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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yeah, that's a no from me.

This is something that I've only ever heard about happening in the US. Just like people "pooling" their pto to "give" to other employees. It really makes the US come off like a very poor, backwards country if you have to beg fellow employees for money to stay afloat.

So anyways, no I wouldn't contribute. [/quote]

i'm not from the US either but[b] i dont think you read the post correctly[/b] before you went on what would otherwise be a valid rant about US healthcare

money being asked for is for food etc. That's pretty normal in any country.

2 weeks is a long time to be out after surgery, imagine it's a pretty significant health issue. I would personally donate unless someone actively tried to screw me out of a job or something, but you do you. [b]they shouldn't have asked for $50[/b], they should have asked for whatever people were comfortable giving. i think you could still give what you are comfortable with. [/quote]
Oh no I read it correctly. Instead of a company paying employees a proper wage or giving paid leave, the employees themselves have to cobble enough pennies together for this co-worker to eat.  I'm at a job to work to pay my own bills, why are other employees  asking me to support them? You don't think that's disgustingly sad AF? It's not even about healthcare, but as a non-american, reading about employees having to support other employees out of their own pocket instead of the billionaire CEO taking a few less vacation *hours* is crazy town. Unrelated rant to the OP maybe lol. 
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Wow.

What non neighborly contry are you from?

In the US, it is customary to do a meal train after medical events, family deaths, new babies and other stressful life events, not because the person os too underpaid to take care of themselves, but to band together as a community to take care of neighbors and co workers so their emotional burden can be lessened by not having to think about cooking.

Providing meals for neighbors and coworkers during times of extreme stress or joyful events like new babies is a wonderful aspect of American culture.

It is unfortunate that taking care of and showing love to your neighbors during times of emotional need is not part of your heritage.

Kindness to those in need, including emotional needs, rich or poor, is a very important part of the fabric of our shared American heritage, identity and culture.[/quote]

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