Colleague Tries Skipping Out on the Bill; I’m Not Having It—Called the Cops!
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Every time we do a split-the-bill dinner, Valerie always finds a way to skip out. After eating her fill, she either plays dead or suddenly “remembers” she has something urgent to do. If anyone asks her for her share, she gives them a sideways look. “Everybody ate, so why should I pay more? We all breathed the air, too—why don’t you charge for that?” Because she has connections higher up, most people just swallow their frustration. Since I was new, I volunteered to organize a company dinner and suggested we split the cost. Val zeroed in on this, ate, and then tried to avoid paying. Then she…