Evil I know but this made me smile....

[MilkandWine]

DPs boss announced to his staff a few weeks ago that him and his wife are seperating. They have 2 daughters both under 5 and I should add that his wife is a really sweet woman.
DP and work colleagues also suspect the boss is having an affair with his secretary (yawn bloody yawn) and in general can't keep it zipped up. Not to mention being an absolute knob to work for!

Last week DP said that his boss had told him during their working day that for the divorce settlement he was going to offer to buy his wife and the children a "Little house of their own to live in". I feel I should mention at this point that this mans business turns over £500k a year!
DP said he was totally arrogant in the manner he said it and seemed sure his wife would meekly agree to his terms. He also said that she want's to give it another go but that he "Doesn't want to" (Despite her being lovely and them having 2 small DCs )

Today the boss came in a hollow shadow of his former self. Apparantly he had put his terms and conditions to his wife and she has told him in no uncertain terms to f**k off. Says she want's the family home (worth £300k) and half of the money from his business and inheritance.

DP said he didn't know a mans skin could actually turn the colour this mans was

Maybye I am an evil so and so but it brightened up my day to think of the arrogant twunt being taken down a peg or two!

You'll smile less if your DP's boss has to liquidate the business to pay off his wife.

Sorry. :(

Why on earth did this man feel the need to announce his divorce formally to his staff? Or discussing the finer details of the settlement with your DH? Sounds like he has a hugely inflated sense of his own importance and a limited understanding of boundaries.

I am quietly cheering for his wife.

And "turning over " half a mil a year is not the same as half a mil profit.

Old Lady-My DP is going self employed shortly thankfully or else I would be tearing my hair out! And I should have said £500k profit sorry as that is what I meant.

piprabbit- it's very odd isin't it? You imagine men working together do nothing but grunt at each other and scratch their goolies. Not gossip like a bunch of best friends in Starbucks! Apparantly not though

Oh, it's just the other staff then? No problem.

Look, I'm as happy as you to indulge in a little schadenfreude, but there are others involved here too, so I think it may be a little premature.

However, I'll bow out now, I'm not looking for a fight. :)

Theres only 2 staff Oldlady, my DP and another guy who are going into business together shortly. If there were lot's of people going to lose their jobs I would not be making so light of it believe me.

Well there is the bosses bit on the side secretary of course but as she is shagging her married boss I'm sure he will see her right

This was meant to be a cheering 'Woman not getting walked all over' thread but I was misguided in posting on this occasion it would seem

I'm sorry if I pooped on your parade, it wasn't meant. And I hope the DW gets a good deal out of it. I'm as glad as you that she's not getting walked over, and now I understand the situation better, I'll also say "Yay wife!"

Best of luck to your DP and his new business. :)

I don't understand how any man could turf his own kids out of their home. He's caused them enough upset without making them move as well. Good on the wife for fighting for what is best for the kids. She's not expecting anything she's not entitled to.

I enjoyed the story - but yes I'm evil . Never got much out of my cheating ex, so it's good to see the wife's going for it.

Let's see how long the secretary hangs around for now......

It's not evil for a woman to get what she's entitled to from her ex, it's just.

I find it awful to gloat about a person's misfortune.
You never know what is around your corner.

You also don't know ALL the facts.

Sure you could be spot on and this fella sounds a complete dick for doing the old cliche of shagging the seceretary but please keep the gloating to yourself.
You will look like a prize idiot if in a few months down the line your DP is found to be screwing someone else.

hurrah - and good for the wife for making sure she and the children get what they need out of it. Karma will bite him on the arse....