More and more am I realizing how incredibly stingy this F500 company I work for is.
For a retirement celebration, around 20 people in my department went out to a fancy restaurant for lunch. Most of the items on the menu were no less than $15 for appetizers and between $20-30 for entrees. Being a company event during work hours, I was conscious to the idea that I should go on the cheaper side assuming the company would pick up the bill. My meal came out to $23 after tax.
Everyone was having a great time until the “top dog” at the table tells the waiter to split the checks individually. You could see it in people's faces as the waiter goes around billing everyone. Who the fuck invites a load of people out for a company gathering during work hours and then drops the bill on them? This is so insane coming from my prior company. There's no way this is normal. Going forward I'm going to either have to ask for the dollar menu or just not go to these dumb outings anymore.
Crazy