Sometimes when you’re subtle, the person is so out of touch that they can’t take a hint or read the room about what you’re getting at.

This is especially true of wealthy bosses whose staff are low-income, as TikToker @mkchewning found out.

“I was telling my boss that I was struggling with money,” she said in her video that has gone viral.

How did her boss respond?

“She told me she’s paying for all of her kids to go to private school; she’s paying for all of her kids to go to college… they live in a million dollar home.”

But how is that a response?

Because she said she would be “rolling in the dough” if she didn’t have those expenses, which she pays for out of pocket.

It’s unclear if these kinds of statements come from genuinely not understanding how it looks or if they are meant to be passive aggressive.

Some bosses think that sharing what they pay for gives their staff something to aspire to, but most of the time it comes off as showing off and being okay with inequity.

“I know she meant that in the best of ways, meaning that everybody’s struggling right now” Maryanna sympathizes.

But, she says, “I am $30,000 in debt from college and my parents have an extra $30,000 in college loans.”

“She was trying to be relatable,” but it failed miserably.

Maryanna ends the video by summing up the disparity:

“I’m struggling to afford groceries and you are paying for your kids’ school out of pocket. That’s a little different.”

Here’s the full video.

@mkchewning

I know she was trying to relate but its not the same #costofliving #inflation #jobsearchtips #relatable #everythingisexpensive #jobs #money #moneysavingtips #doingmybest #fyp #fypシ #foryou #foryoupage #viral

♬ original sound – maryanna

Check out what folks are saying.

A lot of people shared how they are struggling and it saddened me.

I seldom get surprised anymore, but this one made my jaw drop. Wow.

Only a few people wanted more information. I’m not surprised it’s a real estate company.

That’s so unkind. Imagine being that disconnected from reality and that unkind.

Maybe. But I think people like this often do know that bragging is insensitive and hurts morale.

They just don’t care and some probably even enjoy doing that.

I hope Maryanna gets a better situation soon.

Her boss certainly doesn’t get it.

If you liked that story, check out this one about a delivery driver who gave two weeks notice… so his employer disabled his truck when he was 300 miles from home!