Real-life MMD: I've enough money not to work, so I give ALL my earnings to charity...

Mojisola

MSE_Debs wrote: »

I don’t actually need to work, so I gift-aid my entire wage.

Recently, the wages department accidentally let slip this to the entire firm.

happyinflorida wrote: »

I think you'll learn a lesson from this. Don't tell people what you do with your money, it's private and you should only tell people you trust after you've known them for some time.

It was the wages department who made the situation public!

One idea to make things a bit better - possibly - is to let everyone vote on where each months salary goes. So instead of gift aiding the whole lot each month you could ask people to tell you which charity they would like you to donate to each month and which ever one you get the most votes for, you'll donate your whole months salary to that one.

It's not the other workers' money so why should they decide where it's spent?

Would they allow everyone else at work to vote on whether they should spend their salary on buying a new car or having a holiday?

Hayleymo_3

Simply laugh and deny to your colleagues that you have a private income large enough to support you.

Point out how unlikely it is, joke that you'd have thought that payroll would employ people who could count - and say that in any case, how would they know about your personal finances?

Even say "Why would I work if I didn't have to?"

What are payroll / HR going to do about it, publish your private accounts to prove that they were right?

I'm still rather dubious about how they could have had access to details about your personal non-work finances in the first place. An employer has absolutely no reason to know about one's private income or one's levels of personal expenditure.

Surfer

The firm has breach the Data Protection Act and should be held responsible. Any compensation can be paid to a charity of your choice.

debbiesmum

I think what you are doing is commendable. Money is not the only driver for working and you already have a social conscience (if only our MPs etc were as socially aware).

As to the wages dept "letting slip" - someone there should LOSE their job for such a breach of privacy. How dare they!! (I speak as someone who was an HR professional for 30+ years in an international computer mfg company. I was so aware of privacy that when I left under a voluntary separation agreement and signed a confidentiality agreement regarding T&C's of separation payments etc, I didn't tell my only child till the night before I left the coy. That's how seriously I took it.)

Winter_Phoenix

Ignore all silly comments from colleagues, and get on with the job you love, supporting the charities you love.

The office chatter will be a nine days' wonder - next week they'll be gossiping about someone else.

cici71

What horrible co-workers you have !! How nasty to say you 'shouldn't be there!! Maybe you should leave but go somewhere else!! You donate to charity so your earnings are being used for a great cause. I have huge admiration for you and also very jealous you are in that situation! ;-) I wish you well in whatever job you do xx

chattyman100

Good on you!
You enjoy what you do.....Those in need benefit from your donations. Winners all round.
Now get your company to donate a large sum of money to a charity of your choice for a massive breach of data confidentialty.
:j

gerry12

Absolutely not. The lack of jobs is caused by many things and having a job is well down on the list. A large number of jobs go to immigrants amd some people prefer to live on benefits. These two things need sorting first before those in jobs that they don't need are put in the spotlight

Figgerty

You do not say how old you are or how long you have worked for the company.

If you are doing your dream job, then stay with it and ignore the jealousy of your work colleagues. If however, this is just a job then I would leave and find your dream job. You may well find that charity work or starting your own business would be more rewarding. Or is still quite young, perhaps you would like to retrain for your dream job.

Please let us know what you decide as most of us would love to be in your position and we never hear if our advise is taken.

glm35

No you shouldn't give up your job! Why should you? You work hard at your job and you've earned your place - if you were rubbish they'd be getting rid of you!

My question is: why is HR giving out confidential information? It goes against that department's role to allow personal information about employees to become public knowledge - dare I even say illegal (I'm not an expert in this at all, so I'm just guessing).

As for what you do with your earnings - that's your business! But I'd just like to say Thank You for being conscientious and generous with your money - there are many who would just squander it!!!