The strip club knows what they're doing. They have your signature and likely your finger print. Maybe even you on camera signing. If you dispute it they'll just say it was buyers remorse look at all the proof. This is a fairly common scam.

You're leaving out a key concept which is obligation. You're never obligated to give e a boss a gift and a good manager won't expect one even if they give them. There's no etiquette that says you can't. I've certainly never seen a manager, good or bad, refuse a gift.

She makes 116K. Not bad but probably less than some state employees. I've been in jobs where the head of the team or department got everyone something so we pulled moneybto get them something. Never seemed unfair to me.

Mercedes chose her fate. She and Albert chose to abandon Fernand rather than live a life earned through dishonorable action. Dantes didn't force that he just exposed the dishonor. Hell, he was ready to suicide so Albert could keep his honor.