What do you think of nursing soliciting at work for things like Mary Kay, and other businesses like that? Is it appropriate to do so during work time?
We have a per diem nurse in our department. Her main gig is Mary Kay and she supplements her income with nursing. She has recruited people at work, and is constantly promoting May Kay while working, hopefully not with patients, but most certainly at the nurses station.
Some people are annoyed by it, others like it and have signed on. What do you think?
But, I like the Avon catalogs! :) I've ordered a couple of really cute things through coworkers over the years. I found it convenient to peruse through the stuff on a lunch break.As another poster stated, however, leaving it in the break room is one thing, and that's where it should stay.
I do not like them and I do not participate in them at all. I say no thank you and move on. As for school fundraisers, I prefer to make a monetary donation directly to the school instead of having my kids or myself try to sell candy bars, wrapping paper etc.
IMO, leaving a catalog or flyer in the break room is more than enough. There shouldn't be any other active solicitation going on at any time at work, not even in the break room. If I'm interested in said merchandise/opportunity, then I will initiate contact outside of the workplace.
As for your MK-slinging coworker, someone should point her to The Pink Truth website. She'd learn the Cadillac isn't always pinker.
I also hate the "Would you donate $20 to the fund to buy the CEO a Christmas gift???" crap.
No, no I won't. He makes a few hundred thousand dollars more per year than I do, and wouldn't recognize me if I walked into his office.
Oh, yes! Absolutely agree! And he's never donated anything to me!
Boy, did this thread hit such a raw nerve for so many, like a root canal WITHOUT novocaine!!!
There's also one variant of the solicitations that really gnaws at me. It's when the Activities Dept at several LTC places I've been requests the staff to donate items for residents' gifts or to bring in baked good for a bake sale with proceeds benefitting residents.
Now I have mixed emotions about this, so don't flame me! I don't begrudge anything that benefits the residents, but I do bristle that the Activity Dept hasn't enough budgeted funds to provide for them without having to hit-up the staff. It's like BEGGING to me. Esp when Admin spends funds for non-resident activities. I used to participate, but when I saw abuses, I stopped.
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When I took over as manager, had an employee selling designer socks at work keeping a box under her desk. Selling occurred during lunch time but soon morphed into sales throughout the day, which I had to stop as work affected. Staff were grateful. No problem with leaving info in breakroom but has no business in active work setting.
Where I work, we put the catalogues in the break room. If it's a child's fundraiser, lots of times they'll tape a letter from the child stating what the fundraiser is for. Staff can look if they want to, buy if they want to, but nobody is approached personally about buying. It works well!
I feel like I'm constantly being asked for money for gift baskets for people out sick. Now, I've been out sick in the hospital before and the gift basket I got made my day, so I always give money to this cause. But. I very often feel like it's the same people out sick. And it has a striking correlation with nice weather.
The boss's gifts collections drive me nuts.
I don't mind fundraising forms hanging in the break room. How else would I get my girlscout cookies?
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But, I like the Avon catalogs! :) I've ordered a couple of really cute things through coworkers over the years. I found it convenient to peruse through the stuff on a lunch break.As another poster stated, however, leaving it in the break room is one thing, and that's where it should stay.