Being Pressured At Work To Chip In On Someone's Leaving 'Do'

Treacle71 | 06:55 Thu 27th Oct 2022 | Business & Finance

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Someone in the office is leaving tomorrow. She was taken on a contract for 6 months and her contract's up tomorrow. She already had a leaving present from us last week where we all chipped in and now another girl in the office wants to do lunch in the office today for her, get a take away lunch and wants us all to chip in. She has got friendly with this one leaving all of a sudden and thinks we should all agree to it. Well, I don't agree and I can't afford to keep giving money away, besides, I'm not one for take away lunch at work and I'm not under any obligation to take part in this. What can I say if I get asked today to contribute? I don't want to be pressured or considered mean, but as I say I have given towards her leaving present last week anyway.

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chanel5

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I think you are being emotionally blackmailed here. The girl who is organising the lunch clearly is sucking up to the one who is leaving, and is expecting everybody else to support her in doing it. Dig your heels in and refuse to contribute. You have already contributed to a leaving present for her - and after all, she was only there for 6 months. State your case,...

10:13 Thu 27th Oct 2022

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Treacle71

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Lol, Ken4155.

bednobs

christ you really don't like this girl do you - this must be your fourth or fifth complaint about her!

jno

once is enough.

I was once pressed to contribute to a leaving present - and then wasn't invited to the leaving do itself. The cheek of it.

The leaver in question is now a rich and successful novelist so I won't name the greedy witch.

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