workaday Wednesday
Jan. 14th, 2026 06:36 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
marcicatSoooooo... In December, my workplace had a toy drive, which didn't get much attention, and ultimately only collected two things. (Crucially, one of those things was a bag of lego toys donated by me, which is why I was paying attention.)
And those things were collected in a small room near the entrance, so they were super visible. (If one was looking for them. Which I was.) Because they were still sitting there yesterday, clearly NOT donated, and I finally worked up the ire to ask about it.
(Because yeah, I'm a big proponent of the 'once you give a gift, the giftee can do whatever they want with it,' but also if you say you're going to donate things and then you just don't, that seems not cool.)
ANYWAY I got a whole story about it, which was relatively interesting, but probably not interesting enough to retell here. And I was all 'right, okay, here's the thing -- can I just take my donation back and give it to my local library instead? because I was happy to support the workplace community, but I'd be even happier to support my local community.'
And THAT'S why my December toy drive donation is now back in my hands! (WHAT EVEN)
And those things were collected in a small room near the entrance, so they were super visible. (If one was looking for them. Which I was.) Because they were still sitting there yesterday, clearly NOT donated, and I finally worked up the ire to ask about it.
(Because yeah, I'm a big proponent of the 'once you give a gift, the giftee can do whatever they want with it,' but also if you say you're going to donate things and then you just don't, that seems not cool.)
ANYWAY I got a whole story about it, which was relatively interesting, but probably not interesting enough to retell here. And I was all 'right, okay, here's the thing -- can I just take my donation back and give it to my local library instead? because I was happy to support the workplace community, but I'd be even happier to support my local community.'
And THAT'S why my December toy drive donation is now back in my hands! (WHAT EVEN)
