Undue pressure To Donate To Charity?

omnipeta

My daughter says she feels 'under pressure' to donate to her 'bosses charity' and is unsure of the best way to tackle the issue, any advice appreciated, thank you.

TELLIT01

She needs to tell them that she donates to charities of her own choice. Not easy to do if she's young and just started work. If she's older she needs to stand up to what is little short of bullying if she is being pressured to donate to any charity if she doesn't want to.

iammumtoone

Is it a charity her boss runs or one they support? not that it makes any difference just wondering how the situation to be asked to donate came about.

She can either stick up for herself and say no or she can mention it to HR or her bosses boss as they should not be treating their employees like that, however I would not recommend the second option as she mind find that she isn't working there for long after that.

skintpaul

see if a registered charity first.. me smell some fishy business, syphoning off some cash from the business..

TELLIT01

skintpaul wrote: »

me smell some fishy business, syphoning off some cash from the business..

More likely that it is the boss's pet charity and he/she sees this as a way of gaining brownie points with the charity management.

agrinnall

Tell the boss to give her a big pay increase and she'll donate part of it through payroll giving to the charity.

steampowered

Personally I would just make a small donation of say £5. It does help win brownie points at work.

sangie595

Offer to run an office fund raising event - coffee and cakes or some such thing. Or a dress down day. Money goes to the bosses charity, and she gets the brownie points but everyone else pays the money (or most of it).

Helvetica_Van_Buren

steampowered wrote: »

Personally I would just make a small donation of say £5. It does help win brownie points at work.

That would make you a brown-noser or a coward.
What if she doesn't have £5 spare?

OP- tell her to tell her boss that she already donates an amount she's comfortable with to charities of her choice. She doesn't have to be rude about but she also shouldn't feel pressured.

I HATE it when people try to manipulate other people.

steampowered

Helvetica_Van_Buren wrote: »

That would make you a brown-noser or a coward.
What if she doesn't have £5 spare?

I think that's just the reality of life at work to be honest. I donate nominal amounts to sponsor people at work, so that they feel supported, and they will hopefully support me when I need it down the road.

Obviously you don't have to do it, but a bit of give and take is required to build relationships, and you usually need to build relationships if you want to do well.

moneyistooshorttomention

I'd suggest she just smiles pleasantly and says "I'm sorry - but I'm afraid I can't afford it".

If the person concerned is ignorant enough to repeat the request - then she repeats the exact same words and gesture. If the person is really pushy and carries on and on - then she smiles sweetly and says "I'm sorry - but I can't talk now - I have so-and-so (work) task I must finish by 5pm".