No more fundraisers at work!

[Hadenough]

The latest slap in the face from Tempe.........

There will be no more fundraisers at work is the latest directive to come out of the Sand Castle. There will be no more cookie sales, bake sales, hot dog sales and even 50/50 raffles for employees out of work and that have fallen on hard times. Apparently it is a violation of the Rules of Conduct as interpreted by corporate.

 

[SparrowHawk]

The latest slap in the face from Tempe.........

There will be no more fundraisers at work is the latest directive to come out of the Sand Castle. There will be no more cookie sales, bake sales, hot dog sales and even 50/50 raffles for employees out of work and that have fallen on hard times. Apparently it is a violation of the Rules of Conduct as interpreted by corporate.

You may want to sit down for this but I AGREE with Tempe on this. US Airways is a place of business and while it's nice to have bake sales they detract from the task at hand. Additionally they can be a legal issues for a variety of reasons.

Union Halls are the appropriate places for fundraisers along with churches and the like. NOT in a place of business where there is work to be done.

 

[sbtinme]

This is no slap in the face. Tempe is right on this one. Most of corporate America put a stop to this stuff within the past decade. Too many employees feeling obligated to buy cookies from their boss or to contribute to the Boy Scouts since the guy in accounting was collecting for his son, etc, etc. Artificial pressure to contribute to non-work related stuff doesn't belong in the workplace.

 

[Dog Wonder]

Just think of work as an all the time fundraiser for your good friends in Tempe.

 

[SS255]

I agree with this policy, too. I wish my company would do this. My wallet would be fatter, and I'd be thinner. I always buy a little something when I'm hit up. I'm afraid of retaliatory action if I don't!

 

[Be Careful What You Wish For.]

Just think of work as an all the time fundraiser for your good friends in Tempe.

No more 'Cookie Lee" for you.

 

[blownkneesbob]

You may want to sit down for this but I AGREE with Tempe on this. US Airways is a place of business and while it's nice to have bake sales they detract from the task at hand. Additionally they can be a legal issues for a variety of reasons.

Union Halls are the appropriate places for fundraisers along with churches and the like. NOT in a place of business where there is work to be done.

How does it "detract from the task at hand". If someone stops by the breakroom to buy a piece of cake on there break isn't detracting from the task.
I remember a couple years ago the union boys collected a couple thousand bucks for a kid that got killed in phl I am sure his family was very grateful for the act of genrousity I have been around this company for over 30 years and
have worked with many different CEO's and have to say that this management team is the most detached from their employees it's a real shame. ever wonder why Kirby does his crew news briefings in front
of pilots and F/A's during their recurrent training. I'll tell you why if it was strictly voluntary there would probably be about 10 people there and 9 of them managers. The employees have given up on these clowns
because they do such anti employee stunts like this, Listen if you don't want to buy a cookie or candy bar from someone then don't Again in over 30 years in 5 different stations I have never ever seen retaliation
from someone not wanting to participate. So I really hope this means the "COMPANY" wont be pimping for the United Way anymore. Airplane Pulls goodbye . After all that is a fundraiser , whats good for the goose is
good for the gander.but being the hypocrites that tempe is I;m sure they will make exception . A few years ago we had a senior manager tell us "We had to participate or else" that person is still in there position today but the company is worried about a candy bar. give me a break guess there not getting enough synergies from it

 

[SparrowHawk]

Are you there to work or have a freaking bake sale!

I agree and damn near got fired over my opposition to United Way and my activities revolving around discouraging my co-workers from contributing to United Way at one job. In factI'll go so far as to suggest that an absolutely splendid way for organized Labor to let management know they are unhappy is have NO ONE contribute to United way. Instead the Unions should collect the money and donate it to the Salvation Army or some other worthy charity.

Let Smug Doug and Snotty Scotty contribute to United Way, For them to pimp UW and not allow the employees to fund raise is Hypocritical.

 

[nycbusdriver]

Are you there to work or have a freaking bake sale!

I agree and damn near got fired over my opposition to United Way and my activities revolving around discouraging my co-workers from contributing to United Way at one job. In factI'll go so far as to suggest that an absolutely splendid way for organized Labor to let management know they are unhappy is have NO ONE contribute to United way. Instead the Unions should collect the money and donate it to the Salvation Army or some other worthy charity.

Let Smug Doug and Snotty Scotty contribute to United Way, For them to pimp UW and not allow the employees to fund raise is Hypocritical.

No one should contribute to the United Way. Why allow some of your charity dollars to be sucked up by a middle-man who does nothing but take a cut, live lavishly and then give what's left over to charities, some of which you may not even support?

Pick your own charities and send your money there. The United Way is the lazy way out, and the United Way bureaucrats are living large over people's laziness. And the charities themselves suffer for it.

 

[N965VJ]

ever wonder why Kirby does his crew news briefings in front
of pilots and F/A's during their recurrent training. I'll tell you why if it was strictly voluntary there would probably be about 10 people there and 9 of them managers. The employees have given up on these clowns

That's sad, but at least the crews are getting paid to be there.

 

[nycbusdriver]

...ever wonder why Kirby does his crew news briefings in front
of pilots and F/A's during their recurrent training. I'll tell you why if it was strictly voluntary there would probably be about 10 people there and 9 of them managers....

These meetings are strictly voluntary. No one takes attendance, and if a crew member would rather sit in the cafeteria and drink coffee, there is no prohibition of that. I have never heard any instructor say that the class must attend.

Most show up just to hear what is said (it is sometimes interesting,) and to watch Parker or Kirby tap dance around the issues. And there is always some sort of free box lunch offered. Crew members love free food, and will often show up just for that. (They never include tomatoes for pitching in the boxes, though.)

At the start of each of these crew meetings, it is always mentioned that the reason it is done during ground school is because that is the easiest way to get the largest number of available crew members in one place where time can be allotted for the one hour meetings. This is a true statement, and I agree that this is about the only opportunity to have this situation.

 

[freedom]

The company can "offically" ban fundraisers at work , but it's not going to stop anyone ... If we have a serious issue like a workers family memeber is very ill , or even a worker themselves , what's the company going to do if we try to raise money for them ? fire someone ? i highly doubt it ... i'd much rather give to people in my local community or my fellow co workers than namless faceless orgnaizations ..

If you ban funraisers for sick or injured workers we will just call them something else ....

i strongly urge everyone to ignore the new fundraiser ban when it comes to issues where people really need help "medical expenses , death in the family etc "

you can't stop us from giving !!!

 

[SS255]

One of our senior managers once organized a bake sale. I can't remember who or what it benefitted, but it was not anything related to work. She "made" her entire staff contribute items for the bake sale. Thank goodness I am not on her staff, because I do not know how to bake. I ended up going to the bake sale and buying about $20 worth of items because I wanted her to see and acknowledge that I supported her cause. Would it have hurt me politically had I not shown up? Probably not. But I think it helped ingratiate me with her, because she is one of those people whom you want as your supporter and not your enemy.

And this is exactly why I agree with US's policy. We have to play political games every day at work which are related to business. We should not have to play political games around causes which are important to others. I don't mind supporting causes which are important to my friends (like doing the breast cancer walk, etc.), but I do resent being asked to support co-workers' causes, and I do believe that in some way I am judged by my willingness to contribute.

 

[SparrowHawk]

No one should contribute to the United Way. Why allow some of your charity dollars to be sucked up by a middle-man who does nothing but take a cut, live lavishly and then give what's left over to charities, some of which you may not even support?

Pick your own charities and send your money there. The United Way is the lazy way out, and the United Way bureaucrats are living large over people's laziness. And the charities themselves suffer for it.

Hey I agree with you 1000 percent! However if we start this here we will hijack the thread as the issues we raise is worthy of an entire thread on Water Cooler.

I'm pretty sure that Senior Management at US Airways doesn't see the Hypocrisy of prohibing fundraisers amongst the rank and file while premitting the non-stop pimping of an executives favorite charity. Arrogance is alive and well at 1111 Rio Salada Drive and sadly far to many addresses that make up Corporate America.

 

[sbtinme]

Listen if you don't want to buy a cookie or candy bar from someone then don't Again in over 30 years in 5 different stations I have never ever seen retaliation from someone not wanting to participate.

Regardless of opinion, the reality is that corporate America has made solid steps in recent years to quickly forbid employee sales in the workplace. If anything, US is late to the party on this one.

Unlike you, I have been in workplace environments where a local manager, who was a tyrant, passed around Girl Scout Cookie sellsheets at the beginning of our meetings. Her daughter was a girl scout and this was an incredibly easy way for this woman to collect a few hundred dollars in sales. Given that it was done in this environment, no one dared not to buy at least 3 boxes from her.

It made many of us furious, but we didn't feel we had a real choice. It was well worth the $15 or so to simply buy the damn cookies from her instead of face the wrath of her moods down the road. No one wanted to give her any reason to single us out.

As an employee, it enraged me that she was able to get away with this stunt year after year to the great disdain of her employees. A few years later, the company announced an absolute ban on this sort of thing and went so far as to spell out that the "selling of Girl Scout cookies would not be tolerated at any time on company time nor on company property."

That ended that and I was grateful in the extreme.

Sorry that you don't agree, but Tempe is very much in the right here and they're in step with what the rest of corporate America has been doing for some time.