Corporate Office Pet Peeve # 5,375: Fund-raising Parents

[shocksyde]

Direct quote from lady who is bringing a fund-raising packet around my office right now: "You don't have to buy something expensive, but you HAVE to buy something! *giggle*"

No, bitch, I don't HAVE to buy anything. And when you guilt trip me for not buying anything, you can go die in a fire.

I'm a cheery person, I swear.

 

[nickbits]

that's pretty ballsie. how well do you know her?

 

[rivan]

That IS pretty ballsy. Around here, we get one apologetic mass mail and the orderform/catalog posted in the kitchen.

 

[shocksyde]

That IS pretty ballsy. Around here, we get one apologetic mass mail and the orderform/catalog posted in the kitchen.

That's standard procedure here, but this woman fancies herself special, I guess.

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

My dad ended up making a rule that no boss could bring in stuff for their kids, only "rank and file" employees. Seems like it has worked out well.

 

[gimmewhitecastles]

if it's for girl scout cookies i still fall for the samoas

 

[SunnyD]

Direct quote from lady who is bringing a fund-raising packet around my office right now: "You don't have to buy something expensive, but you HAVE to buy something! *giggle*"

"Alright. *ziiiip* I'd like a blowjob and some anal. How much will that run me?"

 

[M0oG0oGaiPan]

i'm about to buy some boxes of girl scout cookies. those things are damn tasty.

 

[highland145]

Woman and kid come in. Both come around the counter and TAKE $100 out of my cash drawer. What do I do? Nothing.:'(

 

[BurnItDwn]

Around here, people aren't allowed to do that at all. If you want to do a fundraiser, you put the sign up sheet on your cube wall or office door ... No badgering people to get them to buy your garbage. It's nice!

 

[keird]

Woman and kid come in. Both come around the counter and TAKE $100 out of my cash drawer. What do I do? Nothing.:'(

You have a drawer full of cash? Really?

 

[SirStev0]

Cereal? Just give her 10-20 bucks and be done with it. Stop being such a cheapwad.

 

[theflyingpig]

I would have just picked her up and slammed her head down through the floor. Simple.

 

[keird]

I would have just picked her up and slammed her head down through the floor. Simple.

I'm glad I stopped selling Grit door-to-door, then.

Edit:

Mainstream publishers
Magazine selling kids
Consumer Reports
New York Times

...the fuck

I started with this ad from a comic book and then later I sold newspapers on Sundays at a street corner. I think I raked in 10 cents for each paper I sold and considered it a fair day if I made $20 for 8-10 hours of work. Working a corner for a couple of years isn't fun when your 10-12 years old.

 

[HN]

"You don't have to buy something expensive, but you HAVE to buy something! *giggle*"

"Everything listed is expensive" *blow nose with a c-note*

 

[OutHouse]

Around here, people aren't allowed to do that at all. If you want to do a fundraiser, you put the sign up sheet on your cube wall or office door ... No badgering people to get them to buy your garbage. It's nice!

same here and i like it. in fact i have a pizza fund raiser sheet tacked up on my hall facing side of my cube right now.

 

[dquan97]

Anyone want to buy a tub of cookie dough? $15

 

[Corporate Thug]

so how much did you buy?

 

[highland145]

You have a drawer full of cash? Really?

Part of the business. That is until that woman and kid show up. She gives me some b.s. line about raising the little squirt.

 

[zerocool84]

Cereal? Just give her 10-20 bucks and be done with it. Stop being such a cheapwad.

Some people don't want to buy crap off people. It's not about being a cheapwad.

 

[shocksyde]

so how much did you buy?

Nothing. I refuse to be solicited while I'm working.

She didn't badger me a second time b/c I think I made it pretty clear that I wanted nothing to do with her.

 

[IronWing]

We just got an email from our regional manager telling people to knock it off. It was getting ridiculous. We had an employee sending emails throughout the office asking folks to designate donations to an outfit that would use the money to pay for his kid's charter school tuition. His pitch was that in Arizona the donation is a straight 100% tax credit on your state income tax. Of course, he didn't mention the federal bite. We had a manager encouraging folks to enter one of those "Race for Dollars to Hand to Big Pharma to Find Treatments for Cancers Caused by the Products Sold by Their Other Business Units; Treatments that Big Pharma Will Then Sell to You for a Bajillion Dollars a Hit". He sent email after email, mentioned it at every meeting, and encouraged employees who couldn't/wouldn't race to sponsor those who could.

 

[shocksyde]

We just got an email from our regional manager telling people to knock it off. It was getting ridiculous. We had an employee sending emails throughout the office asking folks to designate donations to an outfit that would use the money to pay for his kid's charter school tuition. His pitch was that in Arizona the donation is a straight 100% tax credit on your state income tax. Of course, he didn't mention the federal bite. We had a manager encouraging folks to enter one of those "Race for Dollars to Hand to Big Pharma to Find Treatments for Cancers Caused by the Products Sold by Their Other Business Units; Treatments that Big Pharma Will Then Sell to You for a Bajillion Dollars a Hit". He sent email after email, mentioned it at every meeting, and encouraged employees who couldn't/wouldn't race to sponsor those who could.

That sounds like my own personal hell! Wowzers.

 

[SandEagle]

had a kid come by and try to sell some fund raising plants. small plants.

$20 :\

what ever happened to $1 candy bars?

 

[Platypus]

this annoys me too, people trying to hock shit for their kids.. not sure what that's supposed to teach them.