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"A donation has been made on your behalf..."

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Calendargirl Tue 22-Dec-20 07:46:03

Not the same, but when I was at work ( a bank), they were very keen for staff to volunteer in the community, painting walls in schools, or putting up a fence etc.

All very well, but done in work time, so always meant that staff left in the branch were busier than ever, doing their own and other colleague’s jobs as no extra cover was provided.

The same staff volunteered time after time, it was a good day off work, and of course the bank was able to brag about how much they were doing ‘for the community’.

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Ohmother Tue 22-Dec-20 07:43:31

I’d be annoyed too OP. I like to choose what charity I give to. There is great pleasure in giving...but YOU have to have chosen the recipient I feel. There are some I’ve actually worked for and wouldn’t give them the money to waste. (Food banks are not one of those by the way, before I get flamed)

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FannyCornforth Tue 22-Dec-20 06:51:14

CanadianGran

I just read the 'stop moaning' post.....

Please ignore if this is being too trivial. I know in the grand scheme of things this absolutely is not important.

No! No! That's not what I meant!
Ignore me anyway! I'm just an innefectual pantomime villain at the moment! tchgrin

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BlueBelle Tue 22-Dec-20 06:35:56

No you are not being a grinch that is a cheap trick and not on at all in my mind
It is a very nasty trick I wouldn’t like it either a gift is a gift it cannot be given away on your behalf it is entirely for you to decide what to do with it
I d be really annoyed too

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Summerlove Tue 22-Dec-20 03:36:36

I think that’s really cheap on behalf of the company.
I’m sorry

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CanadianGran Tue 22-Dec-20 02:43:28

I just read the 'stop moaning' post.....

Please ignore if this is being too trivial. I know in the grand scheme of things this absolutely is not important.

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CanadianGran Tue 22-Dec-20 02:29:58

Traditionally the staff have received a gift certificate from a grocery store from the company as a Christmas gift.

This year there is an email thanking us for all the extra work this extraordinary year has brought, they 'are grateful for your contributions to our company's success', etc, etc, and a gift to the food bank has been made on your behalf.

I'm all for donating to charity, but I also think the staff looks forward to the small Christmas gift usually given. many of us do give it to charity, or to other family members, but previously that would be our choice. Now we know the company will get a good tax write-off on our behalf.

Thoughts? Am I being a grinch?

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