We have an employee "slush"/flower fund, that the vending machine profits are deposited into. We use it to send flowers to celebrate births, in the event of a death in the family, or to just buy donuts or lunch for the company.
The guy in charge of the fund, acts like it's money coming directly outta his pocket, every time we do anything with the funds. There are huffs and eye rolls anytime it's brought up to him that we need to purchase something.
It was not a good weekend here at work. A wife of one of the drivers passed away on Saturday. Then on Monday, we found out that the son of one of our drivers, who had to retire last year due to a disability, was murdered Saturday as well. The drive who retired, had been with the company for 20+ years.
The girl who orders the flowers, found the arrangements for both families. Her thoughts, as well as several others within the company, is that we need to send something to both of these families. She called and ordered, spending the same amount that we always spend. When she took the information into the guy, so he would know what was coming, he went off on her for ordering for both families. According to him, the family who's son was murdered, shouldn't have gotten anything, as his dad didn't work here now. Remember, the dad worked 20+ years for us and just had to retire due to a disability.
She was barely out his office door, when he called the florist and cancelled the 2nd order. She was so mad, she came down stairs to cool off. While she was down here, she made a call to the one owner, to let him know what had happened to the drivers son. In the conversation, she mentioned about sending flowers. Per the owner, yes the employees could use a part of the flower fund, and that he also wanted to have flowers sent by the company as well. After he said that, she told him what happened. She transfered him up to the slush fund guy. Don't know what was said, but he still isn't talking to any of us girls today and the order was reinstated.
I am saddened by how immature this almost 60 year old man is acting over the ordering of a flower/plant arrangement to be sent to the family, who is greaving over the murder of a son.
The guy in charge of the fund, acts like it's money coming directly outta his pocket, every time we do anything with the funds. There are huffs and eye rolls anytime it's brought up to him that we need to purchase something.
It was not a good weekend here at work. A wife of one of the drivers passed away on Saturday. Then on Monday, we found out that the son of one of our drivers, who had to retire last year due to a disability, was murdered Saturday as well. The drive who retired, had been with the company for 20+ years.
The girl who orders the flowers, found the arrangements for both families. Her thoughts, as well as several others within the company, is that we need to send something to both of these families. She called and ordered, spending the same amount that we always spend. When she took the information into the guy, so he would know what was coming, he went off on her for ordering for both families. According to him, the family who's son was murdered, shouldn't have gotten anything, as his dad didn't work here now. Remember, the dad worked 20+ years for us and just had to retire due to a disability.
She was barely out his office door, when he called the florist and cancelled the 2nd order. She was so mad, she came down stairs to cool off. While she was down here, she made a call to the one owner, to let him know what had happened to the drivers son. In the conversation, she mentioned about sending flowers. Per the owner, yes the employees could use a part of the flower fund, and that he also wanted to have flowers sent by the company as well. After he said that, she told him what happened. She transfered him up to the slush fund guy. Don't know what was said, but he still isn't talking to any of us girls today and the order was reinstated.
I am saddened by how immature this almost 60 year old man is acting over the ordering of a flower/plant arrangement to be sent to the family, who is greaving over the murder of a son.
- what a *jerk*. Good for the one woman for telling the owner what happened. And what's *really* wonderful is that she didn't seek him out to 'tattle' (btw, that's probably what slush-fund guy will say), the fact just happened 
to come up during a conversation....she's one smart cookie.
