Do people judge people at work by the car they drive?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My office is in the city so MANY senior people drive unremarkable commuter cars, metro in, or walk. Literally nobody notices or cares.

This. I couldn’t tell you what anyone drives.

Seriously?

[Anonymous]

At my office, some people judge and others don’t. I think the car someone drives tells you something about what’s important to them in connection to their life circumstances. Not anything for us to judge, though.

[Anonymous]

I work downtown and ride metro. I have no idea what cars my coworkers own (if any). I certainly couldn't care less.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My office is in the city so MANY senior people drive unremarkable commuter cars, metro in, or walk. Literally nobody notices or cares.

This. I couldn’t tell you what anyone drives.

Seriously?

Yeah, I’d echo this. Our office is smack in the middle of DC. Everyone takes Metro. I wouldn’t know what any coworkers drive unless we were chatting about repairs, etc. I’ve known these folks for years and could maybe hazard a guess at only two or three of their cars. For all I know, some don’t even own one (especially the ones who live in the city).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Okay, I'll admit it. When I see a 30-something or older driving a POS older car, I tend to think they have money issues and/or bad credit.

Younger coworker? Sure, they get a pass. But by 30 you should be in a decent car. I know, I know... I'll hear from the "know what kind of car is the prettiest? A PAID OFF ONE!" people but, still, that's what I think.

Also, if the inside of your car is a total mess, do NOT offer to drive when you and your coworkers go to lunch. Yeah, Barb, it's great that you can fit 6 others in your van besides yourself, but I don't want to sit on crushed cheerios or have to push piles of broken toys out of the way to make room for my feet.

That’s unfortunate. Driving an older car that’s still in good repair is a sign of financial responsibility to me, not a badge of shame.

[Anonymous]

I'll admit, if you tell me that you lease your car, I assume that you are overextended financially unless you are in a profession that requires extensive car travel.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Okay, I'll admit it. When I see a 30-something or older driving a POS older car, I tend to think they have money issues and/or bad credit.

Younger coworker? Sure, they get a pass. But by 30 you should be in a decent car. I know, I know... I'll hear from the "know what kind of car is the prettiest? A PAID OFF ONE!" people but, still, that's what I think.

Also, if the inside of your car is a total mess, do NOT offer to drive when you and your coworkers go to lunch. Yeah, Barb, it's great that you can fit 6 others in your van besides yourself, but I don't want to sit on crushed cheerios or have to push piles of broken toys out of the way to make room for my feet.

That’s unfortunate. Driving an older car that’s still in good repair is a sign of financial responsibility to me, not a badge of shame.

I think pp was referring to older cars in bad repair aka POS.

[Anonymous]

I only judge you if your car is dirty on the outside and gross on the inside. I don’t care what kind of car you drive, but it should be clean.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Okay, I'll admit it. When I see a 30-something or older driving a POS older car, I tend to think they have money issues and/or bad credit.

Younger coworker? Sure, they get a pass. But by 30 you should be in a decent car. I know, I know... I'll hear from the "know what kind of car is the prettiest? A PAID OFF ONE!" people but, still, that's what I think.

Also, if the inside of your car is a total mess, do NOT offer to drive when you and your coworkers go to lunch. Yeah, Barb, it's great that you can fit 6 others in your van besides yourself, but I don't want to sit on crushed cheerios or have to push piles of broken toys out of the way to make room for my feet.

It's good that you own the shallow materialism. Revel in it, even. Congratulations, I guess?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My office is in the city so MANY senior people drive unremarkable commuter cars, metro in, or walk. Literally nobody notices or cares.

This. I couldn’t tell you what anyone drives.

Seriously?

Yeah, I’d echo this. Our office is smack in the middle of DC. Everyone takes Metro. I wouldn’t know what any coworkers drive unless we were chatting about repairs, etc. I’ve known these folks for years and could maybe hazard a guess at only two or three of their cars. For all I know, some don’t even own one (especially the ones who live in the city).

Same. We do have a small garage in the building and I occasionally drive. But it's all mid-range cars, nothing stands out as especially nice or crappy.

[Anonymous]

Only if it's trashed. A coworker has a hoarder like car. It's filled to the brim with trash and fast food containers. It's shocking because he's well put together.

[Anonymous]

I work in DC so most of my coworkers metro/walk/bike to work. There are 5 people in the office of 150 or so who pay for a monthly parking pass in the garage (I'm in accounting, I see the bill). I have no idea what people drive.

I did previously work in the suburbs and it was different. Everyone knew if someone had a nice car or crappy car or stupid vanity plate. The stupid vanity plate was the only thing people really snarked about, though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My office is in the city so MANY senior people drive unremarkable commuter cars, metro in, or walk. Literally nobody notices or cares.

This. I couldn’t tell you what anyone drives.

Seriously?

Yeah, I’d echo this. Our office is smack in the middle of DC. Everyone takes Metro. I wouldn’t know what any coworkers drive unless we were chatting about repairs, etc. I’ve known these folks for years and could maybe hazard a guess at only two or three of their cars. For all I know, some don’t even own one (especially the ones who live in the city).

+1 And people uber when they can't metro. The car culture is dying, unless maybe you're way out in the exurbs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My office is in the city so MANY senior people drive unremarkable commuter cars, metro in, or walk. Literally nobody notices or cares.

This. I couldn’t tell you what anyone drives.

Seriously?

Yeah, I’d echo this. Our office is smack in the middle of DC. Everyone takes Metro. I wouldn’t know what any coworkers drive unless we were chatting about repairs, etc. I’ve known these folks for years and could maybe hazard a guess at only two or three of their cars. For all I know, some don’t even own one (especially the ones who live in the city).

+1 And people uber when they can't metro. The car culture is dying, unless maybe you're way out in the exurbs.

Meh, you have no idea. Millennial? Figures. Nothing is dying. The carless culture always was there and will be there because in big urban areas nobody can park anywhere and even if they can it is expensive. Look at NYC, the people rarely if ever had cars, they were always using the Subway and Taxis, all that is happening is that Uber is replacing the taxis and metro but has nothing to do with cars because that demographic never used cars in the first place. Driving is a skill that that group does not poses, just look how they cross the street, that even is a problem and you would put those folks in cars? OMG!

Uber does not in any way make things better pollution wise because it does not mean a squat if you drive your car or take Uber. The same problem, unless you can not see it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your coworkers look inside your car. if its messy and dirty as hell they judge.

Nonsense.

Different poster who agrees - I don't care if you drive a Honda or BMW, but if it's clean I think better of you and if it's messy or dirty I think worse of you.