Ok, this is just plain wrong.
By Steve Helmer
@srhelmer (7029)
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
December 21, 2006 11:08am CST
One of my friends was just telling me her company decided to donate everybody's Christmas bonuses to charity.
It was money she was counting on for bills and she hasn't even heard of the charity.
I personally think that was the wrong thing for the company to do. If you want to give employees an option to do that, fine but they shouldn't be making that decision for their employees.
What do you think.
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3 responses
@clownfish (3272)
• United States
21 Dec 06
Hi! I agree with you, a christmas bonus is supposed to go to the employee to show appreciation for the hard work they have done all year. It sounds to me like the company just weasled out of giving the bonuses and probably didn't really give anything to charity, either. Or they (the supervisors or admin, whoever) pocketed that money themselves. I feel terrible for your friend!
@clownfish (3272)
• United States
21 Dec 06
Oh, I forgot to say another thing. If the company wants to donate to charity, they should do it independently of any way that would affect the employees.
@srhelmer (7029)
• Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
21 Dec 06
That's what our company does. If they want to donate, they ask the employees to take up a collection but don't make it mandatory.
@srhelmer (7029)
• Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
21 Dec 06
That's what it sounds like to me too. Either that, or they said they donated it to cover up the fact they didn't have the money to give one.
