I hate self-righteous people

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syrillus

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A coworker of mine just sent out this email to everyone in our department:

I am donating all of my overtime $$ this week to Haiti - suggest you do the same. This is not really "extra" money for me; paying bills this month will be a tight squeeze, and I will have to sacrifice things I wanted to buy and do. But media coverage of the earthquake has really moved me. This morning learning that already homeless, injured, grieving and destitute families withstood yet another huge aftershock, I remember that in the face of disaster (or injustice, or inequality), there is always *something* I can do.

This represents the least I can do.

My preference is WorldVision, an organization I have worked with personally and greatly respect. They are a Christian nonprofit, but do not discriminate on the basis of religion. Also, they put basic needs (in particular for children) above proselytizing. Where I lived in Bolivia, they offered Christmas sponsorships through which my host mom was able to buy her youngest son a new bed, a winter jacket and a bicycle; notebooks and coats for schoolchildren; summer sports camps free of charge and leadership training for adolescents and teachers. You can check out what they're doing in Haiti here

Also, there has been an outpouring of support for the American Red Cross, which you can find here. I am so proud of that US goverment and private donations have led the relief effort.

The above are just suggestions. Please get involved with any community, national or international effort of your choosing. The important thing is to get involved.
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This is bullshit for the following reasons:
1. She almost never works overtime, so she doesn't rely on that money to pay her "bills"
2. She lives with her mom, and her only "bills" are a car payment and student loan payments.
3. Her overtime this week will be less than 5 hours.

I made a donation to the Red Cross this weekend with what I thought I could afford, but didn't feel like I had to broadcast it.

Anyone else get shit like this from co-workers, others?

/blog
 
HannibalX

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People send me shit like this at work, been happening for years. I usually reply with something like "Please refrain from sending me non-work related emails at my corporate account. Thank you for understanding."
 
AdamK47

AdamK47

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Setup a meeting in Outlook with just you and her. After you get together and she asks "What is this meeting about?", just yell at her at the top of your lungs so everyone else can hear it.

Problem solved. I'm a problem solver. It's what I do.
 
shocksyde

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I would reply to all and say "I donated DOUBLE my overtime. BEAT THAT, YOU BITCH!!!!!"
 
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syrillus

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amdhunter said:
Is she hot? Pics?
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Meh, she's kind of attractive, but her pretentiousness and self-righteousness from her time in the Peace Corps. in Bolivia is kind of a turn-off. I remember asking her what it was like there, what she did there (I was genuinely interested at the time), and the only example she could give me was that she got the govt. to pay for trash cans for the local school and have the kids paint them. Then she scheduled a "day off" from school for the kids to pick up the trash around the school, and put it in the trash cans. Later she said the trash collectors came and emptied the trash cans in a giant ravine down-river. :rolleyes:

To all the others, thanks for the lulz.
 
pontifex

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he didn't want to broadcast that he donated but yet he just did it?

some people like to help with this kind of thing. if you don't want to, ignore it. no need to get all self-righteous over thinking someone else is self-righteous.
 
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syrillus

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pontifex said:
he didn't want to broadcast that he donated but yet he just did it?

some people like to help with this kind of thing. if you don't want to, ignore it. no need to get all self-righteous over thinking someone else is self-righteous.
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The difference here is, this is the internet, I don't know any of you.
 
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whattaguy

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I think something else is going on if this email brought so much emotion out of you. If you don't like it, don't pay attention to it. Move on, man.
 
fleshconsumed

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Overall I agree about self righteous people, however
1. 5 hours of overtime is >10%, while not a lot, it is significant
2. She went to peace corps, I assume you didn't. I don't understand why you feel the need to vindicate her about it.
 
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