My husband and I were invited to my colleague’s birthday celebration at a high-end restaurant. After getting home, I received a text from my colleague: “Thanks for coming! Your share of the bill is $190 + tip.”
I was furious, but calmly responded: “I think the nice gift I gave you already covered my part ;).” The real sh0ck came the next day at work. As soon as I walked in, I noticed people staring.
Another colleague rushed up to me and said, “Can you believe it? One of the girls refused to pay her part of the dinner yesterday! What a cheapskate!”
I kept quiet and didn’t reveal it was me. Then, I was shocked when I found sitting on my desk, the gift that I had brought her. She had returned it!
I still believe what she did was against etiquette. You can’t expect people to bring a gift and pay for an expensive dinner when you’re the one inviting them.
