When I was dating my husband (John), he worked for a long-time friend of his; they'd been friends for about 20 years. My husband invited his friend out to our property, where we were in the process of building a house. Upon their arrival, the friend and his wife got out of their car. John was elsewhere, so I walked over to greet them. The "friend" introduced himself, "Hi. I'm Scott; I'm John's boss." The wife was quick to correct the blowhard's introduction, but the tone had already been set. Friend indeed...