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lmnscc
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Do you get annoyed when people come around to collect money?
Someone just came around asking everyone to sponsor him for some hiking thing. And since everyone does it, I felt obligated to do it. It's like they put you on the spot and if you don't give money, you look bad. Just venting.
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Posted 5/4/07 12:53 PM  |
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zeta1996
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Re: Do you get annoyed when people come around to collect money?
I agree 100%!!! I would rather they send an email asking for donations and then if you want to do it, you can...when they are standing in front of you, it is hard to say no.
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| Posted 5/4/07 12:55 PM |
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Lauren
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Re: Do you get annoyed when people come around to collect money?
In my office, I am the one who always is in charge of collecting for baby gifts for people, etc. I always send an email out to everyone and I always say if people want to contribute to give me their $. This way, if people don't have the money or don't want to be a part of it, they don't feel obligated.
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| Posted 5/4/07 12:58 PM |
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Ang-Rich
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Re: Do you get annoyed when people come around to collect money?
At one of my previous jobs we could send out an e-mail but we were discouraged from asking people point blank - loved that!
I don't like when people put me on the spot for money...it always bothers me. Not that I don't want to contribute to things but it's hard to say no even when I really don't want to contribute.
On a side note: DH stopped contributing to the office showers when he realized that they refuse to do them for the guys. Only women - he was hurt by that since he contributed to so many people's showers only to find out that they could care less that he was expecting a baby.
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| Posted 5/4/07 1:08 PM |
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Lauren
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Re: Do you get annoyed when people come around to collect money?
Posted by Ang-Rich
At one of my previous jobs we could send out an e-mail but we were discouraged from asking people point blank - loved that!
I don't like when people put me on the spot for money...it always bothers me. Not that I don't want to contribute to things but it's hard to say no even when I really don't want to contribute.
On a side note: DH stopped contributing to the office showers when he realized that they refuse to do them for the guys. Only women - he was hurt by that since he contributed to so many people's showers only to find out that they could care less that he was expecting a baby.
We do it for everyone in my office, guy or girl.
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| Posted 5/4/07 1:10 PM |
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Ang-Rich
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Re: Do you get annoyed when people come around to collect money?
Posted by Lauren
Posted by Ang-Rich
At one of my previous jobs we could send out an e-mail but we were discouraged from asking people point blank - loved that!
I don't like when people put me on the spot for money...it always bothers me. Not that I don't want to contribute to things but it's hard to say no even when I really don't want to contribute.
On a side note: DH stopped contributing to the office showers when he realized that they refuse to do them for the guys. Only women - he was hurt by that since he contributed to so many people's showers only to find out that they could care less that he was expecting a baby.
We do it for everyone in my office, guy or girl.
We do too - actually at every company I have ever worked for. I feel bad for DH because I think it disappointed him.
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| Posted 5/4/07 1:26 PM |
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