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Bettie

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57. That is ridiculous

Wed Dec 5, 2018, 01:51 PM

Dec 2018

seriously, WTF?

I'd just not show up (no cancellation) and organize a restaurant lunch with the other support personnel. If we're paying for our own lunch, may as well have fun for less than that per person.

This is extremely disrespectful and more than a little bit mean-spirited on the part of whoever approved this.

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Company holiday luncheon fiasco [View all] Joanie Baloney Dec 2018 OP

$38 for a luncheon? And singling out "support personnel"? Roland99 Dec 2018 #1

Fuck them! lark Dec 2018 #2

You can have your fill of all the food you bring yourself! jberryhill Dec 2018 #3

So your $38 pays for the executives who eat lunch for free FakeNoose Dec 2018 #4

Is "support personnel" another way of saying contract employees at this company? WillowTree Dec 2018 #5

It means Joanie Baloney Dec 2018 #8

That sucks more than I can describe. Shame on them. WillowTree Dec 2018 #12

The people who make lower wages have to pay? mcar Dec 2018 #13

That's ridiculous Renew Deal Dec 2018 #14

LOL. CrispyQ Dec 2018 #40

That is outrageous! smirkymonkey Dec 2018 #38

I'd say screw 'em! Have your own "support personnel" party! n/t woodsprite Dec 2018 #45

The firm has no class Sanity Claws Dec 2018 #6

Not a law firm Joanie Baloney Dec 2018 #10

I've been practicing law for 31 years. rsdsharp Dec 2018 #44

I'm w/ you...tacky. And also good people and a match for the job are hard to find. nt SWBTATTReg Dec 2018 #55

I would cancel immediately. lilactime Dec 2018 #7

cancel and call in sick the holiday luncheon day lunasun Dec 2018 #9

You have terrible management and it's time to find a new job Renew Deal Dec 2018 #11

Not contractors Joanie Baloney Dec 2018 #21

I'd be tempted to skip the lunch Ms. Toad Dec 2018 #15

I would too Bettie Dec 2018 #59

Is that real? Wounded Bear Dec 2018 #16

Yes Joanie Baloney Dec 2018 #23

I'm going to hazard a guess about the thinking here brooklynite Dec 2018 #17

Sorry I wasn't clear Joanie Baloney Dec 2018 #24

Good thing for defense contractors I am not in charge. I nationalize all of them overnight. Eliot Rosewater Dec 2018 #52

I'd cancel and spend the day freshening up my resume. MineralMan Dec 2018 #18

Perhaps plan a counter-party. Non-Support people pay $250. TheBlackAdder Dec 2018 #32

That company is hopelessly screwed up. MineralMan Dec 2018 #34

Just awful. Baitball Blogger Dec 2018 #19

Fuck them angrychair Dec 2018 #20

You are working for some very malignant people dalton99a Dec 2018 #22

All "support personnel" should have lunch that day together somewhere else... cbdo2007 Dec 2018 #25

Sounds Republican-The Workers Underwrite the Rich dlk Dec 2018 #26

Sounds VERY Republican! smirkymonkey Dec 2018 #39

How would I like to return my disinvitation? As a wick in a Molotov cocktail. Good thing my ... marble falls Dec 2018 #27

This is disgusting. liberalmuse Dec 2018 #28

Horrible. redwitch Dec 2018 #29

Probably another company that likes to say we are all family here. Hotler Dec 2018 #30

It helps keep the plebs out. TheBlackAdder Dec 2018 #31

Cancel and send a copy of the memo to your local media outlets! 🤬 Floyd R. Turbo Dec 2018 #33

Bingo! salin Dec 2018 #50

Screw that. What a cheap company. Liberal In Texas Dec 2018 #35

Let's say you went, and paid the $38. Croney Dec 2018 #36

Somebody thought this was a good idea!?? matt819 Dec 2018 #37

It sucks, but I think I get why. LibDemAlways Dec 2018 #41

I think that is their stated reason Joanie Baloney Dec 2018 #43

Bah humbug, indeed! LibDemAlways Dec 2018 #58

I am glad my feelings of disgust weren't misplaced Joanie Baloney Dec 2018 #42

My very last management team Christmas meal iwillalwayswonderwhy Dec 2018 #46

Sounds like the last place I worked MurrayDelph Dec 2018 #47

Tacky and insulting. Totally Tunsie Dec 2018 #48

Legree, Marley & Scrooge LLP, by any chance? gratuitous Dec 2018 #49

Scrooge had more heart and class C_U_L8R Dec 2018 #51

They register you first then spring the cost. bronxiteforever Dec 2018 #53

Sitting with assholes who would come up with that get the red out Dec 2018 #54

Are the other (salaried?) employees being charged nothing or are they charged a different amount? sl8 Dec 2018 #56

They attend for free. Joanie Baloney Dec 2018 #64

That is ridiculous Bettie Dec 2018 #57

My first thought was.. MLAA Dec 2018 #60

lol, fuck that. Act_of_Reparation Dec 2018 #61

Sounds like support personnel should tell them to fuck off and have their own damn party. Luciferous Dec 2018 #62

Switch it. Luncheon for the support personnel Just a Weirdo Dec 2018 #63

I'd cancel in a nanosecond. The company is taking cheap to a whole new level. Vinca Dec 2018 #65