Taking my truck to Work?

[RickHdz36]

Sup everyone! So i recently purchased a 2020 Leadfoot and loving it so much, but I have yet taken it to work. I am a manager where I work and I am also new here. Been working here for little over a month now.

I would love to bring my truck to work but I feel like my workers would definitely change their attitude towards me. First off, I am not an ******* and I carry my weight around here pretty well. I get dirty with the rest of them. So I feel like I am making good head way with my team.

I just don't want to be that stigma of "OH! hes got raptor money, hes definitely making way more than us! so EFF him!" I have had bosses with really nice cars, but they also pulled their weight, so I never saw them like that. I am new to the manager world, so i would like some input.

Anyone else have this situation?

 

[jabroni619]

It's an F150, not a Ferrari. And while it's relatively expensive "for a truck" in the grand scheme of things, it's not all that expensive. You can easily get a BMW X5 to cost more than a Raptor and those are all over the freaking place. With banks offering 6 and 7 year financing options "Raptor money" isn't really what it seems. The sooner you realize it's really not all that special or unobtainable, the less you'll worry about what image it portrays.

I've driven mine to clients offices many times and I've never had a negative reaction. At best, a client will jokingly say "oh we're paying you too much" and that happened once when I had the dealer tags on it.

 

[JohnC12]

Sup everyone! So i recently purchased a 2020 Leadfoot and loving it so much, but I have yet taken it to work. I am a manager where I work and I am also new here. Been working here for little over a month now.

I would love to bring my truck to work but I feel like my workers would definitely change their attitude towards me. First off, I am not an ******* and I carry my weight around here pretty well. I get dirty with the rest of them. So I feel like I am making good head way with my team.

I just don't want to be that stigma of "OH! hes got raptor money, hes definitely making way more than us! so EFF him!" I have had bosses with really nice cars, but they also pulled their weight, so I never saw them like that. I am new to the manager world, so i would like some input.

Anyone else have this situation?

I'm curious... how old are you?

 

[04Ram2500Hemi]

If there is any stigma from the employees it will go away in a day or two if you’re in the trenches with them. You bust your ass, be proud of what you have.

 

[P4mnceBlue82]

It's an F150, not a Ferrari. And while it's relatively expensive "for a truck" in the grand scheme of things, it's not all that expensive. You can easily get a BMW X5 to cost more than a Raptor and those are all over the freaking place. With banks offering 6 and 7 year financing options "Raptor money" isn't really what it seems. The sooner you realize it's really not all that special or unobtainable, the less you'll worry about what image it portrays.

I've driven mine to clients offices many times and I've never had a negative reaction. At best, a client will jokingly say "oh we're paying you too much" and that happened once when I had the dealer tags on it.

I agree with this. Don't get me wrong, raptors are nice but they are less expensive than a loaded up F150 limited or platinum in many cases and similar money as all the premium lines... Denali, ram limited, high country ltz...etc. Also cheaper than all the big daddy diesels and those are running the roads everywhere. So don't worry about it.

The uneducated people associate Raptors with big money bc there was a time when they had zero discount and often mark up. But now a days its pretty easy to find them with a solid discount like any other vehicle.

As a matter of fact,, A buddy of mine was shopping for a limited Tundra and ended up with a Raptor bc he got a better deal and was cheaper.

U earn ur money, enjoy what u buy and don't worry about others!

 

[realjones88]

Nah you won't have any issues with a Raptor. Might get a few "nice truck," but not a vehicle that brings a negative stereotype or response from people (despite being $70K).

Now it's funny because you showed up in a $40K used maserati granturismo you would have people hating on you...but that's people for you

 

[Saleen556]

Sup everyone! So i recently purchased a 2020 Leadfoot and loving it so much, but I have yet taken it to work. I am a manager where I work and I am also new here. Been working here for little over a month now.

I would love to bring my truck to work but I feel like my workers would definitely change their attitude towards me. First off, I am not an ******* and I carry my weight around here pretty well. I get dirty with the rest of them. So I feel like I am making good head way with my team.

I just don't want to be that stigma of "OH! hes got raptor money, hes definitely making way more than us! so EFF him!" I have had bosses with really nice cars, but they also pulled their weight, so I never saw them like that. I am new to the manager world, so i would like some input.

Anyone else have this situation?

It’s just a truck. Quit worrying about what others may think. You have no control over it. I’m a Union mechanic and have both a 20 Raptor and a 17 Z06 Corvette that I drive to work everyday. Nobody at my work treats me any different than when I drove my 02 Saleen or my butt ugly Neon

 

[Rocsteady]

I've come to realize that everyone prioritizes differently and spends their money as such. Some have much bigger homes than would seem rational and seem intent on "keeping up with the Joneses" while others, myself included, would rather have a more modest home and also choose not to spend thousands going to a sunny beach somewhere several times a year and would rather drive something every day that I enjoy and not regret sending that payment in monthly.

 

[Swacer]

Sup everyone! So i recently purchased a 2020 Leadfoot and loving it so much, but I have yet taken it to work. I am a manager where I work and I am also new here. Been working here for little over a month now.

I would love to bring my truck to work but I feel like my workers would definitely change their attitude towards me. First off, I am not an ******* and I carry my weight around here pretty well. I get dirty with the rest of them. So I feel like I am making good head way with my team.

I just don't want to be that stigma of "OH! hes got raptor money, hes definitely making way more than us! so EFF him!" I have had bosses with really nice cars, but they also pulled their weight, so I never saw them like that. I am new to the manager world, so i would like some input.

Anyone else have this situation?

This might be the most whipped message I've ever seen lol

Have a backbone...

 

[P4mnceBlue82]

It's an F150, not a Ferrari. And while it's relatively expensive "for a truck" in the grand scheme of things, it's not all that expensive. You can easily get a BMW X5 to cost more than a Raptor and those are all over the freaking place. With banks offering 6 and 7 year financing options "Raptor money" isn't really what it seems. The sooner you realize it's really not all that special or unobtainable, the less you'll worry about what image it portrays.

I've driven mine to clients offices many times and I've never had a negative reaction. At best, a client will jokingly say "oh we're paying you too much" and that happened once when I had the dealer tags on it.

I agree with this. Don't get me wrong, raptors are nice but they are less expensive than a loaded up F150 limited or platinum in many cases and similar money as all the premium lines... Denali, ram limited, high country ltz...etc. Also cheaper than all the big daddy diesels and those are running the roads everywhere. So don't worry about it.

The uneducated people associate Raptors with big money bc there was a time when they had zero discount and often mark up. But now a days its pretty easy to find them with a solid discount like any other vehicle.

As a matter of fact,, A buddy of mine was shopping for a limited Tundra and ended up with a Raptor bc he got a better deal and was cheaper.

U earn ur money, enjoy what u buy and don't worry about others!