My colleague entrusted me with errands and made an appointment to invite me to dinner, but a friend suddenly came to visit. Do you want to bring a friend with you?
In the workplace, it is normal for colleagues to invite each other for a meal when they are entrusting others to do things. Although it is not a big deal to invite a colleague to dinner, there are always all kinds of unexpected situations. One of the most common situations is that when you invite a colleague to dinner, the colleague brings his own friends or family. So when encountering such a situation, many people seldom show it even if they are not happy as the owner.
Zhou Lei encountered such a thing recently. Zhou Lei's colleague wanted to ask Zhou Lei for a favor, so he agreed to invite Zhou Lei to dinner. On the same day, Zhou Lei's friends and family suddenly visited. Zhou Lei called his colleague and said that he couldn't be there today, so he talked about the arrival of his friend. But the colleague said that it took a long time to prepare, and everything was ready, so why not bring friends together.
Zhou Lei repeatedly refused, but his colleagues were sincere, and Zhou Lei finally refused to refuse, so he took a friend and a family of three to the appointment. Originally, my colleagues only invited Zhou Lei's family of three, but now they have brought three more, and there is a large table around them when they eat. However, my colleagues and family were very enthusiastic throughout the whole process, and they were also very polite to Zhou Lei's friends. Everyone was very happy throughout the dinner. Zhou Lei was also very grateful to his colleagues, and did his best to do the things that his colleagues asked for.
In such a situation as Zhou Lei encountered, should we bring friends to participate? Some netizens said that because it was a colleague who asked Zhou Lei to do things, they would not dislike Zhou Lei with friends. And as an owner, in this case, I feel that the more friends the invited person brings, the better. Because there are many friends with you, then it is not easy for people to refuse to ask someone to do things.
Some netizens also said that it also depends on the owner's temperament, not everyone is as hospitable as Zhou Lei's colleagues. Of course, for the most part, most people are more hospitable. Some people think that it is fate that everyone can sit and have a meal together. This is how multiple friends and multiple paths come. Sometimes I meet a friend at a meal. Now whoever is poor, the opportunity is created and mastered by oneself. Every time I invite friends to dinner, I can't have more than a few people, because a meal treats one person with one more friend.
Some netizens said that this matter can not only look at the owner, but also look at themselves. In a situation like Zhou Lei's, it's definitely not good to refuse, but if you bring your friends to participate, don't leave your hands empty, buy something and bring it with you. This is a basic politeness issue. I believe that most people will be more happy when they see others bring things. Although I don't want to do this, at least it proves that people are not here to eat and drink.
The editor thinks that in such a situation, the first thing to do is to say hello to the person who treats the guests, tell the actual situation, how many people there are, etc. After getting permission from the owner, buy something to bring with you, such as two bottles of good wine or a gift for the child. Reciprocal exchanges, so that the relationship can be closer and closer. Readers, what do you think?