| Topic Name: |
Unreasonable demands? |
| Message Name: |
oneupmanship |
| Date Posted: |
11/24/2004 |
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A friend of mine is a junior person in a bank branch. Every week a combination of higher-ups/coworkers try to rally sales by expecting employees to bring in food for their co-workers (10+) people. This seems to me unfair, bordering on ridiculous. I've heard of pot lucks once or maybe twice a year (I don't work in banking), but every week? It seems like an unreasonable financial demand on employees and an unreasonable demand on their off-hours to do this every week. If one doesn't participate they look like they aren't a team player. The branch doesn't really have a manager and at least one of the other employees has changed customer's paperwork (falsified) to increase their own sales levels. These pot lucks are all about "team" and "sales" but I would think the company should be maybe buying people lunch if they want to reinforce teamwork every week. Why doesn't management buy a pizza once in a while? What can be done about this? Is it a big mistake to just say no, I won't participate? Any and all suggestions welcome. Thank you! |
| Message: |
Cater it, and see how fast it stops altogether.
/rkp
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