Message #41502

[jahdra]

To clarify, it is the firm itself that is pushing for donations, not individuals. The firm "requests" (it's not really optional) that certain people (read: administrative staff) sign up as team captains and raise money to meet the firm's target. We have a set amount we are supposed to raise, per management. People give quite generously to other people's pet causes, it's the fact that the firm is REQUIRING a certain amount be raised that annoys me. I participated in a walkathon earlier this year, and while we at the walkathon, the HR director asked all the team captains to be team captains for the NEXT fundraiser, less than a month away! We protested that we had used up all our goodwill (we had, believe me, people were quite aggravated by the end of that particular round) but she was having none of it. Anyway, thanks for letting me vent!