Manager was a nasty , nasty piece of work, a bully and unpleasant to be around.
One of the workers car broke down and he wanted another car.
Now this guy could have brought a push bike and cycled to work, but either way, he wanted another car.
Manager went on and on at him to buy a car on finance , so that he could have something really nice. And the manager would provide a letter of reference to what a great guy the worker was to help him get his loan.
The manager, just cold as ice wanted this worker to get deeper into debt, so they could own more of him. No pay-rise to help buy the car, no advice to car share or buy a cheap run around. Just push , push , push to take out that loan.
What an asshole.