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Dear MT members!
Every so often an employee is leaving the company. It has become a habit for the colleagues closest to that person to start raising money to fund a leaving gift. The same happens for birthdays, births or weddings.
How would you recommend I, as y junior employee, behave in these cases? On the one hand, I don't want to come across as cheap and deny chipping in. On the other hand, the lowest "accepted" amount seems to be 5€, and these 5€ per occasion really add up.
What would you say is the right behavior here? Suck it up and give 5€ or friendly deny?
Thanks for your answers!
I don't think there is
I don’t think there is a right answer to this.
Personally, I would give money for people leaving only and not for birthdays etc (just sign a card).
Is everybody joining in?
Is everybody joining in? If so, I would recommend against being the odd one out. This could hurt you in ways worse than the 5€ in the long run by affecting your image or even relationships in the team and thus your career - especially with you being the junior person. See it as an investment.
On the other hand, you could volunteer to collect the money and go out and actually buy the present, or to bake some cookies, or ... once in a while in lieu of paying the 5€.
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Falk Bruegmann
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Thanks guys, good to hear
Thanks guys, good to hear there's no black-and-white answer. I think I'll just use my judgement case-by-case.. It a person that I worked with (more or less closely), I'll chip in.
Again, thanks for your answers. Much appreciated.