Is there one rule for the rich and another for the poor

[Therichhavenorules]

I know I'm not BU, but I have to rant and hopefully get some replies. Maybe I am?

We live as 'staff' on a rural estate in Norfolk where the owners are multi-millionaires with houses all over the world. We look after their country retreat all year round. We live in a cottage in the grounds. Not a bad situation, but it has its drawbacks. One is, when they are here they have loud parties that take over and zero consideration for us. There are several cottages in the grounds, mostly empty most of the year except for these parties.

They have three children (30s) who live in London. TODAY, middle of lockdown their three adult children decide to arrive with their partners, six adults in total. They've moved into the cottages in the grounds. Its a private estate so no Police to tell them to go indoors. Apparently they'll quarantine, but already they're drinking and starting to party.

They've driven down from London and are blatantly flaunting the rules. The rich are immune to rules. The poor stick to them. If the examples are to be believed and one infected person could infect up to almost 500 people eventually, that means they've potentially brought the virus and could infect up to 3000 people.

I hate them all, they're rude, entitled, snobby, unpleasant cruel people most of the time. We have no choice at the moment, but I for one will be looking to move on as soon as I can.

Nah, it's not just the rich.
There are dicks in every section of society.

Think you might well be out of a job when they find this thread though OP.

Are you sure you’re in the right job? If I owned a big estate I’d probably not worry about disturbing my employees with my summer parties. Sounds like they leave you alone the rest of the time.

I’d normally be more sympathetic but I’ve just been for a run in/around my working class neighbourhood. People everywhere. Playing football, hanging out on the benches I’m groups of 3. I doubt they all live together. Folk won’t even consider single file on the 2 metre wide path so I have to run through the dog shit to give them a wide berth. My colleague, on £40k salary, told me her child was just coming in with her godmother.

People are breaking the rules everywhere. Just write them off as selfish or stupid. Don’t let it get to you.

How is it different to those without wealth? Our local job dodgers (don't flame me) are carrying on like normal. Popping round each others homes, cracking open cans, kids running through the gardens, posting this stuff all over Facebook. I'm not denying differences in general (celebs being tested when the general population are not) but I don't think it's just one group of people who think they're exempt from the rules.

Bella2020, i assume you are referring to private education? Who wouldn’t want their children to be self assured? I certainly did which is why I educated them privately, but as self assured adults they are most certainly not entitled and intolerant!

Dob them in. But I think people across classes are flouting the rules. I agree that the rich are cocooned i.e. second homes in rural areas.

Well @Kazzyhoward on my social housing estate today no one was out. The only sound i heard was when the 23 year old son of my opposite neighbour came home from his job as a police officer and slammed his door!

The communal hallway has a massive echo.

Have you seen the thread about Richmond Surrey?

Yes you are right OP the law does not apply equally. Have you only just realised this though?

And in my area of the city, not a rich area, it was totally dead outside today. Yes some areas are complying. But some rich people do think rules like this do not apply to them.

Laurence Fox Broccoli
@LozzaFox
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Beware the sunbathing police.

Walking outside - Fine
Running outside - Fine
Sitting outside - Evil virus spreading bastards!

I mean come on.

twitter.com/LozzaFox/status/1246525003421683713?s=20

You’re clearly unhappy in your job/working arrangements - you’re not going to be able to change what your employer’s kids do or their attitude so suggest you either sit tight and accept it or look for a new job.

No, it isn't one rule for the rich and another for the poor. The rules are in place for us all and if these people had been caught travelling then they would have been in just as much trouble as poor bob behind them...

Well that depends doesn't it? If "Daddy" is well connected, certain issues can disappear.

Ive got no sympathy for you OP, if indeed this is a real thread and you're not being a bit goady.

You must have hated them before Corona Virus, but you're clearly fine taking their money and using their accommodation, if their way of living is so against your principles, then you really ought to pack up and leave.

But all the same, be comforted by the fact that money doesn't make them any more immune to Corona than a "poor person" and with any luck one of those pesky rich people could end up in ITU and be punished for being loaded.

Not a nice thread, nul points.

Have they actually come into contact with anyone though? I don’t see any harm in what you’ve described.

Have you been asked to work for them while they are there?

Private charter flights coming into New Zealand from all around the world, containing isolating mega-rich individuals who'll pay $20,000 a night for a beautiful view of the ocean in safe NZ. Saudi princes and dotcom billionaires. While the rest of us stay put and aren't allowed to travel outside our neighbourhood.

^ DH says I'm wrong and the charter flights are for repatriating tourists stranded here back to their home countries. I hope he's right. ^

My friend works in private jets. Bookings have never been so high....

But YABU saying that poor don't flout the rules.. because that is bullshit. There are selfish wankers in all sections

If you feel like that, I don't know why you work for them. I think most of us can put up with a bit of partying for short periods every so often especially as it's quiet the rest of the time.

There's nothing wrong with people travelling home by car and then isolating. Presumably the journey was a direct one, they didn't have to stop and chat to people.

I agree with another poster who says the poor are flouting rules. If someone is inclined to rebel it hardly matters if they are rich or poor.

When this is over, look for another job, you'll be happier and will have to find someone else to resent.

It sounds as though you enjoy having their luxe pad to youresort so you can imagine it’s yours without having to do much work for the privilege.

I think you should consider resigning ASAP. Once you only have contempt for the people you work for it can only be downhill from here.

Did you not realise these people were rich when you took the job?
Why didn't you work for a poor person if the rich upset you so much?

What a bunch of truly unpleasant, goady, people SOME of you are.

The rich don't upset me if they apply the same rules to themselves as everyone else. It's their rule breaking that's pissed me off, not their wealth.

I'm talking about the super rich here, I work bloody hard for the money they pay me, I don't get anything for nothing from them.

OP this post could be very identifying. You might want to get it removed!

OP you know yourself is this was a family on a council estate this thread would be super long with people decrying them as idiots. Because they are rich you get a totally different response. People don't want to admit it, but most people do view the rich breaking rules as different to the poor breaking rules. I saw it regularly when I lived in a village with some mega rich individuals living there most of whom acted as if the rules did not apply to them, and got away with it.

YANBU to object to people flouting the rules.

YABU to let the chip on your shoulder cloud rational thinking.

People from all levels of wealth are flouting the rules - direct your ire at all of them.

OP there are rule flouting dicks at all levels of society. However you sound very bitter and jealous of the people who are keeping you in employment and with a roof over your head.