Omg you guys. Someone in the practice I work with was at a client dinner (on the client's dime), offered to choose the wine, and then ordered A $450 BOTTLE.
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Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
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Wait, ordered a $450 bottle of wine on someone else's dime?? On their client's dime?? Good lord.
YES. I am all agog. And I can't tell anyone because it just happened last night and I really shouldn't know.
That's either epically ballsy or epically clueless. Either way, it's pretty amazing.
Yikes, Kat!!! Am also glad you got that checked out!
And, totally different yikes, Brenda!
Oh it's the latter. Hes kind of a pretentious little shit and very high on himself as a wine guy. And I actually like him well enough but come on.
Mr. Clueless shares an assistant with the guy I was traveling with today, to whom she is much more loyal. She shared a nugget of an email today from the head of the practice to mr. C ranting about reckless and irresponsible and unprofessional.
Oh my.
To think I got called out for taking a couple of colleagues out for a business lunch (that cost maybe $40) without getting it pre-approved. I can't imagine $450 on a bottle of wine on the client's dime.
That is insane, Brenda!
Holy Shit, Brenda. I can't even. Epically clueless is too small a word for that guy.
Such a profound error of judgment should remove him from ever having Amy client contact, ever again.
Because the client will assume he's as cavalier about their money in the business setting, as well.