When I first met my friend, I was immediately taken aback by his presence. He was always dressed in the finest clothes, wearing luxury brands from head to toe.
He’d always talk about the money he was making and the new car he just bought.
Everyone around him, myself included, was in awe of him and his achievements.
My friend was always bragging about how his business was doing, and I believed him. Little did I know that despite all the money he was making from his business, his employees were not being paid a salary. I found this out when I heard that his workers had filed a complaint against him for not paying them any salary.
I couldn’t believe it at first. Why would someone who wears all these expensive clothes and always talks about how much money he’s making not pay his employees?
I was so shocked and disappointed.
After hearing this, I decided to talk to my friend about it. I asked him why he wasn’t paying his employees and his response was, “It’s not my fault, I’m just not making enough money from the business.” I was even more shocked and couldn’t believe what I was hearing.
I then asked him why he was always wearing luxury brands and driving around in expensive cars if he wasn’t making enough money. He said that he was trying to show people that he was successful. But in reality, he was just trying to show off and make himself look better than he actually was.
At this point, I couldn’t take it anymore. I told him that his employees were struggling and that he needed to pay them. I also told him that he needed to stop trying to show off and start focusing on his business and employees.
He agreed and apologized for his actions. He told me that he started paying his employees and also changed his attitude towards them.
But it was nothing but a lie, the business ended up closing down.
I feel bad as one of his employees is my friend, its like he is told to work for free and cheated of his time there.