Oh, I've soooooo got to tell you what one of my coworkers said to me yesterday.
I went around to all the other LAs (loan administrators) at work with an idea. There is a branch of our bank right down the road from us, and when we have work that needs to be processed for our clients (deposits, transfers, bank checks) we go there, it's only a 5 minute drive.
So I told all the LAs that I'm willing to go to the local store that has a bakery, and get a bunch of Christmas cookies, and a card. If everyone chips in $5.00, we'd have a total of $50.00. We can get a nice platter, put on the cookies, sign the card and give it to them.
One of the LAs is loaded. She has tons of clothes, and 5 cars. She's building an extension on her house. When I took the idea to her, her reply was.
"Well, I don't get cookies for doing my job." I wanted to slap her face.