Birthday / wedding collections

[RichardCranium]

A permie a my current gig got married on Saturday. They had a whip round and I bunged some money in.

Since this bloke sits opposite me and has always been friendly and helpful, I did the same as I do for family birthday cards and bunged in £20 and thought no more of it. About 25 people had signed the card that went with the collection.

Yesterday the email went round to everyone:

"Blah, blah, collected £45 and special thanks to RichardCranium for his especially generous contribution."

That was sent by the ex-bachelor's line manager (who wasn't even there when I put the money in).

Is it me, or is there something weird about all this?

That'll be the last time I put anything into any collection at this gig. (They didn't even give me a receipt, dammit.)

[Gonzo]

You'll just have to hope that this does not get brought out as evidence of you being "part and parcel of the organisation" at your IR35 enquiry.

[thunderlizard]

that means 1 of 2 things:
(1) you flashed your £20 around instead of slipping it in on the quiet, like in Matthew 6.1-4. Well, just make sure you've learned your lesson.

(2) or you did slip it in on the quiet like in Matthew 6.1-4, but everybody else went behind your back, did some maths, and worked out your bit. Unfortunately the evangelist doesn't provide much advice for this situation.


But yes it is weird.

[NickFitz]

A few years ago I was the sole contractor in a room full of permies when the receptionists came around collecting for Children in Need. I didn't have anything smaller than a twenty, and I figured that rooting around in their bucket for change would just get people muttering about tightwad contractors

Bloody children. If they're in need, why don't they get a paper round or something?

[bellymonster]

I'd give a quid tops.

Last gig I had was at a site that was closing. There were at least 3 leaving collections a week. I perfected the art of making coppers sound like a nice handful of dosh.