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for a major cell phone manufacturer and they have a whole bunch of good tickets for various sporting events around Chicago. I think the idea is to take clients to the events, but the employees get the tickets if nobody needs them or there are extras. The employees are then free to do whatever they wish with the tickets (use them, give them away, etc.).
One day my b-i-l gave my husband three tickets to a Cubs game, really good seats, that he had received from his boss and couldn't use. We both took the day off and we asked my brother to join us. My brother was so excited because he's a big Cubs fan but rarely gets to attend games. His wife and kids aren't big into sports and he's always pretty low on extra cash.
Then, the afternoon before the game, we get a call from my b-i-l saying that his boss wants the tickets back because he feels like going to the game. I actually had to FedEx him the tickets! His boss GAVE him the tickets and then demanded them back less than 24 hours before the game. How shitty is that?! And it wasn't for a client either, he just decided he felt like going. You don't demand something back that you gave away. They weren't on loan, they were a gift. That's just classless IMHO. Even if he did change his mind and decide to go, a guy with as much money as he has could afford to buy a couple of premium tickets no problem. It's not like it was a playoff game or anything. Can you imagine being that much of an asshole that would would give your subordinate tickets, then decide you want them back, then even after he tells you that he gave them to his brother STILL demand that they be FedExed back to you? I suppose I should be glad that at least the jerk paid the FedEx charges. :eyes:
I was so embarrassed having to call my brother and tell him the news. He of course was very gracious about it but I knew he was really disappointed.
Anyway, testify, that really was classless bullshit you were subject to from your boss. The longer I work in a corporate environment, the more it becomes apparent to me that the classy, responsible, kind, gracious, generous, honest, hard-working people ARE NOT the people being promoted by and large.
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