GM Employees Give Toys for Tots the Royal Screw Job

So much for the selfless act. Apparently that term doesn't hold too much weight with the employees of General Motors.

The USA Today reported today that GM employees are going to cancel an annual bake sale they hold to help raise money for Toys for Tots. Organized by the U.S. Marines, the charitable organization helps make Christmas enjoyable for less fortunate kids by providing them with toys their parents or care takers can't afford.

The reason these employees are canceling Christmas for some of these kids? Because in an effort to remain solvent, GM told its employees that it will not be able to pay them when they leave the assembly line to work the bake sale.

I don't blame GM at all for this. They are bleeding money and have been for years. If they don't shore things up over there, one of the historically great American businesses is going to cease to exist--they have to save money any way they can.

Who I'm really pissed at are the employees. So, you don't get paid for doing charitable work. Boo-frickin-hoo, you cheap bastards. That's why it's called charity, and volunteering -- you're giving of yourself to make things better for someone less fortunate than you. You shouldn't be paid while you're working the bake sale -- and if you are, you should donate that money to charity.

If all the employees work shifts, and take off work one hour at a time, they can make it work. They can do it over lunch, and if they can't do that, the $20-$30 in wages they would have to give up to work the bake sale is being given up for a great cause.

Oh well, maybe when things turn around in 2010, and GM can afford to pay their staff for their charitable efforts, then they can start holding the bake sale again.

In the meantime, if you feel like being more generous than these Scrooges, you can go here to donate to Toys for Tots online.

RoadRage