co workers freak out because i drive a Z. am just a cashier!!
In general you don't want to show up in a car nicer than your bosses. A nice car can really alienate you if your co workers are struggling in a P.O.S. This isn't right but I have found this to be true. I bought a Mazda 5 instead of a Cadillac for this reason. If I showed up in a new Cadillac they would think Im some rich guy who doesn't really need the work. In reality the Caddy was only $9k more than the Mazda but the perception to many is a Caddy costs 50K. One of my co-workers has an 8 year old BMW (sweet car) and everyone calls him a trust fund kid, many don't take him serious. Sad but true. Nice 350ZR BTW, looks exactly like mine.
Some people might choose to pay $1K+ a month on rent instead of getting a cheaper place and a nicer car, etc.
Its really none of their business what you drive or how you obtained it.
People are the worst.
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I worked as the receiving specialist to put myself through college the first time. I got so fed up with the 21 year old girls who ran the place that I walked out and can't go back in without wanting to burn the place down.
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Yup I agree with you. That's so true it's all about planning. I know people who make slot of money but waste it on stupid ****. If you know what u want and put your life together u can use the small you have for something so important and people will think u have a lot. It's called management some people don't know it. I still save money every month. The only thing is am going to leave the car stock.
I'm so sick of hearing people say "wow, I wish I got everything handed to me" or "must be nice to have daddy pay for everything" when everyone makes their own money decisions. I have people that I know spend most of their money at bars/going out (I don't) and don't drive a nice car, and then they wonder how I can afford what I can? Some people make no sense.
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nice car....ok you guys don't you hate when some of your coworkers say to you must be nice to have money i get that from some of my coworkers, why can someone just say nice car take care of it or something some of my coworkers don't even talk to me anymore but like R350Zz33 mention save your money for what you want its not about how much money you have so that's my two cents on that.
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Great Thread...this is so true. I felt guilty the few times I brought my 350Z Roadster to work because of the jealousy and remarks I was afraid to get from other people. Because everything is so gloom and doom with one of my co-workers, I couldn't even talk about my Z in the office and when I drove it to work, I parked it far away from my office so nobody would see it. How crazy is that! Now I'm looking to get another Z and I plan to drive it every day to work. But I'm sure I'll be parking it far away from my office just to prevent stupid, jealous comments.
Nothing to be jealous about. Everyone has diff priorities. Some of us dump $ in cool rides, some want to start a family when they are 18 so they have no $ for funsies and later QQ at those who have cool rides..
i worked at a 7-11 and drove a z no big deal life goes on some people save there money for things they want other people **** there money on things like clothes.i have like 10 shirts and pairs of pants but i did buy an 08 z the day i turned 17 cause i saved every dime i made
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I've only taken my Z to work maybe 4 times out of close to 8 years of owning it. Each time, I drive it, co-workers would ask around who's car is that? I would go to bathroom, or go to break room when someone does that. One time, there was a guy checking out my car at very close range and that was the last time I took my car out. My owner drives a 15 year old Benz, 3/4 of the cars in our parking lot are more worthy than the owner's car, I drive the 1/4 side to work, not the Z. My Z is very, very clean, it is almost like a new car in the parking lot that is why I get the attention, unwanted. Anyway, OP just enjoy your Z, learn to live with it and now hit some girls- j/k.
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In general you don't want to show up in a car nicer than your bosses. A nice car can really alienate you if your co workers are struggling in a P.O.S. This isn't right but I have found this to be true. I bought a Mazda 5 instead of a Cadillac for this reason. If I showed up in a new Cadillac they would think Im some rich guy who doesn't really need the work. In reality the Caddy was only $9k more than the Mazda but the perception to many is a Caddy costs 50K. One of my co-workers has an 8 year old BMW (sweet car) and everyone calls him a trust fund kid, many don't take him serious. Sad but true. Nice 350ZR BTW, looks exactly like mine.
+1 .... time to dump the z ......this is the first sign the 350 is about to explode with the former ricer civic crowd. i see ragged out early models going for as low as 6k locally.......
time to dump the z
time to dump the z
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Great Thread...this is so true. I felt guilty the few times I brought my 350Z Roadster to work because of the jealousy and remarks I was afraid to get from other people. Because everything is so gloom and doom with one of my co-workers, I couldn't even talk about my Z in the office and when I drove it to work, I parked it far away from my office so nobody would see it. How crazy is that! Now I'm looking to get another Z and I plan to drive it every day to work. But I'm sure I'll be parking it far away from my office just to prevent stupid, jealous comments.
life is funny. you want a nice car but then when you finally get one u feel guilty about letting ppl see it cuz they gonna talk bad about u lolll