Inappropriate office behavior???.... discuss

[Xavier434]

Some call it "inappropriate" others just shrug their shoulders and call it a laid back atmosphere. In all honesty, is it really worth making a fuss about this sort of thing when all it really requires you to do is click a delete button a couple times a day? You probably wasted about 10 times the amount of time writing this post than it would take to click those delete buttons. The day an office becomes one where the regular routine is to frown upon the little things like this is the day that is becomes a shit job to work at.


I should note that what you described would slightly annoy me too...for about 3 seconds. I do understand your point but you really should consider what I said above. Do your part and shrug it off so your office continues to be a happier place to work at. The last thing you want to do is contribute to it becoming more uptight. That will come back to bite you in the ass. No one is frowning upon you for not donating which is what really matters.

 

[Mermaidman]

Originally posted by: Xavier434
No one is frowning upon you for not donating which is what really matters.

Perhaps that is the case for the OP, but I'd say that, more often than not, there is an implicit pressure to conform.

 

[Kelemvor]

I'd just create a rule for that person that moves all their emails to the Recycle bin or spam folder. Then if she actually sends you something important and asks you why you didn't reply, tell her when she was sending out all those emails she must have gotten flagged as a spammer.

 

[olds]

Nice poll.

 

[timswim78]

Our office has an official policy against this. If your office has a similar policy, you could discreetly give her a copy.

 

[Xavier434]

Originally posted by: Mermaidman

Originally posted by: Xavier434
No one is frowning upon you for not donating which is what really matters.

Perhaps that is the case for the OP, but I'd say that, more often than not, there is an implicit pressure to conform.

Ya, I have read about these situations. That is a really shitty thing to do.

 

[compman25]

Looking at your avatar I bet you are just pissed you aren't getting a whole cake.

 

[OdiN]

unsubscribe me

 

[erikistired]

delete the email and quit QQ'ng?

 

[PremiumG]

Originally posted by: Xavier434
Some call it "inappropriate" others just shrug their shoulders and call it a laid back atmosphere. In all honesty, is it really worth making a fuss about this sort of thing when all it really requires you to do is click a delete button a couple times a day? You probably wasted about 10 times the amount of time writing this post than it would take to click those delete buttons. The day an office becomes one where the regular routine is to frown upon the little things like this is the day that is becomes a shit job to work at.


I should note that what you described would slightly annoy me too...for about 3 seconds. I do understand your point but you really should consider what I said above. Do your part and shrug it off so your office continues to be a happier place to work at. The last thing you want to do is contribute to it becoming more uptight. That will come back to bite you in the ass. No one is frowning upon you for not donating which is what really matters.

The main thing that i find highly inappropriate is hinting to the office how much each person has donated. The donater would get an email thanks with the whole office CCed and it will say what that donater gets as a thank you gift for the donation. The thank you gifts are tiered so you know exactly how much was donated.

 

[rh71]

god I hate mass mails ... they should be prohibited unless it's a manager / team lead sending info about actual work. Otherwise I don't want to know about it.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Originally posted by: OdiN
unsubscribe me

Oh goodness I remember that e-mail that went out to the senior class at my school and then that same day my friend reported 400 reply-alls. Hah. That's what you get for sending out an email out without a quality list system to 4000 people.

 

[Whisper]

I wouldn't have a problem with the first email, although the subsequent "thank you" messages describing how much each person had donated would be pushing it. Sometimes, common sense is just hard to find.

 

[OutHouse]

Originally posted by: jlfirehawk
I worked at a fortune 500 company and was directly told by a manager during a review on why I didnt sign up for a deduction on my paycheck to go to united way, he said we pay higher than average so we expect things like this to make the company look good. I still said no. Like the person above I will keep my charity donations private.

the military is huge on that. every year we got hit hard to donate to the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). I pissed me off to no end. here we are making below poverty pay and people are coming to us to give to charity. people even list it on their performance review as giving to the CFC. sickening.

 

[IceBergSLiM]

email filters are handy for this stuff. You should look into them.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Totally inappropriate, if only because revealing how much someone has donated is a gross dereliction of personal responsibility. I work for a non-profit processing the donations that come in, and confidentiality is pretty much the single most important part of my job. Sure, we produce annual reports that list donors' names and their level of giving (ie. $5,000 - $9,999 or whatever), so in some sense you can figure out how much someone gave, but you still keep that as confidential as possible.

As for sending out multiple reminders, that's just inconsiderate. Either tell the person or tell your supervisor that you don't like the barrage of e-mails and you wish the acknowledgments were sent out solely to the donor (especially if they make any reference to a gift amount). It's just basic office etiquette.

 

[Davegod]

maybe she doesnt realise she's sending the thank-yous to the whole office. that, and more than 2 emails I consider inappropriate but I wouldnt go as far as "totally".

I get more annoyed by "charity donations" that also pay for someone to go parachute jumping, abseiling etc. Worse, the people who come into pubs/bars and hassle you, try to embarrass you into donating - not that they have any id.

Then there's the people out on the highstreet trying to get you to sign up for a monthly donation. They're paid employees of a company who get a cut of the donation.

best way to donate is go to the company website and find a direct method.

 

[sygyzy]

It seems like your co-worker needs some lessons on simple office etiquette, not so much when it comes to fundraising. it just so happens that the charity drive is giving her a chance to "shine."