Remote worker-colleague's marriage fund

[SpikyCoconut]

Everyone in the team I work in works remotely and I've never met colleague. There's been a group chat set up with a message to donate for her wedding if we wish (no pressure) and bank details.

I actually really like this colleague. Out of all of them I'd say she's the one I get on the most with-of course we don't actually see one another but we meet on Teams to discuss things and often end up having a good laugh together and seem to gel well as people.

I don't know what (if anything) to donate. I feel It's just a bit weird to be honest.

I've had a lot of jobs throughout life and this one IS the 'nicest' in that everyone is so lovely and supportive to one another, no 'politics' or favourtism, a lot of mutual trust so I don't want to be potentially the only one who doesn't give anything.

I've also only worked at the company a few months, began in February.

What would anyone else do?

You must be easily insulted if someone giving you a fiver is 'almost insulting' 😀

Has the cost of living crisis completely passed you by?

If the OP can afford to give more, that's lovely, but her question was 'what would anyone else do'.

I wouldn't be insulted by £1 in a collection if one were done for me. I wouldn't be insulted by nothing, I'd just assume either the person hadn't the money spare or they didn't especially like me, which is no skin off my nose.