Prefab not instatiating at correct position

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1

So Im trying to instantiate a unit with a z offset of 5 from the factory instantiating it but the new object just goes to (0,0,5) instead of the factorys transform.position + offset.

public class SpawnInfantryUnits : MonoBehaviour
{
    public GameObject lesserDeathUnit;
    public GameObject lesserWarUnit;
    public static GameObject lesserDeath;
    public static GameObject lesserWar;
    Vector3 spawnSpot;
    public Vector3 posOffset;


    private void Start()
    {
        spawnSpot = transform.position;
        print(spawnSpot);
        spawnSpot += posOffset;
        print(spawnSpot);
    }

    private void OnMouseDown()
    {
        UIManager.InfantryUnits.SetActive(true);
        UIManager.Research.SetActive(false);
        UIManager.buildMain.SetActive(false);
        UpgradeSupply.upgradeSupply.SetActive(false);
        UIManager.Min.SetActive(true);
        // UIManager.unitMain.SetActive(false);
    }

    public void SpawnLesserDeath()
    {
        if (Stats.population < Stats.maxPopulation)
        {
            print("pop check pass");

            print(spawnSpot);

            if (Stats.money >= 125)
            {
                lesserDeath = (GameObject)Instantiate(lesserDeathUnit, spawnSpot, Quaternion.identity);
                //lesserDeath.transform.parent = gameObject.transform;
                Stats.units.Add(lesserDeath);
                Stats.money -= 125;
                print("Death Spawn");
            }
            else
            {
                BuildingSelect.SupplySelected = false;
                print("Too poor");
            }
        }
    }

    public void SpawnLesserWar()
    {
        if (Stats.population < Stats.maxPopulation)
        {
            print("pop check pass");

            if (Stats.money >= 125)
            {

                lesserWar = (GameObject)Instantiate(lesserWarUnit, transform.position + posOffset, Quaternion.identity);
                //lesserWar.transform.parent = gameObject.transform;
                Stats.units.Add(lesserDeath);
                Stats.money -= 125;
                print("War Spawn");
            }
            else
            {
                BuildingSelect.SupplySelected = false;
                print("Too poor");
            }
        }
    }
}
2

when it was instantiating it was taking the prefab of the spawner object instead of the one that was in the scene so I had to get a reference to the one in the scene then use its transform

 public void SpawnLesserDeath()
    {
        if (selectedBuilding.currentBuilding.Count > 0)
        {
            if (Stats.population < Stats.maxPopulation)
            {
                // print("pop check pass");

                if (Stats.money >= 125)
                {
                    lesserDeath = (GameObject)Instantiate(lesserDeathUnit, selectedBuilding.currentBuilding[0].transform.parent.parent.position + posOffset, Quaternion.identity);
                    Stats.units.Add(lesserDeath);
                    Stats.money -= 125;
                    //print("Death Spawn");
                }
                else
                {
                    BuildingSelect.SupplySelected = false;
                    //print("Too poor");
                }
            }
        }
    }

getting the object in the scene

 public static List<GameObject> currentBuilding = new List<GameObject>();

    private void Update()
    {
        if (Input.GetMouseButton(1))
        {
            currentBuilding.Clear();
        }
    }

    private void OnMouseDown()
    {
        if (currentBuilding.Count > 0)
        {
            currentBuilding.Clear();
            currentBuilding.Add(gameObject);
            print(currentBuilding.ToString());
            print("game object removed and new added" + gameObject.name);
        }
        else
        {
            currentBuilding.Add(gameObject);
            print(currentBuilding.ToString());
            print("game object added" + gameObject.name);
        }
    }