'Hate this kind of attitude': Employee shares office Christmas gift-giving dilemma
Celebrating the holidays at work can be anywhere from tedious to fun to a downright political minefield — and one Reddit user has stuck their foot right into the middle of the latter.
Taking to the community r/AntiWork, one employee has told of a sticky Santa situation involving themselves, Human Resources, and high-level executives at the company where they work.
"HR is asking us to pitch in $20 for Christmas presents for the CEO and [Chief Technology Officer]," the post begins.
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A Reddit user has shared their office Christmas dilemma, saying they won't be chipping in for high-level executives' gifts. Getty Images/iStockphoto
"I just f--king can't," the user continues.
"That money is going to my kids, not to the fat cats at the top who make at least [five times] what I make on any given month.
"Buy your own damn presents."
The user clarified that they "don't hate" working at the company in question, but they "do hate this kind of attitude toward employees, with families, at Christmas time."
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The Reddit user shared a heavily-redacted email they had received from HR, requesting $20 for gifts for the CEO and CTO. Imgur/Reddit
Some users questioned whether the post was real, to which the original writer shared a heavily-redacted screenshot of the email that they received from HR.
"Just a reminder, everyone! Don't forget your $20 contribution for [name redacted] and [name redacted]'s Christmas gifts!" the email reads, concluding with a reminder of the date and time of the company's annual Christmas party.
The poster said that they've told the relevant parties they won't be pitching in, and that they "haven't gotten any flack" as "most of them" empathise with the situation.
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Needless to say, Reddit users were outraged at HR's request.
"The audacity to ask that of your employees," one user wrote.
"They used to do this at my last job," another user commented.
"Passed around a birthday card and collected money to buy the boss a new BBQ. The same boss that owned two houses and an airplane."
"Just tell them you don't have $20 to give because they don't pay you enough," another user suggested.
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