Don't assume my financial situation is like yours. (million, vehicle, judgements)

[Johnny Danes]

I was in my office doing online banking and a gentleman that works for me came into my office. I told him to not come behind my desk because I had my banking/financial info on the screen on my laptop.

He said: "I don't care about that, you probably have nothing, just like me".

I do know this guy lives in Section 8 housing but for him to assume my situation is like his is kind of absurd.

Some of us DO save, invest and always have imcome streams flowing. Not all of us are "poor".


Is this normal for people to assume your situation is like theirs, especially if the person is lacking in financial reserves?

[Huckleberry3911948]

certainly lacking in boundaries u told him not to come behind your desk.

[flyingsaucermom]

I think he was just ticked off that you told him to mind his own business and blurted out something just to irritate you.

[CaptainNJ]

he may assume that if he figures you earn around the same as he does and are in the same age range.

i think my employees assume im a billionaire but they probably all assume each other are broke.

[CSD610]

Humans are prone to making assumptions and judgements just from something said or done by another human or how they are dressed, the home they live in or the vehicle they drive. Most millionaires do not present themselves that way and you would never know they have that much money.

[Padgett2]

Maybe he was just making conversation.

I think I would say something along the same lines to anyone, regardless of what I thought about their actual financial worth.

[mamom1]

IDK, to me it sounded like a joke. It didn't sound like he was making assumptions, just a joke.

[OhioToCO]

You could also minimize the window quickly, and avoid this whole conversation. Sometimes we get what we ask for.

[CaptainNJ]

Originally Posted by OhioToCO

You could also minimize the window quickly, and avoid this whole conversation. Sometimes we get what we ask for.

if the co-worker notices that, he will assume he was looking at porn.

[OhioToCO]

Originally Posted by CaptainNJ

if the co-worker notices that, he will assume he was looking at porn.

Strange co-workers. I never thought people would look at porn at work, but then I'm a woman. Who knows?
In my mind, having co-workers guess about porn vs online banking vs news vs unrelated to work reading is better, than flat out telling them you are doing something unrelated to your job when they walk into your office to talk about job (I assume). I just imagined that I walk into my boss' office and he tells me he is looking into his bank account and to mind my own business. Well, I really just came here to talk to you about work, why are you telling me about your bank account?!