Anyone else get peed off when you get asked to give money for a whip round for a gift?

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Now I am not usually a tight person but I get really irritated when every other month or so the group of women I work with organise a whip round for say someone who's had a baby or someone's birthday.

I mean the rest of the time they don't usually bother with me that much, we don't really meet outside of work, usually only the xmas night out, So when it comes to giving out money for someone I don't really care that much about I usually decline which gets the women talking behind my back lol.

To make it clear I do buy presents for the people I feel close to in work, which comes to a lot more than just chipping in to a collection, I just don't like it being assumed and demanded that I give out money.

and that's all I have to say about that :)

Anyone else feel the same?
 
Yup, I as a rule don't give if I don't particularly like the person. I'll happily tell the person doing the whip round that I don't like said person so ain't contributing.
 
NOt really - however, I reckon over the last 10 years working at the same place, between birthdays, leavers, babies etc - i've put in around £300/£400 overall.

I left recently and got nothing! lol - maybe trying to tell me something!!!! haha
 
when a person has a baby is there equality ?

like say your missus got pregnant and has a baby.

do these women then get you a gift? or is it only for the person who gives birth?
 
My department at work is about 50 people and we regularly get emails and people tin rattling for someones birthday. I only put in for people i actually like and want to add to and kindly say "I'm ok thanks" when asked. Simple and sweet.

Team wise though we all chip in for one another but on my old team before I changed departments one guy on the team never but in for any ones birthday and when his came around no-one collected for him and it was all quiet.

I found out a few months after he was really ****ed he got nothing but didn't have the ehart to tell him its because he was such a tight git.

(Side note, cost wasn't the issue so no excuse really for him not to put in)
 
He shouldn't be peed off about that really lol, can't expect to get if you don't give. Their not friends only work mates so who cares? unless he's a lonely sort of guy who's only contact with people is in work?
 
If make friends with someone at work, I might buy them a card, lunch or maybe even a bottle of something for their birthday.

But I won't do it for people I don't care about either way, hence I don't give anything to these stupid collections.
I find them incredibly insincere.
 
I don't donate to charity and avoid signing cards, if I can. Otherwise I just sign my name. Work I worked out stop asking us because I would make them feel guilty about not giving us a bottle whiskey at Xmas. Now when they offer cake I don't accept and I never drink water or coffee from work kitchen, can't complain then.
 
At all the jobs I've had I've only ever been given one leaving present. There was a collection going round for someone who was leaving last month. She'd only been there six months!
 
At my work people usually bring in sweets/cake for their own birthday/baby.
Sort of inviting people to celebrate with them.

We never do a whip round out with the small groups who are friends.
 
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