My director's leaving

[HammerCurl]

Our director is going to a new group and I never have anything to put into good-bye cards. Seems pretty pointless to me since it didn't seem like anyone was really close to him. We also got a mass e-mail asking to give money($5) for cake/gift, call me a cheapskate but if I'm only getting a prorated raise of 1.25% and that'll be all I get 'til a review in May, I'm gonna pass on anything monetary for higher ups. Anyone give money or put anything meaningful into cards for people who you consider a little mehh? Professional courtesy is something I probably need to learn. MEH

This is all I wrote:

Good luck, hope everything goes well in your new position.
~K

 

[pontifex]

$5 per person for cake? i hope you only have like 2 people in the dept.

edit: oops, missed the gift part, but still, what are you buying him/her? a laptop?

 

[HammerCurl]

Yeah thats the thing, I have no idea what the gift was. Kinda late notice, this notice was sent like 5pm yesterday and money was asked for by 12pm. Not that $5 is hard to come by but my gripe is more that I'm underpaid and so it's pretty much against every fiber in my being to give my underpaid money to a higher up. It is optional, and theres like mebbe ~15-20 people who got the email.

 

[pontifex]

damn, a $75-100 gift just because they are moving to a new dept.?
a cake would be fine, no need for a gift.

 

[daveymark]

Just do the same thing you did in the high school yearbook for people who didn't know you but wanted you to sign anyway:

"H.A.G.S."

-HammerCurl

 

[HammerCurl]

Originally posted by: daveymark
Just do the same thing you did in the high school yearbook for people who didn't know you but wanted you to sign anyway:

"H.A.G.S."

-HammerCurl

Haha, I like this idea. Last card I signed like this:

Peace out, girlscout.
~K

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: daveymark
Just do the same thing you did in the high school yearbook for people who didn't know you but wanted you to sign anyway:

"H.A.G.S."

-HammerCurl

Hide And Go Seek or High Altitude Gas Syndrome

 

[kstu]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: daveymark
Just do the same thing you did in the high school yearbook for people who didn't know you but wanted you to sign anyway:

"H.A.G.S."

-HammerCurl

Hide And Go Seek or High Altitude Gas Syndrome

it's Have Ample Gay Sex. what did you not go to middle school?

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: kstu

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: daveymark
Just do the same thing you did in the high school yearbook for people who didn't know you but wanted you to sign anyway:

"H.A.G.S."

-HammerCurl

Hide And Go Seek or High Altitude Gas Syndrome

it's Have Ample Gay Sex. what did you not go to middle school?

well, technically, no, i didn't go to middle school. we went straight from elementary to high school.

 

[j00fek]

i dont give to things like this its worthless

 

[dmw16]

heck no! I dont really think it's right to ask for money for subordinates when a manager gets moved (he probably got a raise too). Only time I give money is for executive assistants day and if a co-worker loses a family member.

 

[daveymark]

H.A.G.S.

 

[rh71]

fugit, you said it's optional... and you don't personally know him too well...

 

[Nerva]

in my previous job, 5 people had babies within the span of a month, and people were "forced" to contribute 20 bucks a piece to get customized gifts. whiskey tango fucking foxtrot. it was bullshit.

 

[CPA]

I hate this going away gift giving, party crap. Why do we celebrate when someone leaves? My opinion is we should throw parties for people that decide to come work for a company, not those who want to leave. It's ass-backward.

 

[HammerCurl]

Originally posted by: 3cho
in my previous job, 5 people had babies within the span of a month, and people were "forced" to contribute 20 bucks a piece to get customized gifts. whiskey tango fucking foxtrot. it was bullshit.

By forced, what was the situation? Like boss is like, I think its necessary we all pitch in bla bla for whatever for this preggo? That's pretty WTF.

 

[Nerva]

Originally posted by: HammerCurl

Originally posted by: 3cho
in my previous job, 5 people had babies within the span of a month, and people were "forced" to contribute 20 bucks a piece to get customized gifts. whiskey tango fucking foxtrot. it was bullshit.

By forced, what was the situation? Like boss is like, I think its necessary we all pitch in bla bla for whatever for this preggo? That's pretty WTF.

not even the boss, the freaking office manager.

 

[pyonir]

I only chip in if i like the person. Otherwise, screw it. I sign the card "Good luck" and sign my name.