My boss who is a multimillionaire (on his way to becoming a billionaire) recently threw a big party at his mansion because we signed up a very big and prestigious client.
Whenever we are in office he talk a big game but even after profiteering a lot he shares a peanut portion of the earnings to us.
I am in the finance department and I know very well about the companies’ earnings. He claimed that we are losing money but he is taking multi-millionaire bonuses every 6 months.
It was unusual for him to throw a party because he has never done that before, but given the circumstances it was understandable.
He invited only a few of us (core employees) to the party at his mansion, and said “Welcome to my humble abode”. I just simply lost it and laughed. He visibly got angry and asked me if there was something funny, and I knew I messed up big time, so I profusely apologized and came up with a stupid explanation saying that I suddenly remembered a joke my boyfriend told me a few weeks back to get out of that sticky situation.
It was evident that my boss was not happy, and now my colleagues are calling me insensitive for laughing.
I mean, c’mon, that mansion is not a humble abode.
Anybody would laugh at that.
My boss might be rich but his pettiness is off the scale, I kind of regret coming to his house for the party.
It was a $20M mansion. How tf that is a humble abode!?