Physician’s staffers prefer not to potluck
Dear Amy: My coworkers and I are employed by a doctor in a small successful practice. Including the doctor, there are eight staff members.
He bought the practice several years ago from our former boss.
Our former boss was generous and of a different generation. He lived within his means, was not extravagant, and didn’t try to compete with his peers.
Our current employer is of a younger generation, lives in one of the more affluent neighborhoods, and has only given us raises when we bring it up to him as a group.
He is very generous when it comes to bonuses, but bonuses are not something that can be counted on.
The doctor has recently invited staff and their families to a lake house owned by his parents.
The doctor will be there with his wife and five children.
The problem we’re having is that he has asked that we all bring a dish to share and make this a pot-luck style affair.
None of us has had a raise since January of 2022, and that was our first raise in two years.
Many of us are having difficulty putting food on our own tables, let alone bringing a dish to a party with enough food for possibly 20 to 25 people to sample.
Should we simply decline the invitation?
