How many days to pay colleague back?

[feelinginthedark]

I organised the purchase of Christmas gifts from the management team to our staff members - between 5 of us the gifts came to about 500, so they each owe me 100. I bought the gifts as my colleague who had said she would do it at the meeting at which we discussed what to get etc was too busy. The gifts have been delivered, are being distributed, and I sent an email yesterday morning with my account details for people to pay me back for them. Only one person has transferred the money yet - AIBU to be impatiently waiting for my cash??!! What is the acceptable time before I should remind people?? One of them still owes me 50 from a previous wedding gift for a colleague that I organised! I won't be organising gifts from the team again that's for sure but I know that if I leave it until after Christmas they'll forget altogether ...

Did they agree to this? Have had a colleague who thought we should give generous gifts to management, I preferred token gifts. Others agreed with me but weren't bolshy enough to tell her. I took the fall for all of us! Dunno what would have happened if I hadn't been there - possibly this!

What Ellisandra said. And don't ever do this again!

They did all agree, the gifts are tokens but too a lot of staff so the cost adds up.

Sorry... to a lot of staff...

Goodness that is a lot of money, am I right in assuming that these people can easily afford it?

You go OP you can do it!! Find your inner assertiveness. I reckon you should celebrate with some fizz when you have all your cash back.

Yes definitely they all can afford it. If anything I'm the newest member of the senior management team and the least well paid.

Sod polite, they have been rude first by not giving you the money immediately!

How about 'Give me my money, cunt'!

Definitely Starmix!!!!

Fucking hell, OP. Are you a bank? Do you have "welcome" printed on your forehead?!

The rule is: Money up front or it's a no go.
Not to mention the waste of your time organising/paying/chasing people up.

Don't be the office mug ffs.

My school friends still owe me £2 each for the tie we bought our Maths teacher in 2000...

Email first thing tomorrow thanking the person who paid and asking everyone else to make sure they pay by the end of the day.

Doesn't a transfer often take a day or so to show up? I think I'd talk to the other managers face to face if possible and ask them to confirm when they've transferred the money so you can watch out for it. if they're anything like me their inboxes are inundated and emails can go unread for a while emails are too easy to ignore.
If you talk to them they're more likely to feel guilty pay up

For the £50 from last time I'd include that on the group email too as I think that increases the chances you'll be paid... I'd use the email suggested but just add another line that says something like:
John - please transfer £150 to include your contribution to Jane's' wedding present.

Just don't use any perjorative phrasing like 'still owe' and I don't see how anyone could object to a simple admin email.

Good point that transfer might take a couple of days. I won't see them all tomorrow so might send the reminder email anyway later tomorrow

Still send the email, they need the push!
I am at the cheek of some people!

Yes to Ellisandra's email, then continue to reply-all thanking individuals as the money comes in. Name and shame the non-payers by a process of elimination.

Doesn't a transfer often take a day or so to show up?

Not any more. Most banks use the Faster Payments system now. Transfers of cleared funds should appear within a few hours and many are instant.

As Ellisandra said with, but add

Still owing:
Jane £100
Cheeky £150
Twatface £100

Come on pay up, I need the money for Christmas.

"I need £100email all with cc stating who owes what

Buxbaum that is genius - thank you

I'd send Elisandra's email, then follow up if neccessary in person. 'Oh did you get my email, Tighty McTightFisted? About the presents?' Big smile, light tone, repeated as necessary with suitable variations until they give you your money back.

Don't let them shaft you on this op, or they'll try and shaft you on everything.

Even cross bank transfers work within 2 hours now - don't give them the benefit of the doubt!!

I'd agree, email around tomorrow a Reply All listing those who have not paid and mention the £50 too. That'll shame them in to paying quickly.

Why don't you take something of theirs hostage (eg their stapler or their mug) until they pay up?

Cheeky twats.

I bought a small purse from a friend's daughter's shop. I transferred the money from my account to her business account this morning around 8. It was in her business account by close of play today.

Don't send an email. Emails get snarled up with a load of other junk and get put to one side and forgotten about.

Instead make an excuse to pop into their office and while you're there mention 'Oh BTW, did you get the email with my bank details? If you could pop the cash in there by Friday that would be great'.

Then send another email later if necessary. But chasing it up by email won't be effective. It's notorious as the communication form least likely to get a prompt response.