Is it appropriate to ask for contributions for an event you were not even invited to?
GENTLE READER: In descending order, Miss Manners is not fond of: mandated socializing at the workplace, dunning anyone for gifts, and gift registries.
Having it done by someone at work in a position that carries professional authority over the victims is both rude and a terrible employment practice -- something she would recommend bringing to the attention of human resources were they not, themselves, the offenders.
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