Message #53986

[smallfry]

The company i used to work for was a brewery that had around 70 pubs and hotels. They decided to take on a 'Chosen Charity' for this year and went on and on and onnnn making us give. I was on a very very poor wage there and i really couldnt afford to give much which they really didn't like.

But what upset many people in my office was that most of the individual community pubs already did regular charity fund raising things themselves for local, not very well off charities like old peoples homes and local disadvantaged kids and stuff. Because of the 'Chosen Charity' (which a very large, very rich national, even global charity) all this local money was diverted away from the local charities and off elsewhere.

Many customers were upset, and inturn so were the landlords. They did try to object but its a very awkward situation!!!