CEO makes clueless speech at required company event to underpaid employees: 'I just can't fathom the blatant vanity'

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    "Company event was a cringe fest"
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    Company event was a cringe fest. Will try to keep this vague despite being on my throwaway, dont want to risk anything.
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    Yesterday my work had an event. We were all encouraged to attend and were reminded multiple times to rsvp so we could get an employee gift. Ok cool.
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    Im mostly going to begin with, bc its a free meal and my husband and I have collectively $12 right now until next week. Easy way to get our kids a free lunch. So sure let's go. We get there, there's a solid crowd. Foods decent. Kids fed. Sweet.
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    Then, after food, we are forced to spend 20 minutes listening to the owner of the company gloat about the company, his family, and how wonderful things are. No thanks to us or appreciation for how hard we all work, just 20 mins of making himself and his family sound awesome. There was literally trivia about this guys family with prizes. Ew.
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    And also, nothing to say about a long standing employee, who would have celebrated 20 something years with the company, who couldn't make it due to medical issues. Just left such a bad taste in my mouth.
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    Im still happy my kids got a meal, but that almost wasn't worth it. We drove an hour one way to that thing. To listen to all that... what the heck. I drove home just feeling icky.
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    This dude knows most of us aren't making it on the wage he gives us and still chose to gloat for 20 minutes. I just can't fathom the blantant vanity and disregard for us.
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    moonygooney 19 hr. ago But everything is about them. Didn't you know they are the main character?
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    EducationalLettuce16 OP 19 hr. ago Guess I forgot C
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    OpenPop4041 · 18 hr. ago I don't do company events outside business hours.
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    EducationalLettuce16 OP . 18 hr. ago Yeah that was definitely my last one. Waste of gas.
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    NDeceptikon 16 hr. ago We had a company event at my old job and we were required to go so I didn't go. The next. day, the director got on my case and asked why I didn't attend. I said it was my day off, I have
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    class and I wasn't planning on missing class. He said to me "Well work should be your priority more than your education." I told him I don't plan on being here for the rest of my life. Oh was he mad at me but I didn't care.
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    Sea-Ad9057 18 hr. ago should have taken some doggie bags and when he asked why you were doing it say well you dont pay me enough to at everyday so this is what its come too... make sure his family is around to hear it
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    CommissionOk9233. 16 hr. ago I've worked two family owned jobs and those events went exactly as you described. I think they own and run a company because they're to narcissistic or psychopathic to be an employee.
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    EducationalLettuce16 OP . 16 hr. ago Thats the conclusion I've come to..place feels like a straight up cult
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    psychadelicbreakfast. 13 hr. ago Had a corporate Xmas dinner one year and the CEO was selling $10 CDs of his two kids singing carols.
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    Ecstatic_Account_744. 16 hr. ago You exist solely to provide him with the life he wants. Now would be a good time to look around for something else.

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