Twoply 0 #1 July 29, 2013 I got a phone call from the owner's young son (my boss) the other day telling that he is having a party at his house for all the company field-leadership guys and being a 20 year veteran to the company and running work for the past 18, he'd like me to come. There were several cancellations and there is now room for me to attend so if I'd like to bring my wife, that would be great. He said he would forward the invite. He sent the invite on the 19th and it was rsvp by the 15th. The woman and I went out on our own and charged our entire evening to the company card instead. Its a surprise because I've never been insulted like that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildcard451 0 #2 July 29, 2013 Cool story bro. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuckyMcSwervy 0 #3 July 29, 2013 Sounds like you were on the 'B' list. I've known people who do that for weddings because of size limitations, budget, etc. When the 'A' list RSVPs 'no' they move on to the other list. I'm am etiquette stickler when it comes to party planning and if I received an invitation with a past RSVP date I'd check the 'no, thank you' box and return it without making an issue. Sounds like it was a phone invitation that you said yes to and then received the printed invitation in the mail? In that case I would've gone and not mentioned the obvious 'B' list thing. I hope there's no negative repercussions from taking your wife out on the company dime that night instead of going to the company party.Always be kinder than you feel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,096 #4 July 29, 2013 >He sent the invite on the 19th and it was rsvp by the 15th. Why was that insulting? RSVP and tell him "just got this, would like to come." >The woman and I went out on our own and charged our entire evening to the >company card instead. I hope your company has a lenient policy towards fraud! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zep 0 #5 July 29, 2013 Are you totally MAD, if you can't see the insult then you've been playing with your batteries too long. I've a particularly thick skin and I saw it straight away. Gone fishing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tigra 0 #6 July 29, 2013 Were you insulted because you weren't initially invited? Or were you insulted because your boss reached out to you personally and invited you and your wife to the party since there were now more openings? It sounds to me like he was totally honest about the situation and extended a genuine invitation to you. If you did not like the circumstances, you should not have told him you would go. Which is more rude? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Opie 0 #7 July 29, 2013 You were insulted because you got a late invite so you decided to steal from the company using the company credit card and post about it on the internet. Stay classy - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davelepka 4 #8 July 29, 2013 QuoteIts a surprise because I've never been insulted like that. I'm surprised too. I've tried my hardest to insult you every way I could think of over the years, and yet it seems I've missed one. Don't worry, I won't make the same mistake again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twoply 0 #9 July 29, 2013 Removing all the details, that sounds about right. Considering the next generation of "owner's kids" coming in and making light the 50 hours I put in each week to ensure things go smoothly only to degrade the dedication I have to the company,... yeah, the dinner I had with my woman makes it a bit more acceptable. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yoink 321 #10 July 29, 2013 TwoplyRemoving all the details, that sounds about right. Considering the next generation of "owner's kids" coming in and making light the 50 hours I put in each week to ensure things go smoothly only to degrade the dedication I have to the company,... Just. wow. It sounds like you have more than just a serious chip on your shoulder and see deep insults where none were intended. Would it have been worse to not be invited? Would you have been on here saying 'I didn't get invited despite my 50 hours and 20 years so went out on the company card anyway!'? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Halfpastniner 0 #11 July 30, 2013 1. You should have invited me out to help rack up a tab. 2. I don't even want to know how many Zima's you had to drink to complain on the internet. 3. You should have gone to the party anyway and farted on all the toothbrushes.BASE 1384 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,096 #12 July 30, 2013 >Are you totally MAD, if you can't see the insult then you've been playing with your >batteries too long. No, I can't. I've been here at my current job for 20 years. There are a lot of parties I don't get invited to. Got invited to a pretty cool party for corporate R+D recently with a day's notice because someone backed out. It included a balloon ride over San Diego. It was a lot of fun. Should I have been insulted there? About 8 years back BJ Worth invited Amy and I to be on a shoot he was doing with 3 days notice. We were not the first on his list (more like twentieth on his backup list) and he told us we only had 3 days to get a jumpsuit (color coordinated) and to get a week off from work. I decided to do it. I guess I should have been insulted. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #13 July 30, 2013 It really does sound like you have a chip on your shoulder. Are you going to come clean about using the company card for a non-company dinner? That is lying and a much worse offense than putting someone on the B invite list.She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twoply 0 #14 July 30, 2013 Ha! I'm just going to pay them back the $17 from Denny's! You got to know how to make a girl horny! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #15 July 30, 2013 davelepkaQuoteIts a surprise because I've never been insulted like that. I'm surprised too. I've tried my hardest to insult you every way I could think of over the years, and yet it seems I've missed one. Don't worry, I won't make the same mistake again. Do you need some lessons? I seem to have the ability to insult some people without even trying. For whatever reason their ability to comprehend the English language goes right out the door as they sputter and spit their replies... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
promise5 17 #16 July 30, 2013 Number 343 of things I learned on dizzy. Get new toothbrushes after every party.No matter how slowly you say oranges it never sounds like gullible. Believe me I tried. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swisschris62 0 #17 July 30, 2013 Let me see if I'm understanding this correctly... Your idea of an evening out with your woman is a 17 dollar dinner at Denny's? You sure have a way of impressing the ladies! No doubt she knows your a power player at company headquarters now.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FreeFallFiend 0 #18 July 30, 2013 Hahahaha. This thread is awesome. People can't even agree who or what to be mad about but most are condescending none the less. Silly interwebz peoples. Nice work us usual Mike Fiend I am about to take my last voyage, a great leap in the dark. - Thomas Hobbes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
