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This is a bit off topic and not. All of us as bodybuilders come accross people that are jealous of us. That jealousy may present itself in many ways. I am sure that all of you know what I mean as it would have happened to you.
Anyway, since both my girl and I own Lotus Esprits, we frequent an Esprit board. We found this posted today. It shows how petty some people can be when they might feel 'inferior' in their own minds. This guy that posted has to deal with his bosses jealousy because he owns an Esprit, just like a lot of us had to put up with similar situations because of our builds. Some people try everything to use their perceived sense of 'power' to bellitle others, just because that person can have a nicer car, more money, is bigger, more ripped, etc than them. I always find people's insecurities amazing and the fact that some can only feel better about themselves by putting others down.
Anyway, here's the post:
From: "toptr1" <toptr1@y...>
Date: Tue Sep 3, 2002 9:25 am
Subject: What would you do???
Okay, lets talk hypothetically for a moment... Since we don't know
who all reads this list but I would like to get the input of other
Esprit owners...
Lets say I have this friend who owns a beautiful yellow V8 Esprit.
Probably the thing that he takes the most pride and joy in owning.
After all, it is his dream car and there is nothing else that can
replace his love for his Esprit (even when she gets
tempermental...). He has other cars... A Beamer & an Infinity but
the Esprit is his ultimate goal reached when speaking of a car.
To be extremely frank, he is a very level headed and a honest
person. Especially when speaking to those that has known him for the
last 8+ years in his office... They will say that he is tough and
demanding but very fair... He has to be this way, after all he is in
management and there is only one other person that out ranks him in
the entire office.
So here is his dilema... He gets called into his boss' office (that
"one" person). Out of the blue, his boss tells him that he will deny
it if anyone asks him but he has something to tell my friend. His
boss tells him that his Esprit is an "arrogant" car so he needs to
leave the car at home and not drive it to work anymore. I thought
this was funny since my friends boss drives a brand new Mercedes.
When my friend asked for specific examples(inquring about who?), his
boss had none to offer and could not answer him. There are other
people in my friends work place that own's Porsche, Lexus, BMW,
Infinity, and etc... Of which none of these people are in
management. But my friend for pain stakingly earning his money and
making sacrafices (having no personal life & married to his work
putting in 80+ hours a week), is now being told by his (2 years with
the office, Mercedes driving) boss to leave his Esprit at home.
So my question for my friend this forum of other Esprit owners is...
What should my friend do about this situation (if anything at
all)...? Due to the political BS involved, he has decided not to
drive his Esprit to work anymore... My friends thought is why rock
the boat in a tempermenatal market place while the economy is down...
Regards,
Toptr1
'98 V8
What are your opinions on this?
Anyway, since both my girl and I own Lotus Esprits, we frequent an Esprit board. We found this posted today. It shows how petty some people can be when they might feel 'inferior' in their own minds. This guy that posted has to deal with his bosses jealousy because he owns an Esprit, just like a lot of us had to put up with similar situations because of our builds. Some people try everything to use their perceived sense of 'power' to bellitle others, just because that person can have a nicer car, more money, is bigger, more ripped, etc than them. I always find people's insecurities amazing and the fact that some can only feel better about themselves by putting others down.
Anyway, here's the post:
From: "toptr1" <toptr1@y...>
Date: Tue Sep 3, 2002 9:25 am
Subject: What would you do???
Okay, lets talk hypothetically for a moment... Since we don't know
who all reads this list but I would like to get the input of other
Esprit owners...
Lets say I have this friend who owns a beautiful yellow V8 Esprit.
Probably the thing that he takes the most pride and joy in owning.
After all, it is his dream car and there is nothing else that can
replace his love for his Esprit (even when she gets
tempermental...). He has other cars... A Beamer & an Infinity but
the Esprit is his ultimate goal reached when speaking of a car.
To be extremely frank, he is a very level headed and a honest
person. Especially when speaking to those that has known him for the
last 8+ years in his office... They will say that he is tough and
demanding but very fair... He has to be this way, after all he is in
management and there is only one other person that out ranks him in
the entire office.
So here is his dilema... He gets called into his boss' office (that
"one" person). Out of the blue, his boss tells him that he will deny
it if anyone asks him but he has something to tell my friend. His
boss tells him that his Esprit is an "arrogant" car so he needs to
leave the car at home and not drive it to work anymore. I thought
this was funny since my friends boss drives a brand new Mercedes.
When my friend asked for specific examples(inquring about who?), his
boss had none to offer and could not answer him. There are other
people in my friends work place that own's Porsche, Lexus, BMW,
Infinity, and etc... Of which none of these people are in
management. But my friend for pain stakingly earning his money and
making sacrafices (having no personal life & married to his work
putting in 80+ hours a week), is now being told by his (2 years with
the office, Mercedes driving) boss to leave his Esprit at home.
So my question for my friend this forum of other Esprit owners is...
What should my friend do about this situation (if anything at
all)...? Due to the political BS involved, he has decided not to
drive his Esprit to work anymore... My friends thought is why rock
the boat in a tempermenatal market place while the economy is down...
Regards,
Toptr1
'98 V8
What are your opinions on this?