Husband staying over at boss’s house. Normal?

[Lana20]

Hi everyone. Does anyone think this is normal or something to be worried about? My sister’s husband works for a wealthy family that have a country house. He has been invited to stay with them for the weekend and he has accepted. My sister doesn’t want him to go but he’s going anyways as he’s hoping to get a bonus/promotion soon. His wife and her parents are also staying there & my sister finds it’s strange that he would want to stay at their house especially whilst his wife is there. Would this bother anyone or would this be considered normal?

Sounds like the start of a horror film.

The odd bit is that the boss hasn't invited them as a couple.

Wouldn’t bother me. This happened to my DH although it wasn’t as grand as a country house. He ended up getting a promotion.

Because he’s currently working abroad

lol

What’s her concern? If it’s a male boss and his family are there couldn’t he just be being nice and extending some hospitality?

Why doesn’t she want him to go?

I’d be fine with that.

He’s the managing agent of the boss’s company & he’s been working for them for 8 months now

Sorry, who is working abroad?

I don’t think it’s that unusual in uber wealthy circles where one works for an individual family. I’m sure they’d have been invited as a couple of she were with him. I’m not sure why the fact that his employer’s wife will be there is strange?

What is she worried about?

so he’s working overseas at the moment away from his family? Maybe they are just trying to give him something to do!!

I can’t say it would concern me as he is staying with a family. If he was going on a lads weekend with the boss I would be concerned!!

Your sister sounds paranoid. Course he should go. It’s just a work thing where he has to stay over night. Millions of us have to do that, but this case is different because it’s their home. Still not weird. I’ve stayed at a few bosses family homes over the years for parties, Christmas dos etc

What does she think he’s going to do?

Because she’s worried there’s something between him & the wife as the wife has given him flirty compliments in the past. She’s just not comfortable with him sleeping in the room next door to a seemingly desperate woman & also crossing boundaries to be that close.

That’s not weird at all.

Possibly it depends on the country, but it’d be a friendly thing to do where I live, if you had an employee alone for a summer weekend.

What is your sister worried about?

This is not unusual in the slightest to

Might be a semi working weekend. It might be sussing him out for a big promotion. Or introducing him to wealthy customers. It sounds like good news to me that they want to interact socially.

If it's abroad social norms can be different and if he's working away from home they may just be being welcoming.

Wait she thinks her husband’s boss has invited her husband to his country house so the boss’s wife can seduce her husband?

He can lock the door? Or does she not trust her husband?

has she witnessed the flirty comments or is it his interpretation?

Sorry just to add more context so my sister’s husband is currently working abroad where he has been invited to the county house & that’s why only he has been invited. My sister’s uneasy as the wife of this man has made a few flirty comments to him & she will be sleeping in the room next door. She trusts her husband she just feels it’s unnecessary to go stay at their place. He also has to work closely daily with this man’s wife because she’s part of the business so she’s feeling insecure that he’s so close to the woman

Does she think they might be sex people?

If he's living abroad surely it would be easier for him to invite the wife to his place if they wanted to meet romantically, not under the eye of her husband and parents.

She has complimented him on his dress sense & calls him a lot for requests. He also has to work with her daily as well as her husband. She trusts her husband but she feels uneasy with the woman being so close to him all the time