Originally Posted by bocastephen

If you don't take, you don't get - I just learned to be aggressive in these situations and just step forward without being called the moment the person they finish with steps away. In some cases I've had to yell out "excuse me, people waiting in the Platinum line!" rather loudly, which either fixes the problem, or they call another agent from the back to come out. If you earned the benefits, you shouldn't be shy about exercising your privileges against employees who either don't care, don't know, or automatically have a grudge.