Colleague- possible charity scammer

[Athos]

If she had any sense, she'd only skim 30% and get a receipt from the charity recognising that she'd handed money over. Nobody would ever be able to prove it.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

If she had any sense, she'd only skim 30% and get a receipt from the charity recognising that she'd handed money over. Nobody would ever be able to prove it.

It’s said this in post #108

 

[tim]

Don't donate if you don't want to, but give the witch-hunting a rest.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Yeah, objecting to the possibility of someone profiting off the back of workers’ good will is up there with the political subjugation of women.

 

[tim]

A man who doesn't approve of the behaviour or dress sense of a female colleague launches an online tirade about her. There is nothing to automatically approve of in that. I'm not in a position to judge whether this woman is a victim or a victimiser

I can say that if D'wards does have a concern about this person's behaviour, this is not the right place to air his concerns

 

[D'wards]

A man who doesn't approve of the behaviour or dress sense of a female colleague launches an online tirade about her. There is nothing to automatically approve of in that. I'm not in a position to judge whether this woman is a victim or a victimiser

I can say that if D'wards does have a concern about this person's behaviour, this is not the right place to air his concerns

Tiresome

 

[Magnus McGinty]

It’s amazing that people prefer to virtue signal over charities and workers possibly being ripped off.

 

[D'wards]

A man who doesn't approve of the behaviour or dress sense of a female colleague launches an online tirade about her. There is nothing to automatically approve of in that. I'm not in a position to judge whether this woman is a victim or a victimiser

I can say that if D'wards does have a concern about this person's behaviour, this is not the right place to air his concerns

Dress sense? What the dickens are you on about, la?

 

[Athos]

It’s said this in post #108

Sorry, I didn't notice; I usually skip over your posts.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

 

[tim]

Dress sense? What the dickens are you on about, la?

Thackerayed if I can remember clearly. Didn't you intimate that she wandered round the office in a Pudsey Bear costume.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Thackerayed if I can remember clearly. Didn't you intimate that she wandered round the office in a Pudsey Bear costume.

Surely that’s an important feature of a charity collection tale? It’s not like they said her skirt was too short.

 

[clicker]

I don't think he was slagging off the cut of the Pudsey costume, rather that the wearer was in it as opposed to civil servanting. I do think though that she has put herself under scrutiny by asking colleagues for money and then, when asked allegedly, refusing to show a receipt.

 

[Celyn]

A man who doesn't approve of the behaviour or dress sense of a female colleague launches an online tirade about her.

That scenario must be in a thread I haven't read yet.

How about wondering in a very un-tiradely manner with no mention of "dress sense" whether someone might be exploiting the good nature of colleagues and essentially defrauding charities of money that is rightfully theirs.

This seems quite a good place for an initial informal airing of concerns with a view to working out what is the proper way to address the issue in the office. It's anonymous and discussion here doesn't harm the charity woman. The purloined cakes and cutlery are just background illustration.

 

[Baronage-Phase]

Just stop giving her money.

And when she asks why you've all stopped, tell her the truth...that you don't know where the money has gone and that you're not in the habit of spending your money without getting a receipt.

 

[krtek a houby]

I see this progressing with her holding firm, calling Children in Need liars and claiming Terry Wogan is Putin plant

That plant's gone to ground

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

When asked she either ignores email or once said "I can't be bothered to bring it in"

That really should have been followed up at the time.
Not unreasonable to ask work to inforce a no charity donations on the premises unless a receipt is provided.

 

[Mrs Miggins]

It's probably not unreasonable to go to someone in management and say something like "a lot of people are giving money to a lot of causes and they forget what they've given and how much and it would be lovely to have the thank you letters/acknowledgements displayed publicly".

You don't have to say anything about not trusting this woman. Just say something like that.

 

[friedaweed]

That really should have been followed up at the time.
Not unreasonable to ask work to inforce a no charity donations on the premises unless a receipt is provided.

It's a civil services office, I can't believe they don't have some protocols already in place for this sort of thing. At our place all the cash is collected in by one admin bod and it goes into the services bank account and a cheque is sent. That way it is all above board and there's no scope for mistakes or accusations like this.

 

[Pickman's model]

Thackerayed if I can remember clearly. Didn't you intimate that she wandered round the office in a Pudsey Bear costume.

 

[Pickman's model]

Don't donate if you don't want to, but give the witch-hunting a rest.

as long as it's done by the book it's ok

 

[ElizabethofYork]

Put this poster over her desk.

 

[strung out]

Sounds like she's thieving from charities - report her to the police and grass her up to her boss too.

 

[keybored]

Couldn’t she just give the charities half the money, produce the receipts and pocket the other half anyway?

Maybe she's just keeping it "in reserve" like some real charities do.

 

[spitfire]

Maybe she's just keeping it "in reserve" like some real charities do.

 

[Mrs Miggins]

I do find that quite supicious. Especially the "can't be bothered" part. If it was me, I would feel morally bound to give my colleagues proof of where their money had gone.

 

[planetgeli]

Disappointed there's no news of the accused in chains yet.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

I do find that quite supicious. Especially the "can't be bothered" part. If it was me, I would feel morally bound to give my colleagues proof of where their money had gone.

Yeah, it does sound a bit dodgy. I did a sponsored abseil of a building and did an article in the staff magazine along with obligatory picture of me looking like a twat* hanging off the building. Throbbing Angel was there if I remember rightly, as we were out drinking.

* found the picture a while back, and I looked like a proper twat.

 

[Throbbing Angel]

Yeah, it does sound a bit dodgy. I did a sponsored abseil of a building and did an article in the staff magazine along with obligatory picture of me looking like a twat* hanging off the building. Throbbing Angel was there if I remember rightly, as we were out drinking.

* found the picture a while back, and I looked like a proper twat.

Same here when I did parachute jumps for charity - photos please!

That was aaaaages ago farmerbarleymow - 2001? That building is no longer there iirc. I think longdog and Roadkill were there too?

 

[Celyn]

Yeah, it does sound a bit dodgy. I did a sponsored abseil of a building and did an article in the staff magazine along with obligatory picture of me looking like a twat* hanging off the building. Throbbing Angel was there if I remember rightly, as we were out drinking.

* found the picture a while back, and I looked like a proper twat.

Pics or it didn't happen.