The Big Bad Gym Bully!

TOO funny! I believe there is such a thing called gym etiquette, if you can't get with it, get lost in my opinion!

That's not the point. The point is that he screamed at her which caused everyone in the gym to turn and look at her. Not only that but he "stared her down" while he pointed to the equipment. There was obviously a better way (read: polite) to go about this.

Sometimes kid gloves aren't appropriate. She was being repeatedly selfish, rude, and obnoxious, and yes, while he COULD have said, "I beg your pardon miss, would you be ever so kind as to re-rack your weights now that your are finished with the equipment?" For those of us who see this day-in and day-out at our gym, it gets OLD. She also probably won't repeat her behavior now that she got schooled.
I absolutely believe in justified shaming of people who act rudely and selfishly and put others out by their behaviors. Calling people out isn't nice, but it's called accountability.

I see it day in and day out in my gym as well but I don't yell at people. I just take the weights off and get on with my workout.

TOO funny! I believe there is such a thing called gym etiquette, if you can't get with it, get lost in my opinion!

That's not the point. The point is that he screamed at her which caused everyone in the gym to turn and look at her. Not only that but he "stared her down" while he pointed to the equipment. There was obviously a better way (read: polite) to go about this.

Sometimes kid gloves aren't appropriate. She was being repeatedly selfish, rude, and obnoxious, and yes, while he COULD have said, "I beg your pardon miss, would you be ever so kind as to re-rack your weights now that your are finished with the equipment?" For those of us who see this day-in and day-out at our gym, it gets OLD. She also probably won't repeat her behavior now that she got schooled.
I absolutely believe in justified shaming of people who act rudely and selfishly and put others out by their behaviors. Calling people out isn't nice, but it's called accountability.

I see it day in and day out in my gym as well but I don't yell at people. I just take the weights off and get on with my workout.

Ditto.
Except when I'm about to use something and the person who didn't rack is RIGHT there, then I'll say, ever so sweetly, "Excuse me, were you done with XYZ? I can't tell because your weights are still on it."

If they don't get THAT hint, I stand there, staring at them, tapping my foot, until it fully sinks in. I find that I get away with that a lot more than I would with loudness, but I'm still considering custom ordering a shirt from ETSY that has RACK across the boobs, and YOUR WEIGHTS underneath it.

TOO funny! I believe there is such a thing called gym etiquette, if you can't get with it, get lost in my opinion!

That's not the point. The point is that he screamed at her which caused everyone in the gym to turn and look at her. Not only that but he "stared her down" while he pointed to the equipment. There was obviously a better way (read: polite) to go about this.

Sometimes kid gloves aren't appropriate. She was being repeatedly selfish, rude, and obnoxious, and yes, while he COULD have said, "I beg your pardon miss, would you be ever so kind as to re-rack your weights now that your are finished with the equipment?" For those of us who see this day-in and day-out at our gym, it gets OLD. She also probably won't repeat her behavior now that she got schooled.
I absolutely believe in justified shaming of people who act rudely and selfishly and put others out by their behaviors. Calling people out isn't nice, but it's called accountability.

I'm just...sorry. Lol!

I was thinking of what you're saying and then I got the mental image of this man, literally twice this woman's size, calling out "Rack 'em," and thinking he's the hero of the day. Lol!

Yes. She's sucks at being considerate, but how does someone feel good about themselves when they treat others like that in return?

Some things that I was taught as a kid: "Clean up after yourself," "Two wrongs don't make a right," "Take responsibility for YOUR actions," and "Treat others as you'd like to be treated." Why aren't ALL of these applicable, anymore?

Is the re-telling as good as the original fantasy fulfillment, OP?

There are so much nicer ways of reminding people about gym etiquette. Maybe it's just me, but if I have to rack a few 45 lb-ers, so be it. It's just additional exercise *shrug* The only issue I have is the really tall guys that leave the bar way high on the Smith machine. This shorty can only reach so high!

Same here...except on the squat rack. I "walk" it down, like it's the total norm, after taking the plates off. Lol!

It sounds like she was embarrassed. You couldn't just asks her politely w/o yelling?

This or just report it to management to have them handle the issue if it's a real problem.

Yeah. Barking an order, and giving her a stare-down? She may have been wrong, but you're the ****.

You rock! Can you come to my gym??????????

The bully part is when you barked at her and starred her down. Sooooooo....I say yes, you are a bully.

And didn't you go to the gym to lift heavy things? Why complain about having to move heavy things???

Selfish brutes are why I don't go to the gym anymore. I love lifting weights. Problem is, I have a hard time maneuvering a 45 lb plate. So when these meatheads leave 2 or 3 45 lb plates on the bars, it pissed me off royally. Besides, it is a waste of my time! I'm not the janitor, I work out here. I always ALWAYS put my weights back because I know these guys aren't interested in a 25 pound plate....I even complained to the management, who said, we put up signs.....I must have given the guy a look because he said next time it happens, come get someone and we'll rack them for you. I did and that guy acted like it was a huge inconvenience. Yeah, I know, I did it all the time. I finally had enough and bought my own weights for home. People are too rude.