Blatant discrimination!!

I've had it! I just received an invitation a company event which has left me fuming. Here are a few excerpts:

Please review your schedule and let me know if you, your spouse/partner and or kids will be attending.

We would like everyone in the company to attend this event. So, for those of you who are not based at our Toronto location, we are offering you a travel and accommodation allowance to attend this event. The maximum allowance is $500 for a single person, or $1,000 for a family.

At all events, in the past, it's always you and spouse/partner. I want to know why! Why are single people discriminated against just because they choose not to be in a relationship? Why do I have to be penalized for being single by receiving less money, and having to share a room and a table with other single people? Why must I go to the party and watch all the couples dance while I sit at the singles table?

Maybe I have a friend who is just as dear to me as a spouse is to another. Maybe I enjoy his/her company just as much. But no! I shall be treated like a second-class citizen just because I'm single. Grrr!