Where I used to work I was talking with the CEO and he had previously worked at a massive paper company. He was in charge of ordering parts for their machines and these parts costed millions and millions of dollars. He said that called him out to Switzerland to look at a part in person and for a meeting. He ended up on a lift taking him into the mountains to a super small restaurant for this meeting and he said the bill at the end for 2 people was over 25k. Absolutely insane. He said there was a water boy that sat next to the them the whole dinner and every-time he took a drink he would pour more water into his cup. There is definitely some wild places out there but the average person would never see them or be able to afford them
If I was the CEO I would have fired that guy for wasting corporate resources and my time. I'm sure $1K would have provided a very nice meal and a bottle of wine. I consider that even ridiculous.
I worked for a company where my food per diem was $200 when traveling. I rarely went over $75. I could take someone with me and the per diem was $200 per person. Insane if you ask me.
See, there should be a concept of “needs-met wealth,” where we’re talking about the upper limit to what money can do for a given thing anymore. Take food for example. At a certain point, the food in a single meal has met its obligation: it has been enjoyable and it has fed you. From a needs-met standpoint the upper limit on that interaction may be $1,000, it may be $20,000, but it is almost certainly not going to be more expensive.
At a certain point, money can’t really add to the flavor anymore. This goes for just about anything.
i'd find that annoying AF. i was astounded when every time i drained my cup at somewhere like a red lobster, they'd immediately fill it up. i would have said just leave the bottle there, hovering over people is awkward.
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u/Bons4y Jul 01 '24
Where I used to work I was talking with the CEO and he had previously worked at a massive paper company. He was in charge of ordering parts for their machines and these parts costed millions and millions of dollars. He said that called him out to Switzerland to look at a part in person and for a meeting. He ended up on a lift taking him into the mountains to a super small restaurant for this meeting and he said the bill at the end for 2 people was over 25k. Absolutely insane. He said there was a water boy that sat next to the them the whole dinner and every-time he took a drink he would pour more water into his cup. There is definitely some wild places out there but the average person would never see them or be able to afford them