As the saying goes: the more friends there are, the easier the road to go. In daily life and work, when encountering a field that they are not familiar with, many people will ask friends in the industry for help. For example, you will find an architect friend for house decoration, and you will find a car sales friend when you buy a car, which can not only save time, but also avoid some unnecessary troubles.
Recently, I experienced a troubled incident of being "pitted" by an acquaintance, and I would like to share it with you today, hoping that you will take it as a warning.
Lao Zhang, the leader of our company, is a very easy-going person, and everyone is usually willing to chat with him. He and I also had a good relationship, and we had a few drinks together. Not long ago, when chatting, I accidentally learned that his family had opened a restaurant in the city center, which was not small in scale and the business was quite prosperous. I joked casually: "Then when I go to your house for dinner in the future, can I give a friendly price?" Lao Zhang laughed and said, "Of course, come to eat with me and give you a 6% discount!" ”
It happened that last weekend was my father-in-law's birthday, and I thought that the old Zhangjia restaurant was in a good environment, so I planned to hold a family dinner there. I called Lao Zhang in advance to explain the situation, and Lao Zhang readily agreed to help arrange it, and said that he would reserve a large private room for us to eat with confidence. I thought to myself that this work efficiency is really high, and the leadership is really reliable.
On the same day, our family of 15 went to Lao Zhang's restaurant. The private room is really big and the decoration is very magnificent. After reading the menu, my relatives said that the price was a bit expensive, and I comforted them that this was a high-end restaurant, and it was normal to be expensive, and Lao Zhang promised to give a 6% discount, and it would definitely be a good deal in the end. We ordered a table of hearty dishes and the drinks were brought by ourselves.
After eating, I went to check out with my father-in-law, and the lobby manager was very enthusiastic and said with a smile: "You were introduced by Mr. Zhang, and we will give you a 6% discount." "The final bill amount was 1,200 yuan, and after the discount, I wiped a small amount, and I paid a total of 720 yuan. I thought to myself, although the price is not cheap, but after all, it is a high-end hotel, which is reasonable.
A few days later, I overheard my colleague Xiao Li say that he had also eaten at Lao Zhang's restaurant, mentioning that their table was about 15 people, and the checkout only cost more than 600 yuan. I chuckled in my heart and quickly asked about the specific situation, only to find out that the food they ordered was similar to ours, but the price was much cheaper. Xiao Li also took a photo of the bill and sent it to me, and the price was indeed about 600 yuan.
I immediately felt that something was wrong, and immediately asked Lao Zhang about the situation. Lao Zhang also looked puzzled and said that he would find out. After a while, Lao Zhang replied: it turned out that there were two prices on the menu of the hotel, one was the ordinary price, and the other was the package price that included alcohol. The waiter made a mistake that day and counted our list as including the price of the drinks, resulting in an overcharge.
Lao Zhang was very sorry for this, and offered to refund the overcharged 100 yuan and compensate me an additional 200 yuan as compensation. Although I felt that this matter was quite helpless, I didn't want to hurt my relationship with Lao Zhang, so I politely refused his compensation and only accepted the refund of 100 yuan.
Have you ever encountered something like this? If it were you, would you receive 200 yuan in compensation from the leader? Everyone is welcome to share your experiences and opinions in the comment area.