'I was now the person holding a bag of sugar and a pile of IOUs': Office worker quits organizing monthly birthday funds after losing about $120 covering late or missing payments, igniting office drama over "ruining a nice tradition"

No one wants to be the office chaser, running from cubicle to cubicle trying to get $5 out of each coworker, as if they were Boy Scouts trying to sell some stale chocolate-chip cookies! But if this coworker didn't take on the annoying role, no one in the office would get the birthday celebrations they deserve. And she honestly wouldn't mind if her colleagues actually put in the effort to contribute on time (or at all) and not make her the only person responsible for covering the excess costs. One cute card for a teammate a few years back, and suddenly, she's been promoted to Party Planner, a promotion that's cost her $120 in others' missing payments…So no wonder she's fed up, we would be too!

She's tried everything: Payment deadlines, creating helpful spreadsheets, but when coworkers are left off the card for not contributing, suddenly she's the one in the office villain. As expected, her retirement from the position of Party Planner has sparked a lot of cubicle controversy, while managers and coworkers claim that she's ruining a great tradition. If so, why don't they start broadening the budget within HR, and pay for that Red Velvet Double Layer themselves…cause it ain't cheap?

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When your company actually has a budget for these types of occasions, it makes the workplace a lot more peaceful. No one should have to fork out money so that everyone's name can be signed on the card's corner! We think boundaries are important, and if this company is so concerned about the happiness of its employees, it should stop disregarding this one!
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$I feel used. I did the math and I am out about 120 for all the bits that never got paid back.$

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