Bill splitter karma

[Payforyourowndinner]

I wanted to share this as often read stories on here of people getting stung by people insisting on splitting the bill when they’ve gone all out on cocktails and steak.

I went out with work tonight, and don’t go often. I was driving so no drink but did have a starter, main, and dessert.

There is a person who works for the company but not on my team who often hears about meals out and adds himself on. No one ever stops him. He does get on with some of the men on my team so all good, but he does go for the steak, wine, sides etc and insists on splitting and folks are too scared to challenge him for some reason. Now as he’s not on my team he’s not on my team WhatsApp group so I put it out there on the chat I wouldn’t be splitting, just paying for my own. A few added that they’d much prefer to do that (and a few of the newer staff are on a lower wage). No one updated the other man (why would they?) so out we went, all ordered. Some preferred one course with water, others the same as me. Some shared wine. He ordered- (I made a note as it was crazy)
bread and oil
A starter
bottle of Rioja
main (steak and chicken)
two sides
dessert
2 pints.
Now, I’m all for going for it, fill your boots, but pay for it.
The bill came, he said “usual is it?”, I said what do you mean, he said well spilt like always. I took so much delight in telling him that we had all decided to pay for our own, times are hard and we have junior members etc. Oh the face, the face!! He said he would never have ordered what he did if he knew we weren’t splitting and I took great delight in saying “you wouldn’t have ordered what you did if you knew you’d have to pay for it all yourself? Didn’t you see some had one meal and a glass of water?”
As we paid the bill I also made sure that they took our payments before his so he couldn’t wangle. He was so red, he paid and left without saying a word.

I can’t believe the cheek of some people.
hope it will make him think twice. I understand friends splitting bills but why would he assume colleagues from other teams would want to pay for his dinner.

I wanted to share the little win. When I was a junior I wouldn’t have stood up to him either, but menopause does things to a woman.

@Headstarttohappiness home tomorrow, today was an office day as headed straight out from work.

Im not sure I could find this any more deeply satisfying if I'd been there myself 😂

Absolutely splendid bit of karma there OP 👏

Well done Op - the absolute cheek of him!

The purity of the satisfaction I've just got from reading this 🥹😍 THANK YOU OP for being the backbone and the scales of justice.

The juniors will be so relieved not to have to do the awkward and punishing dance of polite acceptance of something so grossly unfair and financially ruinous as an even bill split. I love you, vicariously.

Cheeky bastard and to say it out loud too!

I once found my voice and said no to splitting as I'd had water and one course and everybody else had had endless cocktails, wine and 3 courses. I couldn't afford it! If I could I would have had the same as everybody else and happily split. Some people just take the piss.

🎤Spider-boy, king of thieves
Weave your little webs of opacity
Our pennies pay, you dine...🎤

Not this time! Good work OP! 👏

Such a fabulous story. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Well done!

Bwahahahahaha! Just superb 👌

@Payforyourowndinner I’m actually surprised he got all that good food for only £83! 😂 Where on earth did he put it all? That’s a huge amount of food. How long was the dinner? Hopefully it was 2 — 3 hours long or my guts would have been in pain trying to pack it all in.

Also, did he tip? I have a feeling he didn’t!

Bravissimi!!!

What a prat. And good for you! 😂

Wow I know I've been stung by this before. I prefer to pay our own unless everyone has literally ordered the same amount (I wouldn't quibble over a few pounds)

I can't believe he actually said he wouldn't have ordered all of that if he had known. He's literally happy for others to pay fur his food. !!

Amazing, love it!

Spot on

Frigging chancing bastard with his Rioja

Always a pleasure to see the good guys win one against the CFs of the world!

Thanks for sharing Op. Well done!😍
Yes, move to chat please MNHQ.

Huzzah for menopause.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

great result

This is one of the most satisfying things I have ever read on Mumsnet.

Brilliant job @Payforyourowndinner

I love that you'd prearranged payment on WhatsApp with your team but love even more that you didn't warn the cheeky fucker so that his fuckery was publicly exposed.

You will be an absolute sheroe to the junior, lower paid colleagues and to all the women who are fed up of entitled men. This story will become a legendary workplace anecdote that will be told and retold for years to come.

<standing ovation> 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

And nodding wholeheartedly to everything all pp have said.

This has made my day!!! Brilliant! Well done op!

Well done OP and make sure the entire company knows so he doesn't try the same con with other unsuspecting teams.

My bil is exactly the same. He rung up the other day and asked if we'd pay his £10k credit card bill off as our charity donation. How I laughed at the entitled fecker, he genuinely thought I'd say yes.

I think I love you OP. I wish I'd had a boss like you when I was a junior.

He had steak AND chicken in the same main?

Well done @Payforyourowndinner i often wonder about the mindset of people like this. Do they go home after a dinner congratulating themselves about how much they’ve sponged off everyone else? I’m genuinely puzzled by their behaviour. The fact he’d set himself up to be wined and dined on junior colleagues salary is quite something isn’t it?