Driving a better car than your boss
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Me: 328i. Boss: Peugeot 106 1.1
Me: 200SX. Boss: Morris Minor 'Thou (sheddy, not classic)
Me: Impreza. Boss: diesel Corsa.
Me: Mint '88 MR2. Boss: Diesel Citroen XM Estate.
And do you know what? NOBODY CARED.
Sooo glad I'm not in 'sales'.
"Gareth must have done well last quarter - he got a CDX - With a sunroof"
Me: 200SX. Boss: Morris Minor 'Thou (sheddy, not classic)
Me: Impreza. Boss: diesel Corsa.
Me: Mint '88 MR2. Boss: Diesel Citroen XM Estate.
And do you know what? NOBODY CARED.
Sooo glad I'm not in 'sales'.
"Gareth must have done well last quarter - he got a CDX - With a sunroof"
Both of mine are, not that I've ever thought about it....... But just because you have a boss, doesn't necessarily mean he earns more than you... Mine doesn't....! It also has a lot to do with 'household' income, my wife is a city lawyer and earns nearly as much as me, which helps......
T0nup said:
This might tickle some people.
Many years ago I used to work as a security contractor doing gate duties for a well known food company Lincs. A colleague of mine drove a lovely duck egg blue Daimler that was the envy of almost everyone that saw it... Including the food company managing director, who saw fit to tell our company boss to advise my colleague to park his vehicle round the back whenever he was on duty.
Being a mild mannered fellow, my colleague did as he was told. And wore a knowing smirk whenever he came into eye contact with said manageing director, who must have inwardly seathed with envy, until one day, a similar looking car was parked in the management parking spaces just across from the gatehouse. The managing director stormed over to the gatehouse, barged his way in and proceeded to lay into my coleague about parking his car in plain view.
My colleague kept calm while he listened to the rant. Then quietly asked the managing director what his problem with his car was, to which the reply was it made the company cars which he and other members of management drove look cheap and second rate. The director then almost shouted for my colleague to move his vehicle, or he'd ensure he was removed from site.
My colleague took the greatest of pleasure in explaining "Well, I would move it, but that's not my car... That's one of the group directors cars here to see you. He's waiting in reception."
You could have heard a pin drop.
That's an awesome story lol!Many years ago I used to work as a security contractor doing gate duties for a well known food company Lincs. A colleague of mine drove a lovely duck egg blue Daimler that was the envy of almost everyone that saw it... Including the food company managing director, who saw fit to tell our company boss to advise my colleague to park his vehicle round the back whenever he was on duty.
Being a mild mannered fellow, my colleague did as he was told. And wore a knowing smirk whenever he came into eye contact with said manageing director, who must have inwardly seathed with envy, until one day, a similar looking car was parked in the management parking spaces just across from the gatehouse. The managing director stormed over to the gatehouse, barged his way in and proceeded to lay into my coleague about parking his car in plain view.
My colleague kept calm while he listened to the rant. Then quietly asked the managing director what his problem with his car was, to which the reply was it made the company cars which he and other members of management drove look cheap and second rate. The director then almost shouted for my colleague to move his vehicle, or he'd ensure he was removed from site.
My colleague took the greatest of pleasure in explaining "Well, I would move it, but that's not my car... That's one of the group directors cars here to see you. He's waiting in reception."
You could have heard a pin drop.
Personally I don't care much about someone driving cars better than me etc but somehow I feel someone higher up in the chain do... at some point it does affect chances of being promoted etc vs someone who drives something more "socially acceptable"...
GT03ROB said:
I do.
I have a bigger house too, send my kid to a better private school, go on better holidays & have a better looking gf.
But so what? They still give me the same s
t at work as someone with a worse car, smaller house & ugly wife/gf.!
In a way you are right. My boss sends his kids to private school, horse riding lessons, lives in an exclusive gated area, goes skiiing twice a year etc etc. He drives 10 plate A5 (which I would probably rank the 3rd most interesting car after 61 plate E350 and the chairman's Masser...).I have a bigger house too, send my kid to a better private school, go on better holidays & have a better looking gf.
But so what? They still give me the same s
t at work as someone with a worse car, smaller house & ugly wife/gf.!I can't afford most of that but I can (just) justify my current fleet. It's just sometimes people don't see things that way.
My boss drives a ten year old s3 and me a 14 year old xj8 so about on a par although 2 extremely different cars. I work in sales and no one in my office really sees past the badge and numberplate. If I drove a 12 plate BMW 1 series that would be better than a 54 plate M3. I hate talking cars with anyone there.
8potdave said:
My boss drives a ten year old s3 and me a 14 year old xj8 so about on a par although 2 extremely different cars. I work in sales and no one in my office really sees past the badge and numberplate. If I drove a 12 plate BMW 1 series that would be better than a 54 plate M3. I hate talking cars with anyone there.
Yes I can feel some hate from the senior sales managers as well....At my place there is a serious amount of people that simply don't care about cars. There are 3 people that immediately spring to mind- 2 of which earn in excess of £100k, and the other one isn't far off. Think rusty Fiestas and £500 Daewoos.
They could all afford to drive to work in new prestige cars, but simply don't want to. As it happens, because a lot of people aren't interested in cars, they think my 9 year old BMW is mega flash. My RX8 before that drew comments such as 'we pay you too much'. I've never spent more than £6k on a car, and yet there are loads of students around that drive near-new or brand new cars (Fiestas, KAs, Puntos etc) which would all cost more than any of my current or past cars.
It's all about interest in cars and perceptions. I just drive whatever I want
They could all afford to drive to work in new prestige cars, but simply don't want to. As it happens, because a lot of people aren't interested in cars, they think my 9 year old BMW is mega flash. My RX8 before that drew comments such as 'we pay you too much'. I've never spent more than £6k on a car, and yet there are loads of students around that drive near-new or brand new cars (Fiestas, KAs, Puntos etc) which would all cost more than any of my current or past cars.
It's all about interest in cars and perceptions. I just drive whatever I want
. STW2010 said:
They could all afford to drive to work in new prestige cars, but simply don't want to. As it happens, because a lot of people aren't interested in cars, they think my 9 year old BMW is mega flash. My RX8 before that drew comments such as 'we pay you too much'. I've never spent more than £6k on a car, and yet there are loads of students around that drive near-new or brand new cars (Fiestas, KAs, Puntos etc) which would all cost more than any of my current or past cars.
It's all about interest in cars and perceptions. I just drive whatever I want
I get that comment too ... Personally compared to what other people are paid for what they do my pay is a bargain :PIt's all about interest in cars and perceptions. I just drive whatever I want
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