sure you can agree with that.
I’m considering moving just to live a safe life because people are afraid of paw prints, even though I offered to pay more fees, and kids and strollers bring in way more. Life is hard enough with an illness without people behaving like this.
Also service animals aren’t regarded as pets as they fall under a different category, therefore the building is still pet free, now if that’s not stated they have a right be complain but I highly highly doubt it. Even in my cause guide dogs are allowed.
😂 I refuse to have my life impacted by people choosing to breed.
And that's the BOSS asking for money from the EMPLOYEE! The power angle makes it so exploitative!
I have a Kid and I completely agree with you. It’s not your fault I thought I couldn’t get pregnant, had unprotected sex w my husband, and had a damn kid. How is that your problem? Love my kid tho lol but when I was kid free I had zero interest in being around a kid
I never take part into these gift money things at work and usually we just have a jar where you can drop like 2€ IF YOU WANT TO, but one time one of my fellow co-workers walked around the whole department telling everyone that he and she and so had a baby and they were collecting money to buy a present for them, would you like to donate and it was the most uncomfortable no I had to ever say and felt like AH the whole time.
Absolutely not an ass hole!
@@Robert_Reacts I know but the fact he went from person to person in the middle of the day when everyone was around and I'm pretty sure everyone else said yes and then there was the akward me being like naaaah... 🙃
Mother of 2 here. I made the choice to have my babies and I did so knowing I was their provider. Receiving gifts was so sweet and lovely and I appreciated them so much. I love giving baby gifts for those I love.
I really enjoy your vids Robert. Allergies are an immune reaction that we have no control over. I knew a wonderful woman with a tree nut reaction who picked a small "rock" (broken cashew nugget) up off the floor to throw away. and had to go to the ER because her airway was closing. It really did look like a rock. If the person in the story pushed all the buttons in panic - bad choice but understandable. If she was merely being pissy, she is TA. From another friend who is seriously allergic to cats, hair here or there may cause her to sneeze, but an actual cat nearby in close quarters causes hives and asthma. (And I am totally a cat and dog lover, who has cat allergies.) I did not get rid of my cats for 18 years because I loved them, but I did keep them out of my bedroom to control my asthma. Allergies are personal, AND SERIOUS, which many people don't seriously get. Hives, asthma, and airway closure are serious, life-threatening events. If my asthma had worsened faster, I may have HAD to get rid of my fur babies, so as not to die: and I did not get more cats after, even though I love them. As it was, my choice to keep them may have made my immune system more reactive and my asthma worse over the years. No regrets, just... we do the best we can with our health and life in the moment.
ESH means "Everyone sucks here" Also love your comments and agree 100% Especially the last one. She's 24 and entitled AF. Service animals are allowed in apartments, businesses, and planes when animals aren't usually allowed because they're medically necessary and protected by the ADA
Thank you!
Yes, but ESA are not service animals and don't have the same legal protection (in the US at least).
Real service dogs are also required to get frequent grooming (like every 2 weeks) so that they DONT shed everywhere especially in places that have food (grocery stores, cafes, coffee shops). The problem in the USA is that there isnt really good guidelines or penalties on people that fake SD. The only service animals are dogs and miniture ponies so any other animal is a fake. You can legally ask what task a dog is trained to do (I have had to ask one of my clients as the dog kept doing signals while looking at me, Turns out I had some low blood sugar before lunch!) and if someone doesnt answer the dog is probably not real. ESA are basically prescribed by a doctor and allow protection under the Fair Housing Act. ESA cannot be taken to grocery stores or the movies but can be any animal. The idea is that having an ESA helps prevent suicide (having a pet to take care of is a powerful deterient) and makes people get out of bed to take care of the animals since people often take better care of the animal than themselves.
@@tomfondly5266who brought up ESA’s..??
Yeah, but a lot of people on here expect allowances for the service animal & the disability and/or illness that the owner of the dog may have. But they are not giving the same allowances for someone with a severe allergy. Someone with one severe enough they deliberately chose a pet free building to live in. The fact that they’re legally allowed in the building doesn’t make OP’s allergy less severe. Some allergies kill people for heaven’s sake!!!
From Op’s post : “I told her I had allergies, she said ‘Yeah right’ and stepped into the elevator”
The person with the dog was rude & dismissive FIRST. She could’ve waited for the elevator to be free, she could’ve politely asked OP to take the stairs while she took the elevator. SHE rudely dismissed OP’s allergy and wilfully exposed OP to their allergen.
OP is supposed to make allowances for someone with a service dog but someone with a service dog is not supposed to reciprocate? It’s wrong for OP to say “Sure it is” and OP is accused of down playing & questioning the need for a service dog, but apparently saying “Yeah right” and exposing someone to their allergy is ok?!
Also people are saying she pressed the buttons & that was mean of her, but OP states she did that in a panic to get off the elevator & away from the dog. A dog she wasn’t expecting to see in her pet free building in the first place.
Consideration goes both ways. If OP is supposed to make allowances for the service dog, then allowances should be made for her allergies. Service dog lady should NOT have got into the elevator after she was told of the allergy. SHE started it all. But then again, OP shouldn’t have been rude back so that’s why it’s definitely an ESH to me.
I adore these types of videos you are making recently!!!
Thank you! 🖤🖤
They did this at school frequently, and considering some people lived in mansions while others resided in flats... Anyway, my point is that people should have some manners and refrain from asking. While collectively giving gifts may seem like a good idea, it's not inclusive when asking people to contribute financially. It's fine if others want to, but it can create controversy over bribery, especially when those who can afford it give hierarchy gifts. A congratulatory card should suffice to deliver the message. As Robert mentioned, people don't know each other's financial situations. Great point to bring to light ❤
Live for these videos and service animals are absolute angels. ❤️
I own a dog in the UK. When I'm going on an elevator I ask the people in it if they are scared of dogs before I go in. Or same before I sit down on the tube with my dog. I don't understand people.
I also hate contributing to work things such a waste of money if you don't know/like the colleagues.
That last person reminds me of the person in a video arguing that dogs are dirty and shouldn’t be allowed in store regardless if they are a service animal. Kids are more messy than a dog. Especially those Sophora kids. 😂 That person was expecting people to side with her yet no one did.
Literally!!
converted my boyfriend into a robert reacts fan, now this is our daily routine
Thank you both!!!
this may be dramatic, but i just want to thank everyone in the comments (AND ROBERT, THANK YOU!) for being so kind in regards to the service dog story.
i have a service dog, and i have been screamed at, openly mocked, insulted, denied entry to places, accused of lying about having a disability, and bullied out of spaces for having her.
despite the fact that smaller dogs in carrying bags for certain conditions is specifically mentioned in the ADA (american service dog law), people assume because my dog is a small breed in a bag, that i’m just carrying a pet.
i also do not have a super visible disability, so because i am not blind or in a wheelchair, and my dog is a small breed, ignorant people assume the worst and treat me accordingly.
i’ve left spaces i should have felt comfortable (the national art gallery even! it’s a federal building on the country’s capitol! you should know the law but whatever!) in tears and haven’t been back since because of those people.
so it’s so nice to see robert and the comments section being kind to animals and their handlers, and pointing out THAT person is the asshole, not the person with the dog.
it honestly gets so bad that some days i debate if carrying my pup is even worth the stress. i have to debate the weight of my disability vs having my little girl that helps me so much, and it’s not right.
thank you all for being kind, and reminding me i’m not in the wrong. it made me feel a lot better. ❤
Service animals are the ultimate tease. 😭😭
Beautiful professional angel babies 🥹
Stare as they walk on by 😢
omg yess robert reading reddit posts!! cant wait to see these reposted on my tiktok fyp cropped above minecraft parkour videos and slime asmr!!!!!😍😍😍
also ESH means "everyone sucks here" aka 'youre both assholes' :) this video was great i loved hearing your opinions, i hope you make more!
I agree with all your takes in this. My husband took two weeks off after we had our now 18 month old. Paid leave fine, but no baby gifts. Baby showers are horrible and my toddler has more self control than to hit all the buttons on the elevator. I love this channel! Thank you Robert 💚
The first one, no absolutely not the AH. I work in a small office & before covid we had baby showers for people or gave gifts as a group for various reasons...first no one ever demanded anything from anyone else. Whoever was planning the party or surprise would let everyone know about it, & how they could chip in IF THEY WANTED. No one was guilted or shamed if they didn't want to participate. And no one ever asked for specific dollar amounts, just hey do you want to contribute & if so how much or what they could do. It is very rude to ask for a specific dollar amount & on top of it to guilt if you don't get your way when you don't know everyone's financial situation. Plus for bosses it's always different because they obviously make the most money. Why does a boss need $50 bucks from his subordinates when he makes sometimes double or more what they do? Makes no sense.
just realized this new channel existed after ive been recommended them & adding them to my queue without knowing haha
ESH means "everyone sucks here" 😌 i love these videos Robert keep it up!
Love this format, Robert!
We had a similar (but much better) office situation to the first story. Our manager had a second baby and was off on paternity for 2 weeks. We are all really friendly and quite a tight team so when that happened, the news with a picture of the baby was shared along with some bank account numbers to collect donations at everyones discretion for a baby gift.
We got all typical stuff you never have enough of with a newborn and some more personal items but there was no forcing, no minimum amount, no shaming for those who didnt contribute. Everyone signed the card and that was it!
Can we get daily live streams of these reactions? I cant get enough💜
Yes! Would love to see more AITA reactions!
So I used to work as a Teaching Assistant in a Primary school and last year I went on a school trip with the Year 3 kids (7 to 8 year olds). On the way back there was a lady with a dog. One of the boys had a severe dog allergy and after about 5 - 10 minutes he started to get very affected and so we moved him further down the carriage. So this is just to say, in my experience, a 1 or 2 minute lift ride probably isn't going to make your allergies flare up, at least not to a degree that isn't going to be fixed up by some Piriton 😒
"Why do you have to test people??" Yes!! This!! Thank you
Ive known so many people like this
A food delivery service gift card is actually a great gift for new parents! You get given heaps of cutesy baby stuff as gifts, but as a new parent you have nooo time. We often didnt have dinner till 9:30/10pm cos its hard! Or just skip meals 🤷♀️
Having said that, gifts for co-workers should always be an "opt in", you should say how much you want to contribute and agreed - the people who get the gifts for various things is selective!
ESH means "everybody sucks here" used for AITA stories that people find both parties equally or somewhat guilty of a*hollery.
So I’m one of those people who unfortunately is SEVERELY allergic to dogs. Like to the point like the lady describes where I will instantly break out in hives and I’ve even had to go to the ER once due to my reaction. However I STILL wouldn’t have reacted the way this women did. As soon as the doors opened and I saw the dog waiting to enter the elevator I would have exited and taken the stairs, the AUDACITY to believe that you control who does and does not ride the elevator is INSANE. But I do find it odd that this woman and her dog have apparently been living in this building and taking the elevator and she’s somehow never had a reaction before? Absolutely not. If that was me I would have been having reactions every time I took the elevator and known there was a pet in the building. I would have either had to take the stairs everyday from that point on or unfortunately move buildings/apartments but that isn’t on anyone but me. My allergies are MY responsibility no one else’s.
Yeah, I’ve only had these kind of interactions with people who’ve never been able to document their allergies in any setting (even court, when they challenged the ADA).
When it comes to allergies, I totally get it, I have a mast cell condition with my hEDS, and I have so much empathy, having been on a no meds/no food ICU trip because the ED couldn’t control my anaphylaxis with an epinephrine drip, and let me tell you: I don’t with that shit on anyone. I didn’t sleep for 3 days, I was delirious and miserable and just having so much reaction to the trauma (at the lowest, my BP was sitting at 60/40 and I was CONSCIOUS, yikes).
I’m really aware of the reality of it all, and so my SD doesn’t come with me to certain medical buildings, and when we go to high traffic areas, I have a swiffer type thing that sits in my WC backpack to drag along, but I mostly go with wipes.
When someone tells me that they’re afraid/allergic/whatever, I just ask, “How can we accommodate each other?” Sometimes they’re real AH about it, that’s usually when I just tell them what I need and ask them if they can make adjustments. This story maddens me because an elevator is accommodation tool for mobility users and the allergic woman was clearly not unable to use stairs or wait for another elevator car, that’s such a painful thing to me. Sometimes people see us in the elevator and just say, “Oh I’ll catch the next one!” Which is so chill, if I have a wipe out I’ll let them know I’ll wipe down the buttons and handles.
It’s when people ask me why I can’t take the stairs, and I’m just like, Damn, I don’t always have the ability to take my chair and right now it’s going to be really difficult to wait, and when you’re walking in around the same time with people, you can usually tell by their gait that they’re able bodied - so frustrating! Like, I’m all for working together, but the few times I’ve actually said, “oh standing is really hard for me, would you be able to wait?” They scoff and make sarcastic remarks, and that’s how I know their mobility isn’t like mine and they’re not acquainted with how bad and painful it can get - but that’s just it, right? If you’re scoffing at me saying, “Oh, I do actually need this accommodation right now, waiting causes me suffering,” then you’re not aware of that mobility issue, which means you’re able bodied, at least in that way.
Those ones make me excessively mad.
I know this is all old, but I hadn’t come across it before, and as a science educator and disability advocate, I felt like it was really important to add in that elevators are an accommodation and not just a nice convenience.
In the office, money doesn’t go up the chain of command.
1. NTA
2.NTA
3.YTA
It’s hard to believe these people walk amongst us. In second thought maybe not.
This was a good one Robert ♥️☮️🖤
Thank you! 🖤🖤🖤
I always get a bit of whiplash switching from the twin channel to their individual channels, so much calmer 😂
I love these become ive been listening to a bunch of these on youtube lately
"just cuz a golden retriever steps into the elevator" is the best line LOL
Love this style of video.
Getting ready for a stressful day while watching Robert just automatically makes my day so much better. Waking up to a brand new video is even better
Anyone with allergies severe enough to have an immediate reaction to a dog stepping into an elevator with them would have known that service animals exist and have unlimited public access, and would have also stepped off the elevator rather than trying to keep the other person off of it.
yeah the op was able to normally talk too lmao by brother is severly allergic to many things and doesnt act this way. life is unfair you sometimes have to move out of other ppls way cuz you cant handle smth like i have to. i cant handle certain smells and noises cuz they trigger migraines. so i have to move to the other side of the street etc. my allergic brothers handles it the same but instead of migraines he has his allergies
Yeah she’s being entitled af.
If she had an allergy that severe that she couldn't be in the elevator for a few floors, then she wouldn't have been able to walk the stairs without first taking an epi or histamines..
Yes and she would have realized that there were animals in the building waaaaaaay before ever meeting this lady and her dog in person because everytime she would have stepped on the elevator, whatever dander and hair the dog was leaving behind would have been causing reactions.
@@Divanhell exactly… if it was that severe why would she even get in the elevator and not wait for the next one?
I love aita reactions. They're my favorite!
Get off the elevator. Wtf. I’m severely allergic, too, and I’d probably get off so I don’t have to blow through my expensive allergy pills or use my expensive inhaler (America). I’d literally never in a million years do ANYTHING the poster did. That’s insane behavior. So rude and entitled and ableist. I feel bad for the woman with the service dog, now every time she’s in a public space in her own apartment building, she’s going to be worried about the poster showing up to yell at her.
I needed some of the responses here, I try to be so respectful but sometimes people are so mean. It’s just frustrating because my SD is in part because of mobility issues, and in my group of SD training, so many of us have mobility issues, so it’s like, we… need the elevator?? I don’t like riding with people who don’t want me there, I just can’t climb and waiting HURTS.
In any case, thank you for your voice confirming a sense of my value and some safety.
The gift at work thing reminds me of when Ross was asked to pitch in for the janitors leaving party in friends 😛 point of principle!
Do we want more Robert AITA vids? .."Oh ffs".. yes we do 😂 💕
I absolutely love this series on this channel!!
I love these please keep them up 😂❤
I love reactions to AITA stories! It’s so interesting to hear so many points of view and sometimes amazed at how douchey some people can be.
Love you❤
Goldens are the breed most known for being the worst for those with allergies.
Regardless, that OP was super entitled and bratty. People have so little respect for service dogs as it. Handlers don't tote real service dogs around because it's fun. We deal with so much bs from people like that.
Ding ding ding, and likely she needed the elevator for safety, to still be willing to put up with OP’s bad attitude and unwillingness to leave.
Reacting to the baby gift, NTA. My husband and I are having our second baby by scheduled section on the 29th of this month(February). We had our first one right after we moved here. No one knew me, but a couple higher ranking people at work knew my husband for years from previous postings. They collected money from the troops and the chain of command and someone came by the house to say hello while I recovering and brought me an ENORMOUS gift basket. It was full, FULL, of clothes and toys and thoughtful baby bits and bobs, even things for me like Dr Teals lavender bath items. Some of the things in the basket were expensive and everything was very nice. I used almost everything, except some soothers because my baby just couldn’t figure them out and never used them. I was completely blown away. I never expected anything like that from people who didn’t know me from Eve. Im not the kind to register for gifts in the first place because I don’t like making people feel like you have to spend this or that much money on me, let alone ANY money. Gifts are always appreciated, but they’re gifts and meant to be voluntary. Anyways, I would never ever ever begrudge anyone for electing to not participate in a group gift. I fully do not expect another basket for this baby given how grand the first basket was. The context the OP provided about their additional workload aside, it shouldn’t even matter and they are absolutely NTA for choosing not to participate. Sign the card which no doubt went around the office and be done with it.
happy tuesday everyone 🖤💜
Love this channel Robert, I always look forward to your next one ! You are always spot on !
I knew as soon as the dog one came up Robert would have the dogs side “dog owning b***h 😂 love this new channel
Love these videos this is definitely one of my fav channels as well as welsh twins ❤Robert doing aitah is amazing! I’m so here for it!!!! Definitely more of these !!!
I'm allergic to animal hair too, but i dont give a 💩. I love animals too much to stay away. So yes that was one of the biggest A Holes ever
Love this series and your take on this type of stuff. Please do more!
Basically, if an animal is involved, YES YTA because animals are precious creatures that can do no wrong in my eyes 🥺✨❤️
Exactly 🥹🖤
though their human can. While in a conflict of light allergy vs service dog, the person with the allergy should leave the elevator as for them this is just inconvenient... not highly problematic. But if the dog is just a pet entering an elevator with a person in it that told you they are allergic and ask you to please wait a moment till they are at their floor is a dick move.
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@@hannajung7512 very reasonable, and as a service dog user myself, the contrast between the people who do this easily with me and the ones who are obstinate (“you look fine, you can wait for the next elevator, I don’t care what you say” while I literally can dislocate my spinal vertebrae when I exhaust and stand wrong, not to mention hips and shoulders, etc) convinces me that more often than not, the ones who fight are just actively in opposition of people with service dogs/people with disabilities and looking to fight regardless of what we do
That first story is infuriating on many levels! For the ones mentioned by yourself and the Reddit comments, but also stuff I learned from Erin McGoff. If you're expected to take on more work for _any_ reason, you need to be asking to be properly compensated. That company was taking total advantage of OP in a number of ways. It sounds like a VERY unprofessional and exploitative place to work 👀👀
To question a service dog is mind-blowing! Absolute garbage of a human.
Love AITA reacts. My favorite category. Most creators suck at reading it and reacting. Love your style Robert
Commenting again, but I HATE people who plan personal events during holidays/events. The world does not revolve around you and I have better things to do (even if that better thing is sitting on my couch enjoying my day off). Byeeeee
Exactly!!! Also comment as much as you like!! 😛🖤🖤🖤
@@Robert_Reacts Omg starstruck you replied to my comment 😭🖤 Thank you for all the videos!!
Nobody invites me to or expects me to attend anything at my advanced age and I like it that way!
hi! service dog handler here! (my service dog is an aussie, while goldens are a common breed, ANY BREED can be a service dog in the us)
we do our best to accommodate others with allegories for the most part! i also know other service dog handlers with allergies (some severe) to their dogs who make it work. most service dog handlers groom their dogs frequently to make sure their dogs are not shedding excessively. those with disabilities often times DO have to take the elevator due to disabilities that may not be visible to others. when we (and all teams i know personally) are in an elevator my dog tucks against the wall for the comfort and safety of my dog and the public. we should be understanding and accommodating of all people with disabilities. know that our dogs have very special jobs and we are not here to make your life harder.
please be kind to service dog handlers and know that we DO have rights to non-pet friendly housing because our dogs are LEGALLY considered medical equipment. 💜
Some folks with asthma/allergies can have immediate reactions to pets or perfumes or smoke. If someone asks me to please wait for the next elevator, it’s not a big deal to wait. There are lots of folks that fake service animals to get their poorly behaved pet allowed into stores or restaurants; they are assholes.
Some people do have severe animal allergies, but as someone with a dog allergy who knows other people with dog allergies, most cases are not that severe. Either way, just get off the elevator. It's probably not ideal for someone with a service animal to live in a pet free building as other residents may live there specifically due to allergies, but that's a different issue for the landlord to figure out as they caused it by allowing that person to move in. 🤷🏻♀️
Robert i am absolutely loving these reaction videos!! Ive been subbed to your other channel for years, but im totally loving this one ❤
Omfg, that office of all the child-having coworkers sounds like hell. My partner’s already understaffed workplace is about to get hit with its second 3-month long parental leave in the span of a year, and while I understand it’s important for people to get that time off, it sucks so bad for all the coworkers who have to cover their work. Also I don’t like children so I am probably a bad person to judge lol.
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I mean, I’m childfree, and I agree it’s a pain… but the lack of staffing isn’t the fault of the people having kids. That’s the management. 🤷🏼♀️ When that situation happened at my last office job - it seemed like we were missing at least two people for well over a year, (and I live in the USA, with crappy time off policies for new parents) - I made it clear to my boss and his boss that it wasn’t my fault we were slipping behind on production, because there are only so many hours in a week. 🤷🏼♀️
People taking leave shouldn't be an issue. The issue is management not planning for things like this. What if the staff weren't having children, but all got sick or something? If you own a business then you have to plan for extra staffing during these times.
I wonder if you would feel the same way if you needed to take 3 months off for a family illness or your own health. Maybe we should just fire everyone that plans on having a family because that will definitely fix the shortage of labor due to poor management planning... 🙄 I am so sick of people who don't want kids/don't like kids acting as though people who choose to have a family should just not be employed, not shop at certain stores, and kids shouldn't do xyz or whatever. Enjoy your kid free life, that's your choice but stop low key judging others about their family choices. It sounds like where you work needed to hire Temps to fill in and didn't.
I LOVE you doing the AITA posts like this, definitely do more!
With a golden service dog…ITS MEDICAL EQUIPMENT. Would you say that to someone with an oxygen tank or wheelchair? The ADA protects us here in the US and that post writer could get in a lot of trouble by law. We have the right of way due to disability. Also, her allergies would NOT start that quickly. We also take good care of their hygiene due to being service dogs and in public. I hope that person gets a rude awakening. How miserable.
You've become one of my favorite youtubers to watch lately. I love your honesty and I love these videos, Robert!
Service dogs are medical equipment and come before someone’s allergies….especially before three minutes on an elevator. It’s the same as saying I don’t want to be on an elevator with a wheelchair or an oxygen tank because I have a metal allergy….that sounds horrible to say because it is, people with service dogs need them to function in society and keep themselves safe, allergies to pet dander you can easily remove yourself from the situation or deal with it for a few minutes (I know this as I am allergic to dogs quite badly)
That’s such a good way to put it! 🖤
I was laughing the whole time. Thanks, Robert! More of this content pls!
ESH - Everyone's Shit Here
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I know! I had to take a crash course in Reddit Speak a few years ago so I could converse with my son. I love the comments sections, they're usually hysterical.
Goldens are the SWEETEST dogs!!
I love these videos!! Keep them up!!
I love AITA threads! 😂
Would literally watch ANYTHING Robert puts out so yes, more of these videos and anything you want to film 😂