On a routine flight from New York to Los Angeles, a marketing consultant’s day took an unexpected turn due to the audacity of the man seated beside her. After settling into her aisle seat, she was eager for a peaceful journey to a conference. However, when she stepped away to use the restroom, her meal tray mysteriously vanished.
Returning to find the man in the window seat devouring her meal, he smugly claimed he thought she didn’t want it since she was gone. Stunned, she asked the flight attendant about another meal, only to learn they had run out. All she got were pretzels while he enjoyed both meals.
As the flight landed, an announcement alerted passengers to a gate change for connecting flights. She nudged the man to wake him, but he slept through her attempts. Focusing on her own connection, she left him behind.
Later, at her San Diego meeting, a colleague shared a story about a disheveled man arguing with a gate agent at LAX who had missed his connection after sleeping through the announcements. It was clear: karma had caught up with him. She couldn’t help but feel a sense of satisfaction knowing that while she made it on time, he faced the consequences of his entitlement. Sometimes, what goes around really does come around.
