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Cookies, containers or baskets
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Who doesn’t love the girl and boy scouts? But when there are twelve employees selling their kids cookies, who do I buy from and who is going to get upset if I don’t anything from them?
What household doesn’t need Tupperware? Why do I feel obligated to go to the bosses’ wife’s T-party to purchase plastic containers?
Those Longaberger products are cute. I don’t want to hurt your feelings, but I am not interested in coming over to your house on Saturday to buy expensive designer baskets.
Does your office staff get bombarded with coworkers attempting to sell their goods and wares? When has it gone too far? How do you turn it around?
A few suggestions to consider:
- It is a good policy to limit what can be solicited and sold at work - none is an option
- Ask for a policy to be put in place and for a list of who can sell what, when and where
- Utilize a bulletin board with a ten-day maximum, no more than twice a year
- Limit management’s ability to solicit from employees
- Ensure that this is not a conflict of interest
- Ensure that solicitation is carried out during off duty time
Comments
By M.J.
July 20, 2006 03:45 PM | Link to this
Co-workers who solicit on behalf of their kids will usually take it well if you simplly say you are already committed to other good causes and can’t participate. If it’s a charitable cause and you are feeling generous, donate a buck and tell them you don’t need any of their merchandise but would like to help them out in a small way.