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.

Brava! Well played! 👏 And it wouldn't have worked if you'd given him a heads up in advance, he'd have just eaten lightly this time and gone back to his scavving.

Well done for protecting your junior team.

My husband's brother is like this, and has previously taken a tip that we left off the table. When my niece was small, he'd find a young waitress (less likely to argue) and say 'Can you just put a bit of potato on a plate for the baby? Can you just put a little bit of chicken for the baby? Can you just put a little bit of gravy for the baby? Can you put a bit of ice cream in a cup for the baby?' until he'd got a whole kid's meal for nothing. Excrutiating.

(The 'baby' was about six years old by this point)...

One of my team who was there last night has smiled, said morning, and then “tightwad (not his real name) is working from home today, he can’t afford the commute in”, then laughed and walked off. Made me chuckle. He is his mate as well, but not as tight, clearly. It’s quiet so far but should fill up after 9

Also dying to hear the responses at work!

Missing the point, but I want to know what his 2 sides were, and what your starter/main/dessert was.

Well done OP! I, like many others I'm sure, have this tendency to not want to cause a scene, confrontation etc. So probably not have said anything maybe in the past either. No now though! Brilliant!

Ha! He can't afford the commute!

You have a good team there!

I was just going to post and ask that you come back and update us as to whether he adds himself on to the next team outing. My bet is that he won’t because the gravy train doesn’t stop there any more.

Thoroughly enjoyed reading that on my commute into the office today, thanks and well done to all involved in exposing this tightwad! Would also love to hear about the post mortem comments today please.

Also thank you for thinking of the less well paid on the team. I've been there, ordered much less and being paid less but having to pay as much as others with a bill split. Bravo 😊

@Dustyblue one of his was sweet potato fries, not sure on the other, and I had bruschetta, veggie lasagne and Eton mess. Nice!

This is astounding! Well done OP!

Well done OP. I agree that menopause does something to a woman!

Oh I’m back for the update.

Oh, such a wonderful selection. You ate better than he did. Tosser.

This has made an amazing start to my day 😂

Hahahaha gutted cheeky fucker!

Not all heroes wear capes and you are mine @Payforyourowndinner I love it when people stand up for the younger members of a team too! ❤️

Can’t believe he had the cheek to say he wouldn’t have ordered all of that if he knew he had to pay for it himself! Unbelievable. I generally split the bill with the friends I go out with but I’m always conscious of what I order and if I had more I always offer to pay more. Team meals we don’t tend to do much but I’d think it would only be fair to pay for what you have ordered in that setting.

Oh this is fabulous. Wish I had seen the look on his face,the wanker. I bet he won't do that again 🤣🤣🤣

He’s officially working from home today.
One of the juniors just bought me a hot chocolate. Nothing was said, she just put it on my desk ☺️

Re going out with other teams, and asking others, it’s worked well in the past as we have sometimes poached from other teams that way. Cheeky, but works for us!

Well done op. I wonder if he will do that again or just order a modest amount next time.

I remember going out for a meal with a large group and four of us had to sit on a separate table as there wasn’t enough room on the main table. When the bill came there were several bottles of champagne on there which we were not even offered to share but expected to pay for! One of our group did have a word!

It does actually put me off going out in a group tbh as this type of thing happens too much.

Ha love it op
Well done
What a cheekybastard

The younger, less forthright team members will be very grateful, I'm sure. Well done for showing them its fine to be assertive & not a walkover!

Serves the freeloading twat right
well done OP and the team 👍