Was this because the airline did not give any overhead bin space to 1A? That is a common airline problem.

Row 1 pax are the only First Class pax who cannot put items under the seat in front of them. Therefore, each row 1 seat should have extra overhead bin space and not have to share with row 2 or with another row 1 pax.

The airline is to blame for not designing sufficient overhead bin space for row 1. Airlines should store FA equipment, blankets, etc. anywhere except for over row 1, because row 1 has zero floor storage space.

Deplaning presents an additional problem created by insufficient row 1 overhead bin space. Because of all the airline stuff occupying the bins, row 1 pax have to walk or reach over other pax to grab their purses, laptops, backpacks, etc.

Some airlines make row 1 the worst row on the plane because of the lack of overhead space. Hopefully this owes more to lack of planning and less to intentionally creating problems for FC pax, but there us no excuse for this.