She Got In Her Car And Drove Away After It Turned Out She Was Alone On A Hiking Trip With Her Boss’s Husband But Now She’s Telling The Internet She Messed Up
A 26-year-old woman moved to a brand new city after getting a job there, and she has had a difficult time making new friends since then.
She really only knows the people that she works with, but they aren’t exactly her friends…they’re acquaintances.
She has a boss named Sue who has really made an effort to make her feel welcome. Sue frequently invites her and some of their teammates over for dinner, and never misses a chance to celebrate birthdays or other important events.
A week ago, she went for lunch with Sue and some coworkers, and Sue was telling her all about how her husband Greg leads a hiking group.
Sue said it might be great for her to join the hiking group since it would be a nice way for her to make some new friends.
Last Monday was a holiday because of July 4th, so her office was off for the day. Sue said that Greg was going on a hike with some people that day, and Sue suggested that she go on the hike too.
Although Monday was actually her birthday, she agreed to go hiking because she had not mentioned her birthday to anyone and she didn’t have anything special planned.
On Monday, she got in her car and drove to the spot where she was supposed to meet Greg and the rest of the group.
She mentioned that the meeting spot was in a very remote location, and when she got to the spot, not a single person was there except Greg.
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“I asked him where everyone was,” she explained. “He said no one else could make it and it would just be us on the hike.”
“It was early morning and still dark and I didn’t know Greg other than seeing him in passing at Sue’s house. I knew he was probably a nice guy but I felt nervous going hiking in a dark, remote area with a man who was practically a stranger.”
She then called Sue, who said she would not be going on the hiking trip because “something came up with her kid.” Sue insisted she should go on the hike anyway, especially since the views were gorgeous.
She really did not feel comfortable going on the hike alone with Greg, and she asked him if it would be ok to go on a day when the other people could make it.
“He got frustrated, saying it’s no big deal and we should hurry up and start,” she said. “I was more nervous at that point and thanked him before saying I was going to head home.”
“That upset him even more and he came toward me and asked me if I thought he was a serial killer.”
“He seemed angry so I panicked and jumped in the car saying I had to go. He kept yelling at me to stop as I drove away.”
She got back into her car completely terrified, and then she noticed Sue was calling her phone. She picked up Sue’s call, and Sue told her the whole entire hiking trip was organized just to get her to come out there for a surprise.
Sue and her coworkers had planned a surprise birthday party for her up at a certain point on the hike.
Sue saw on Facebook that it was going to be her birthday, so she had organized everything and Greg was going to lead her up to the spot where the party was.
“I felt terrible and offered to drive back but Sue was pissed and said I ruined it for everyone and made Greg feel like a creeper,” she continued.
“Now the environment at work is tense. Sue and my coworkers only talk to me when they need something and they didn’t invite me to team lunch. I feel like I really messed up.”
Here’s what the internet had to say.
“What an odd way to lure someone to their death… I mean their surprise party.”
“They were intentionally misleading you and you got suspicious and scared. Your suspicion was therefore justified. You didn’t know what they were actually planning. Your reaction was normal.”
“It’s unfortunate that it ruined the party but IMO they should have easily predicted that a woman alone wasn’t going to go on a hiking trip with a man she doesn’t know.”
“Also his reaction wasn’t helping the situation. Sue should have led the group up the trail and came back down with her husband so it wasn’t as creepy.”
“Zero reason one other coworker couldn’t have joined them on the hike. everyone didn’t need to be waiting at the point.”
“It didn’t ruin the party. If they had not got all mad about it, the party would have happened. Any normal person would laugh about it after realizing the misunderstanding.”
“I’m genuinely surprised that another woman wouldn’t appreciate just how creepy the situation would feel on the trails alone with a man you don’t know well, too.”
“It would have made a lot more sense for the boss to be the one meeting her on the trail there if they were going to do something like this.”
“They put (you) in a really scary situation with a poorly thought out plan. Pair that with the husband being suspiciously and uncomfortably pushy and it’s pretty horrid.”
“The husband’s reaction to her fear/hesitation was deeply insensitive and a bit troubling.”
“Also am I the only one super weirded out by this trend of bosses trying to be buddies with their subordinates? I think it’s super unprofessional and can put employees in really weird situations in general.”
You can read the rest of what the internet had to say to her here.
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