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Transcript: Easy come, easy gowie gewonnen, so zerronnenEasy come, easy go
Office life isn’t all work. And you’re not always getting money for it. In fact, office workers often have to spend money — frequently in the interests of their colleagues.
According to a British study, the average office worker spends over £350 a year on things like birthday and Christmas parties, leaving presentAbschiedsgeschenkleaving presents and tea. That adds up to about £14,500 during a 40-year career.
But wait, it gets worse. If you calculate evenings out with colleagues and the money you spend on office clothing, the total could average £1,000 a year. That’s an expenditureAusgabe(n)expenditure of about £40,000 over a working life.
“Working in an office can be an expensive business, especially in big teams,” says Alan Oliver of Nationwide Current Account, which did the study. Oliver told The Guardian that even when workers enjoy friendly interaction with colleagues, requests for money may still be annoyingärgerlich; hier: nervigannoying.
About 42 per cent of men said they were unhappy about spending money at office Christmas parties, compared to 34 per cent of women. As for...was ... betrifftAs for office birthdays, 28 per cent of office workers said they felt pressured to to contribute sth.etw. beitragen, beisteuerncontribute money for gifts.
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