At work, we have a collection every time there is somebody's birthday/a member of staff leaves etc; I usually just throw what I can afford at that time into the collection envelope. For a colleague's birthday next week, the person who is organising the collection has already bought the gift and told us how much we all owe each. It's not a devastating sum of money, but it's certainly more than I would normally put in, and I'm resenting being told how much to contribute. Finances are particularly tight at the moment with my DH out of work. The colleague in question also rarely has any time for me!
We're not a huge team at work, so refusing to contribute that amount could cause friction.
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To not want to be told how much I have to pay for a colleague's birthday gift?
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kaztigers · 26/07/2011 09:41
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