What's the general consensus on this? Some examples:
Selling Girl Scout cookies, sport team pizzas, that Christmas catalog that comes out for elementary schools.
I usually support those for the people I like at work, and I don't mind putting out things for my kids knowing that we are all doing a tit-for-tat type thing. Most people that buy stuff from my kids are the same people I buy stuff from when it's their kids. I don't see a problem with that kind of relationship at all.
The other side of that, is when co-workers, subordinates, or superiors are doing some kind of charity thing, whether it be a walk, drive, auction, etc. We already have a week long money raising thing each October for United Way (which is a charity I don't necessarily like), which I support (call it career stability). When a subordinate is doing something for charity, I rarely decline to donate because I want to give the impression I support him and all that crap. I usually don't donate when it's a peer. And I hate when a superior is doing something, but again -- career stability makes me donate. I don't ever ask for donations on any of my own personal causes except as noted above. My thought is even if it's an important cause to me (diabetes and cancer), I shouldn't assume it's important to someone else. And I would not be comfortable asking people that work for me to donate to my cause.
Thoughts? Who thinks work is a great place to raise money, and who thinks it's crass and tasteless?
give a lot of time and money to charity over the course of the year.
however, i hate having it shoved in my face at work.
The high school kids coming to my door selling magazines piss me off a lot more than co-workers trying to help out their young kids. But either way, I'm only going to support them if the product they're pawning is actually something I want. Otherwise, I'll just stick to my preferred (tax-deductible) charities.
Quote from: FFatPatt on April 19, 2006, 05:36:03 PM
The high school kids coming to my door selling magazines piss me off a lot more than co-workers trying to help out there young kids. But either way, I'm only going to support them if the product they're pawning is actually something I want. Otherwise, I'll just stick to my preferred (tax-deductible) charities.
About 2 years ago I had a highschool kid knock on my door. I open it up and in his best Bill S. Preston voice he says "Hey man, how would you like to buy some magazines and help me earn a trip to the Bahamas?"
To which I replied "How about I save the money so I can earn a trip to the Bahamas?".
Slam. Door. Face.
At work, if someone sets the candy, forms, etc., in the breakroom and with a note that says, "Donate to my kids blah" or Donate to help with blah" I am more inclined to do it that if some fargtard who I rarely talk to on a professional level comes up to me and asks me to donate.
I'm with FF though, if it is something I want, I'll buy it. I was at Blockbuster the other day and some little girl at the front asked me if I wanted some cookies, so when I went over and all she had left was those zesty Lemon-Creme bitches. I told her "No, thanks." and walked inside. What I really wanted to do was force feed her some of those nasties and see if she would pay me for the experience afterwards. Gross.
Quote from: PhillyPhaninDC on April 19, 2006, 06:23:32 PM
At work, if someone sets the candy, forms, etc., in the breakroom and with a note that says, "Donate to my kids blah" or Donate to help with blah" I am more inclined to do it that if some fargtard who I rarely talk to on a professional level comes up to me and asks me to donate.
Same here. We generally put forms out, and those who want to contribute, will.
Hardly non-profit, but we recently had a VP whose wife pushed out a runt. His secretary went around collecting donations for a baby gift.
"I'm supposed to donate money towards a gift for the guy who makes double my salary?" I asked?
She didn't know what to say, so I added "No thanks." She moved on and that was that.
I HATE being solicited, regardless whether at home or at work.
Quote from: Diomedes on April 19, 2006, 08:58:41 PM
Hardly non-profit, but we recently had a VP whose wife pushed out a runt. His secretary went around collecting donations for a baby gift.
"I'm supposed to donate money towards a gift for the guy who makes double my salary?" I asked?
She didn't know what to say, so I added "No thanks." She moved on and that was that.
I HATE being solicited, regardless whether at home or at work.
That's the shtein I'm talking about. Don't come up to me and ask me to donate. Send a "To all" e-mail out, letting everyone know there is a collection jar on someone's desk, etc., but don't come directly to people. In a work environment, it's farged. And if it is for any kind of "gift" for a supervisor, farg that. If he is a stand up guy, and gets hit by a truck, I'll put in to send his family some flowers, but not to buy a "Congrats on the Rat" bouquet.
I wouldn't mind an anonymous jar or something to donate if I wanted, but at our office the EA collects the money, and notes who gave and HOW MUCH! It's so the recipient knows who to thank after they get it. I think that is the wrong way to collect.
I don't mind giving for certain occasions, whether it's a boss or a worker-bee. If someone's mom, dad, spouse, or god forbid a child dies, I'm all for money for flowers or a donation to a charity. But anything else -- birthday or something -- then no thanks. Although I did think it was very nice that the people at my office gave a rather nice gift when we brought our daughter home from Ukraine. I secretly wish they didn't because I felt awkward, but it was a very nice jesture.
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on April 19, 2006, 08:45:04 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhaninDC on April 19, 2006, 06:23:32 PM
At work, if someone sets the candy, forms, etc., in the breakroom and with a note that says, "Donate to my kids blah" or Donate to help with blah" I am more inclined to do it that if some fargtard who I rarely talk to on a professional level comes up to me and asks me to donate.
Same here. We generally put forms out, and those who want to contribute, will.
same here.
I teach middle school. I'm up to my eyeballs in freaking fundraisers. :boom
The Navy basically won't promote you from E-6 tp E-7 unless you contribute to some sort of charity. There's a CFC campaign that comes around once a year that will give you a plaque to tell your command how great you are. I never contributed. I chose to contribute my money to a descrete foundation to feed starving children in underdeveloped countries.
Quote from: SD_Eagle on April 20, 2006, 12:18:30 AM
The Navy basically won't promote you from E-6 tp E-7 unless you contribute to some sort of charity. There's a CFC campaign that comes around once a year that will give you a plaque to tell your command how great you are. I never contributed. I chose to contribute my money to a descrete foundation to feed starving children in underdeveloped countries.
That's pretty farging selfish of you.
What is this you say 'Cha-ri-tee'?
Quote from: hbionic on April 20, 2006, 12:52:50 PM
What is this you say 'Cha-ri-tee'?
Remember last week when I let your mom blow me without charging her? That's chairty.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on April 20, 2006, 10:09:05 PM
Quote from: hbionic on April 20, 2006, 12:52:50 PM
What is this you say 'Cha-ri-tee'?
Remember last week when I let your mom blow me without charging her? That's chairty.
for who?