First Day, First Demand: $1,000 Dinner for the Whole Office
Language: en
On my first day at the new job, my supervisor, Baron, hinted that new hires usually treated everyone. So I ordered a coffee for each person in the department. To my surprise, Baron’s face instantly darkened. He tossed his coffee into the trash. “The company pays you a good salary, and all you offer is a fifteen-dollar coffee? I’ll give you a chance to make it up: treat the entire company to dinner!” He finished speaking, then flung a restaurant flyer onto my desk. I glanced at the prices—it was a Michelin-starred restaurant, $1000 per person. I smiled, didn’t refuse, and immediately…