Low wage workers asked to donate money to buy a Christmas gift.

Who in the hell started this tradition? Why should low payed hourly people have to donate money, just so the suck asses can buy the highly paid boss a Christmas gift? Where was the damn boss when they raised the employee's cost for health insurance? Where was the boss when we needed a big raise, but instead gave us a trival amount that didn't keep up with inflation, or the increase in insurance costs?

Such is the nature of life on the bottom. You get to say thankya,
thankya to people who despise you and will throw away your gift the moment they get home.

Nonetheless, if you don't do this you are one of those orthogonal types, the blade of grass to be cut down, the nail head to be hammered.

Welcome to the Captialist Christmas.

Damn when I was a lowly paid office worker we always had to chip in for two gifts. One for immdediate superviser (who probably only made twice as much as I) and the "big" boss who proabably made three to four times as much as I. Oh did I hate that brown nosing! And don't even get me started on the mandatory feel good potlucks.

Xmas gift. I don't see the point in it!

note it's the office SUCKUPS who initiate this embarrasing crap. I once heard a saleswoman who made near 200K per year explain to an underpaid office staff why they should be willing to kick in a few HUNDRED BUCKS APIECE for a surprise party celebrating the Owners' 20th Anniversary in business!

Just say NO.

I have always gave money in the past, but this year they can kiss my ass!

at my former workplace. It was pretty ridiculous and he realized it. One year, he asked me (Community Relations Manager) to find a family in need in the community and have management donate $$$ so I could provide Christmas for them. We did it for the 9 years I was there. It was so gratifying for us all. One year we provided gifts and grocery gift certificates to a family that had lost everything in a fire. Another year to a single mom and her 3 kids who were living in their car.

I'd collect the money, buy the gifts and have them all displayed at the manager's christmas lunch so everyone could see what their generosity had provided. Then, I'd pack everything up, along with gift wrap and bring it to the school that had given us the family's information. It was all anonymous.

and that CEO was a good man. Too bad he is all too rare nowadays.

a gift, we find a family in need in our community, and provide a nice Christmas for them. Thanks for the wonderful suggestion.