There's this guy ( let's call him tony) at my job who usually drives me home from work even though we work in different departments. He's been a great help these last few months and has even donated his old clothes to me and given me free pizza. I'm forever grateful for him but today he said something that really stung me.
I was in his car and he was telling me a story about one time when my coworker( let's call him paul)/came up to him. Paul asked Tony how come he/doesn't wait up for me when I'm leaving for work. There have been times when I had to walk home cause Tony couldn't be bothered to wait an extra minute. Tony simply responded with ” I have shit to do” and told me he found the story funny.
Why am I a punchline to some stupid joke? I fail to see how the concept of waiting for me is so damn funny. It's sad knowing that the very second I'm even remotely inconvenient for someone, I'm easily discardable. I honestly wanted to cry on the spot when Tony told me that but I had to pretend it didn't faze me. I don't know why he would even tell me something like that. It was so tactless and rude. I'm still grateful for everything he has done for me but being treated like an afterthought hurts like hell.