Originally Posted by Hella-Buggin'

just don't tell my employees that i drive a porsche... they'll all ask for a raise.

Originally Posted by purrybonker

My best buddy runs his own business, has a number of employees and long kept his Porsche habit a secret, driving a beat-up Jimmy to work everyday.

I encouraged him to reveal his secret, that the evidence of his success would be a positive influence rather than invoking envy. He finally decided to show off his car to his staff, many of which had never had an opportunity to sit in a Porsche, let alone be "close" to someone who owned one.

The big Porsche reveal has been a big positive, but he's a very well-liked sort of boss anyway. I can see where the Porsche reveal could be a negative if the boss is a hard-nosed, slave-driver sort of person.