My boss always thinks it's funny to park next to me as close as he can so I can't get in. Last night he was on his cell phone while pulling out and cut it to close and dragged the back end of his truck across the driver side corner of my front bumper. Doesn't look too bad but there are a few scrape lines and a quarter-size spot where a chunk of the paint chipped off.

As hard as he did it and the noise it made I expected the bumper to be ripped off, but it survived, along with my lip! These S bumpers are pretty tough, even in the cold.

There, I feel better now that I've vented He'll pay to fix it, but I feel bad for him paying because he's a nice guy. Should I just shake it off and let it go? The whole car has been painted completely in the past year so it is basically perfect everywhere else.

 

I would let it go but thats personally how I am.

 

He played with fire and got burned. I'd have him pay, but I wouldnt be a dick about it.

His own fault.

 

Wow, I would so take advantage of the situation and start asking for OT

 

Tough situation. But I'd want my bumper fixed!

Pics of the scrape?

 

I thought Mikey was going to start a thread saying he's in love with his roomate and his boss

 

Niiice..not in love with my boss. He's not my type.

I'm tempted to just let it go, but then I think not because it's his fault for being "funny" and parking so close, then talking on the phone and not paying attention when he pulls out. I think it's fair to let him pay for it, but not to push it. If they can get it close to fixed for $100ish then I'll let it go at that. It's not like he accidentally dinged my car when the wind caught his door opening or something. I'd let that go.

Thank you for you help, all. And not OT for me, salaried. I refuse to put in any extra hours beyond the 12-13/day I already work without direct compensation

 

I'll take a pic later with my cell and maybe it'll come out alright.

 

Before you just let it go, remember that the bumper was probably malformed while your boss was trying to be cocky and the paint is probably seperated from the plastic now. Over time, you'r going to see big chunks crack and flake off, and you won't be so happy any more.

If you and your boss are on good enough terms for him to act like an idiot and park that close to your car, he can pay to have the bumper sanded and repainted.

 

Ahh go dutch if you are having issues...but IMO he has to pay to play