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Posted on 5/10/18 at 11:41 am to whoisnickdoobs
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drop the old... "Sorry, I don't have any cash on me" line
That's why I carry one of these bad boys everywhere I go.
Posted on 5/10/18 at 11:43 am to High C
I wouldn't chip in - she wants the credit for giving the gift without footing the bill. These "everyone chip in" things can often lead to the gift purchaser making a profit if the cost isn't calculated out based on some split. Whole situation is dumb, i'd just ignore it and move on.
Posted on 5/10/18 at 11:46 am to High C
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Would I be an arse for not chipping in at all?
No.
frick that shite, if you didn't agree to chip in (and set a price limit) ahead of time, you don't owe a damn thing.
Posted on 5/10/18 at 11:49 am to High C
Screw that noise.
She's going to get all the glory for getting the gift and the rest of your team looks like schmucks.
Save your money and ask her for noods.
She's going to get all the glory for getting the gift and the rest of your team looks like schmucks.
Save your money and ask her for noods.
Posted on 5/10/18 at 11:51 am to idlewatcher
or just bring a gift from the team to give and don't ask for any money from anyone and show her up.
Posted on 5/10/18 at 11:51 am to High C
one of my co-workers did that for our boss, maybe 15 years ago. she bought a 300 bottle of wine. we each had to pitch in $50. i was fricking pissed. who the frick buys a boss a present?
unfortunately yes.
quote:
Would I be an arse for not chipping in at all?
unfortunately yes.
Posted on 5/10/18 at 12:09 pm to High C
Did she say the gift was from the office / all of you? If she did I probably would just throw her $5-10. If she took all credit I would not give her anything.
Posted on 5/10/18 at 12:11 pm to brian_wilson
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unfortunately yes.
Usually I would agree and just throw in money to not look like an a-hole, but this situation is a bit ridiculous.
Posted on 5/10/18 at 12:11 pm to High C
This doesn't just apply to gifts. It's to anything that ends in group funding. You work out selection and/or budget before hand or don't ask me for shite. Wife has a friend who is famous for this. Be it a tailgate grocery bill, flowers for a sick friend, hotel split, etc.. The particular friend finds out everyone is chipping in and finds the most expensive shite they can find, then sends an email with what everyone owes. I've put my foot down on that one after too many experiences. I can't see how anyone thinks they can ask for money without being fully upfront about it.
/rant
/rant
Posted on 5/10/18 at 12:12 pm to KG6
IRS says hi
Posted on 5/10/18 at 12:15 pm to KG6
Ya i've had to deal with this when someone wants to cook out, i'm all for chipping in for food or whatever (usually this is established on the front end and not a "hey want too come over and eat" then getting a bill at the end) but don't send out some massive venmo request at the end which includes expensive wine and shite i didn't even want to drink.
Posted on 5/10/18 at 12:20 pm to yellowfin
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My wife is always the one that goes buy the agreed upon present then nobody ever pays her back.
Why isn't she getting the money upfront and then deciding what to get based on that? That most office gift collections are done in my experience.
As for the original question, I would put in some money but tell the coworker that if she did it again like that again she will get no money from me.
Posted on 5/10/18 at 12:20 pm to High C
So your fellow teacher bought a gift for one of the priciples, gave it to her\him accepting all credit for the gift and now wants everyone else to pay for it? frick that noise.
And teachers are loons
And teachers are loons
Posted on 5/10/18 at 12:22 pm to High C
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you all can kick in whatever you want to help pay for the gif
quote:
She did it completely on her own without any of our knowledg
Posted on 5/10/18 at 12:35 pm to yellowfin
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drop the old... "Sorry, I don't have any cash on me" line
I use this as a teaching moment to show them how Venmo works
Yeah, me too depending what side of the conversation I'm on.
Posted on 5/10/18 at 12:36 pm to High C
who was gift "from" when given?
Posted on 5/10/18 at 1:16 pm to High C
Who got credit for the gift? Did she say this is from us or this is from me?
If she said from us just pay.
If she said from us just pay.
Posted on 5/10/18 at 2:10 pm to TigerNlc
I had this happen to me once and said, " I have a gift for boss myself, would you chip in? "
She did not want to donate.
If she had, I would have gone out and bought some booze as a gift.
She did not want to donate.
If she had, I would have gone out and bought some booze as a gift.
This post was edited on 5/10/18 at 2:12 pm
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