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Parking lots can lead to awkward encounters.

In this story, a woman was parked in a parking lot and thought another driver had dinged her car while they were parked side by side.

She checked her car for damage, but the other woman immediately got defensive and hostile.

Now, she’s left wondering if she overreacted or if the situation was blown out of proportion.

Read the full story below to find out more.

AITA for Checking If my Co-Worker Damaged my Car?

This morning, I (30F) was parking my car in the parking lot where I work.

A woman parked next to me. I was doing my makeup before going inside.

I think she was doing the same. After a bit, she opened her door to get out.

I heard a ding. It was not super loud, but it was clear.

I looked at her and she gave me a mean look.

This woman got off her car and checked for any damage.

Now, I was nervous. So I got out and walked around to look at the side of my car.

There was a small scratch and a small door ding.

My car is old, so it could have already been there.

I did not look at her or say a word to her. I was just looking at my own car.

She saw me and angrily said, “No, I did not hit your car.”

The other woman insisted that she leave her alone.

I put my hands up. I said, “I’m sorry, I thought I heard something.”

I said I did not want to argue. She said, “I’m not arguing.”

She insisted that I needed to leave her alone and that I did not know who she was.

After that, I said nothing. I got my stuff out of my car. I left to go start my workday.

She’s worried that the other driver was a colleague.

My office has a lot of people. She looked kind of familiar.

Now, I am worried she might be someone I work with.

Am I the jerk? Should I have just ignored it?

My car is already beat up, so it does not really matter.

Now, she’s wondering if she handled it wrong.

The reason I might be the jerk is that I got out and checked my car.

I knew my car is old and already has small dings on it.

Even if she did ding my car, I cannot really be sure.

I was not going to ask for her insurance or anything anyway.

I just checked my car. Now, I am wondering if I handled it wrong.

It’s perfectly normal for car owners to check their cars for damage, no matter how old or beaten up they are.

Clearly, the other driver got defensive out of nowhere… or perhaps she’s guilty?

Either way, OP had every right to inspect the car before going into the office.

Let’s read the responses of other people to this story.

This user shares their personal thoughts.

Report it to HR, advises this one.

Here’s a similar remark.

People are saying the same thing.

Finally, short and sensible.

People who have nothing to hide usually don’t overreact.