Work colleagues

[parsforlife]

Remember colleagues are people. you need to be payed to associate be with and the feeling in reciprocated:    If you meet someone through work you actually like then normal friendship can happen.  Either way WTF is the point in a collection?

[philpy]

My last job, was there for 11 years, nearly burnt myself out at times pulling them out of the shit to get them orders out, was off on occasions with stress. My leaving present?? A card. they had the audacity to invite me to their Xmas night last year, which I would have had to pay £30 towards. Was the same date as my current employers piss up, which cost me f**k all.

[Honest Saints Fan]

I've had a collection at the same employer for my wedding, child 1, 30th, child 2 and a cancer diagnosis. 

Not bad going!

[Melanius Mullarkey]

The other week we had a digital card come round for someone leaving. They had been in post for 6 weeks. I opened the digital card, saw there was one signature on it and promptly deleted the email.

Bit weird. 
 

Anyway I normally sign a card (always Comic Sans on the digital cards) but don’t contribute any money whatsoever because on the whole, I’m a grippit c**t and people are mostly arseholes.

[TheScarf]

I’m the same. I’m happy to sign a card getting passed around but I draw the line at actually giving someone money for leaving the job. Bit weird imo. 

[Florentine_Pogen]

1 hour ago, Melanius Mullarkay said:

The other week we had a digital card come round for someone leaving. They had been in post for 6 weeks. I opened the digital card, saw there was one signature on it and promptly deleted the email.

Bit weird. 
 

Anyway I normally sign a card (always Comic Sans on the digital cards) but don’t contribute any money whatsoever because on the whole, I’m a grippit c**t and people are mostly arseholes.

Your best ever post, sir. I wholeheartedly concur.

[Cosmic Joe]

1 hour ago, Melanius Mullarkay said:

The other week we had a digital card come round for someone leaving. They had been in post for 6 weeks. I opened the digital card, saw there was one signature on it and promptly deleted the email.

Bit weird. 
 

Anyway I normally sign a card (always Comic Sans on the digital cards) but don’t contribute any money whatsoever because on the whole, I’m a grippit c**t and people are mostly arseholes.

"My Team: Aberdeen" 

[Sergeant Wilson]

1 hour ago, Florentine_Pogen said:

Your best ever post, sir. I wholeheartedly concur.

It's not a high bar.

[FK1Bairn]

On 29/06/2023 at 11:48, Jives Miguel said:

What's your thoughts on leaving gifts etc.

Very, very rarely chip into these myself, I think they are a lot of fucking nonsense. Would only do it for someone I consider a friend. However I am conflicted about it. Does make me feel like a bit of a dick when someone brings a card round and insists you sign it. I don't think you should be singing and thus giving the impression that you chipped in. Another point of confliction is that when you leave, regardless of how much you insist, you'll be getting leaving gifts yourself

Depends on the person, how long they've been there and the job they do. 

In my current place I regularly avoid these. I was really angry one day a few months back to get an email looking for money for a collection to buy a leaving present for the head of the department. She's nice enough judging by how she spoke any time I've seen her in a Teams meeting though i have personally never met her or spoke on the phone with her but what can you buy somebody on £100k+ that they can't buy themselves?

I went off sick two weeks later 

[Raidernation]

Had a couple at my school recently, wedding gift for one teacher, baby shower gift for another. Not normally my things to contribute to, but the school and both teachers involved have been hugely supportive so I contributed this time.

 

[TheScarf]

1 hour ago, FK1Bairn said:

Depends on the person, how long they've been there and the job they do. 

In my current place I regularly avoid these. I was really angry one day a few months back to get an email looking for money for a collection to buy a leaving present for the head of the department. She's nice enough judging by how she spoke any time I've seen her in a Teams meeting though i have personally never met her or spoke on the phone with her but what can you buy somebody on £100k+ that they can't buy themselves?

I went off sick two weeks later 

I’ve had this too at the end of last year. One of the department directors in his early 50s on 80 large a year was retiring and a PayPal account set up to contribute money towards a leaving gift. Get fucked, the cunt drives a 22 plate Merc. He can buy whatever he wants himself. 
 

Edit - He was one of these people who’s always trying to change processes/how the team works, when the way we did stuff was perfectly fine the way it was. 80 large a year to piss everyone off. Enjoy the golf course with your PayPal bought gift from my mug colleagues m8. 

 

 

 

 

Edited July 1, 2023 by TheScarf

[Jacksgranda]

1 hour ago, Raidernation said:

Had a couple at my school recently, wedding gift for one teacher, baby shower gift for another. Not normally my things to contribute to, but the school and both teachers involved have been hugely supportive so I contributed this time.

 

You're going to have some explaining to do if you don't contribute to the next one...

[Jacksgranda]

1 hour ago, TheScarf said:

I’ve had this too at the end of last year. One of the department directors in his early 50s on 80 large a year was retiring and a PayPal account set up to contribute money towards a leaving gift. Get fucked, the c**t drives a 22 plate Merc. He can buy whatever he wants himself. 
 

Edit - He was one of these people who’s always trying to change processes/how the team works, when the way we did stuff was perfectly fine the way it was. 80 large a year to piss everyone off. Enjoy the golf course with your PayPal bought gift from my mug colleagues m8. 

 

 

 

 

They bought him a tee?

[TheScarf]

7 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said:

They bought him a tee?

No idea what they bought him but he plays off scratch apparently.

[UsedToGoToCentralPark]

On 30/06/2023 at 14:55, thistledo said:

Leaving gifts / events are weird, I'm never arsed about that sort of stuff, I'd usually just like to walk out the door and that's it. I once worked for a big distillery, where I got on with people, but I'm fully aware I was a c**t to people at times when they were pushing their luck, but when it came to leaving they handed me two bags of alcohol, a hefty Amazon voucher and they all stood there waiting on me to say a few words! I was stunned, it was weird as f**k and in the moment I made a bit of a cheeky comment that was clearly meant as a joke, but no one laughed and just looked awkward, some people even shuffled away at that point. I think I was escorted out the door after that. 

Best leaving present was handing in my notice at a job that didn't resemble what was discussed.  Lasted 6 weeks, on the day I handed my notice in I was marched off the premises and given a months pay in lieu of notice, started another job the next day.

[parsforlife]

for leaving cards is it acceptable to write cheerio cunto?   Seems like the best response a lot of the time

[Sergeant Wilson]

5 minutes ago, parsforlife said:

for leaving cards is it acceptable to write cheerio cunto?   Seems like the best response a lot of the time

I usually put ditto marks under someone else's message.

[Cosmic Joe]

16 minutes ago, UsedToGoToCentralPark said:

Best leaving present was handing in my notice at a job that didn't resemble what was discussed.  Lasted 6 weeks, on the day I handed my notice in I was marched off the premises and given a months pay in lieu of notice, started another job the next day.

You got your jotters at Aberdeen Jim

Edited July 1, 2023 by Cosmic Joe

[scottsdad]

One of our team retired on Friday. Took him to lunch. He got an e-card and a collection which raised £200. 

One of the good guys, he'll be missed. 

[K77]

On 01/07/2023 at 18:26, parsforlife said:

for leaving cards is it acceptable to write cheerio cunto?   Seems like the best response a lot of the time

To demonstrate how little thought I am giving it I'll usually write something applicable to a different type of card. 'Happy Birthday!', 'Get Well Soon' or 'Congratulations on your marriage'.