Stingy bosses and spare change: How much should you give to the office whip-round?

Office whip-rounds are a staple of working life but they can raise a lot of awkward questions. Love them, hate them or barely know them, it's a colleague's birthday, wedding or leaving do and there's a collection to mark the occasion. And if you're the person organising the collection, how do you chase without feeling like a loan shark or exposing unspoken team dynamics? [1]

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1. bbc.co.uk · Stingy bosses and spare change: How much should you give to the office whip-round? Sep 2, 2026

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