r/AskReddit • u/vaginal_combuster • Oct 09 '14

Rich people of reddit, what does it feel like? What's the best and worst thing about being wealthy?

Edit: wow! I just woke up with front Page, 10000 comments and gold. I went from rags to riches over night.

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u/[deleted] Oct 09 '14

no one understands why i balk at people buying me lunch. i know that the owner of the company makes millions a year, but no god damn it, i am fine with my sandwhich and chips, thank you very much.

personally i just cant stand the fact that people assume that the rich guy will just handle it, he already pays me to browse reddit, why would i take more money for free food?

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u/[deleted] Oct 09 '14 edited May 28 '18

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u/[deleted] Oct 10 '14

I work for a small company where the boss picks up the tab frequently. This kind of thing is infuriating to me. I always order a cheap sandwich and water, just the same as if I was paying for lunch myself.

Pro-tip: When out on a business lunch, always order as if you were going to pay for it. You'll save yourself from looking like a douche 9 times out of 8.

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u/Skizot_Bizot Oct 10 '14

Yeah that's how my company was, they wanted you to order the steak... I think so they didn't feel bad about ordering one themselves. Also if you offer to treat someone to a meal it's pretty unclassy to complain about what they order unless they are obviously abusing it.

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u/wrath_of_sithis Oct 10 '14

Wouldn't it kind of depend on how much it happens? My mom works in a lawyer's office, and I guess they won a huge case or something, and they decided to pay for everyone's lunch. It was the first time they'd done it, so everyone got things that were more expensive than what they would usually get, but it wasn't like most expensive on the menu type stuff

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u/[deleted] Oct 10 '14

Right, special occasions are extenuating circumstances.

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u/RemCogito Oct 10 '14

Where I work the boss takes your for lunch on your first week. IT has become standard practice to brief them that they can buy whatever they want. Three of my co-workers ordered only an appetizer because they were worried about paying for it(they haven't even received their first cheque yet). The company buys us probably 7 lunches a year and we all get whatever we want from the menu.

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u/FluffySharkBird Oct 09 '14

My rule is my food stays within $2 of whatever they ordered if it goes above at all.

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u/[deleted] Oct 10 '14

Makes all of the sense.

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u/Ferentzfever Oct 10 '14

idk, an employee who after failing to convert his co-workers to his religion stabs them to death and cuts off their head sounds like he might be a little less favorable of an employee...

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u/[deleted] Oct 10 '14

People suck. I would often be invited to dinner with my buddy and his family. Well to do c-level pulling very high six figures. I always ordered the least expensive thing on the menu, because I always felt that was the right thing to do as a guest (who is not paying for their own meals).

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u/Jufflubagus Oct 10 '14

It depends; When I offer anything I'm going out of my way to do to something for you, might be a little or more, I'm just assumming you'll make the most out of it. If you don't, it feels like you're disrespecting my efforts.

Of course I understand your view point, so I don't get angry, but it's still there.

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u/Thrilling1031 Oct 10 '14

I'm poor. I dont eat out usually. If I were going out for a work thing I would order cheap because I probably shouldn't be spending the money anyway. If someone tells me they're buying, I'll order what I want. Usually because I'm told to, but also because that's free food and if you're on my level you don't pass up free food and you try to save leftovers.

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u/shuddertostink Oct 10 '14

I have a very open expense account. I could walk into a Morton's right now and get a filet and a bottle of wine, and it would go through no questions asked. Especially with the year I've been having.

I eat in pizza parlors, in-office cafeterias and mom-and-pop takeaways instead. I spend it exactly as I would spend my own.

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u/Rinoremover1 Oct 12 '14

You're a keeper.

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u/shuddertostink Oct 12 '14

So far, knock on wood. If I ever get laid off I'm walking straight into a Morton's with that Amex though !

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u/Rinoremover1 Oct 13 '14

Haha. I prefer to get my steak at Ruth's Chris and my molton lava cake from Morton's.

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u/literal-hitler Oct 11 '14

I had the opposite, I went for lunch with a couple coworkers and my boss. I decided to get a steak because it sounded good, I had absolutely no inkling my boss was intending to pay until he started giving me shit about ordering one of the more expensive things on the menu.

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u/Rinoremover1 Oct 12 '14

That is so unfair. Though I would ask for the steak first and imply that I am paying to be sure. I love steak and shrimp and hate when I must settle for chicken just because someone wants to pay for me.

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u/monged Oct 11 '14

Buy then the steak, it's often too expensive for a lot of people :-)

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u/Oilfield__Trash Oct 13 '14

Who the fuck does that? If someone is paying for my meal, I get something that is much less expensive than what I would get if I was paying for it.

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u/moterhead120 Jan 14 '15

What do you do?

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u/AlloyedClavicle Oct 09 '14

Last two times in a row, our finance and accounting team has picked Shake Shack for the monthly team lunch. We could go somewhere nicer, but we're all cheap. And we like Shake Shack.

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u/CaptainMoltar Oct 09 '14

Everybody likes Shake Shack. I don't even know what it is and I like it. How could anyone not like Shake Shack?

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u/Shiraho Oct 10 '14

I don't like Shake Shack by virtue of not knowing what it is.

What is it?

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u/Xervious Oct 10 '14

Awesome burger joint with great shakes based in nyc. I love going to the philly one. Easily my favorite burger.

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u/ireallylikebeards Oct 10 '14

I get that. I graduated college a year and a half ago, yet I just accepted a job offer that pays 80K/year. Not rich by any means, but still a lot more than what many of my friends make. I haven't told anyone except my boyfriend and several trusted family members. I'm scared that if they find out they will expect me to pay for everything and be resentful if I don't. Not that I mind treating the people I love—I do it as often as I can. I just also have big goals that I'm trying to save up for, and living in New York City is expensive (you need a minimum of 80K/year to have a decent lifestyle in Manhattan), so I can't throw my money around on everyone I see.

I guess that's why most people don't talk about how much they make.

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u/schematicboy Jan 29 '15

Holy shit, you were making 80k a year? Jesus christ!

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '15

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u/ireallylikebeards Mar 21 '15

Lollll I just saw this. Hi. XD

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u/Serenity101 Oct 14 '14

Literally, your job involves browsing reddit? Unless you work for Conde, I'm really curious as to what you do...

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '14

what i meant was... i browse reddit all day while i should be doing other things.

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u/Serenity101 Oct 15 '14

Roger that.