I work for a small local tech company that has a total of 8 people. Both my supervisor (40s) and the company owner( 60s) just got Peloton bikes. My supervisor said I should get one and we can all do virtual races together. I told him no, I can’t afford that, but thanks anyways. It blew his mind because I (26F) have a fiancé (28M) so we have two incomes. He only has his one income and was able to buy a house last year AND a Peloton. It’s ONLY $60 a month.
It made me angry that he would say that, in addition to remarks about me not being able to afford a house in Arizona. Lol like the housing market has gone up 30-35% and my rent went up 10% last year. He knows I get paid about $37k and knows my partner works a restaurant job. It infuriates me that he could even start to assume my financial situation. He doesn’t understand I’m also a student who pays my way through college, that I’m sick and have to shell out money for treatments that don’t work, or have a decent sum of debt that I’m paying off because life decided to take a shat on me. Multiple time.
So screw you and your Peloton.