ICTChris Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Only milestone birthdays get a collection in my work, everyone else gets a card.Weddings and kids get a collection. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 9 hours ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: One of the office birds has been back 6 months after being off for a year on maternity (and a healthy financial collection to boot). Cue the recent email as she’s about to go off on maternity again and another collection being raised. I'd have put in a packet of condoms. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 I only put into collections for folk I like. Doesnt happen very often tbh. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 5 hours ago, Dele said: I wouldn't be donating to a card for somebody's birthday. f**k that. In my place if its your birthday you bring the cakes in, for everyone. That's when the real tightfistedness becomes prevalent. FWIW, February was a better month than March. That's what we used to do when I worked in Belfast. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 4 hours ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: I only put into collections for folk I like. Doesnt happen very often tbh. I don't suppose you ever get anything... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 1 minute ago, Jacksgranda said: I don't suppose you ever get anything... They barely notice I’m here tbh 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highlandcowden Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 On 28/03/2019 at 08:14, Dee Man said: A guy in my work took 2 weeks annual leave to go to Bali and returned to work last week. Towards the end of his holiday he fell ill with food poisoning and ended up bed ridden for four days. He just returned to work the other day and asked to be paid sick leave for those four days and his annual leave to be returned to him. The weird thing is, it appears to be the law in Australia and had he had a medical certificate, he would have had his request accepted. I've never heard such madness in my life. Is that a thing in the UK? It would never have crossed my mind to try to get sick pay if I happened to fall ill while on leave. I know what will be happening the next time I'm on leave though... I was sick into leave last year(on a doctors line),my employers wanted a further line for days during leave not covered by original line up until date I reported fit,which resulted in me getting staged;so sure as f**k I claimed those leave days back! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvo Montalbano Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 I wouldn't be donating to a card for somebody's birthday. f**k that. In my place if its your birthday you bring the cakes in, for everyone. That's when the real tightfistedness becomes prevalent. FWIW, February was a better month than March. That's what we do. Except one woman who always says that as she's "on a diet", she doesn't bring cakes in as it'll be too tempting for her. Of course, she eats the cakes other people bring in and will then go out for a massive dinner with her family at night when "it doesn't count" for some reason. On the few occasions she's brought stuff in, it's been cheapo traybakes from Costco and stuff like that while everyone else has brought in cookies doughnuts, caramel shortcake etc or has actually baked a massive cake for everyone to have. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWhoWalksBehindTheRows Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Cakes and cards on your birthday in work for fucks sake. Do youse give each other the bumps as well? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 18 hours ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: They barely notice I’m here tbh Wish we could say the same 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Canny believe workplaces doing cards for birthdays! Get that tae f**k. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 23 hours ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: I only put into collections for folk I like. Doesnt happen very often tbh. 18 hours ago, Jacksgranda said: I don't suppose you ever get anything... To be fair collections are only held for people leaving a job voluntarily. This presumably doesn't apply in Mullarkey's case. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 58 minutes ago, Rugster said: Wish we could say the same 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Thompson Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 4 hours ago, HeWhoWalksBehindTheRows said: Cakes and cards on your birthday in work for fucks sake. Do youse give each other the bumps as well? Mods, please -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainMorton Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 I would sign a leaving card for someone but never put money in. Only time I put money to a collection is when a colleague has had a relative pass away. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyAnchor Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Our boss (she calls herself a leader) came back after a week off. Morale back down the toilet, it's amazing how one miserable piece of crap can change everyone's mood. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 28 minutes ago, IainMorton said: Only time I put money to a collection is when a colleague has had a relative pass away. I find this pretty mental. "Your brothers deid? Here's five pounds." 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Wish I'd known, would have made a fortune last year. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainMorton Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 19 minutes ago, Dele said: I find this pretty mental. "Your brothers deid? Here's five pounds." Everyone chips in a couple of quid and they boss sends flowers on behalf on the company, that's all. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inanimate Carbon Rod Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 My work uses buying cakes etc as a wee morale thing, someone messes up instead of people getting angry they just ‘cake fine’ each other. I dont mind chipping in for a retirement/death/landmark/birth of child etc and we bring cakes in prior to going on leave or buy a round of rolls etc. If folks want to take part then great, if they dont then fair enough. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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