I persuade the teachers to get their 'highstreet' stuff for themselves wherever possible !
There's no petty cash float in the school,
& the modest 'float' available in my own bank account is my own business !
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There's no petty cash float in the school,
& the modest 'float' available in my own bank account is my own business !
I can only imagine what they would come back with
Makes sense as you say we know what we're buying and will source the most cost effective
Peter Dale
Dammit man! I'm a technician, not a magician!
Same here. I don't drive, and my back issues make something as simple as walking to, around and from the supermarket uncomfortable to agonising depending on the day. So where possible, I tell teachers that if we don't have it in, they must supply it themselves. I tried relenting this year but that didn't work, so I'm reinstating it again. I'm the worst-paid in the department. The financial burden should not be mine.
I think teachers should buy supermarket stuff and personally don't believe in using my own money or personal time!
Its not in our job description here so as I mentioned earlier in the thread we usually tell the teachers to get their own stuff. We do have a department debit card though so nobody has to be out of pocket. Sometimes one of us techs will go if its a trip to Tesco where we need quite a few items, and we always find that milk, tea bags and biscuits for the prep room have accidentally fallen into the shopping basket too.
Our county now has an Eletronic system to refund us anything we buy anc scan in the receipts to prove it. But we don't like doing this, so we run a secret petty cash pot from the last year as the site is now apparently cashless.Its not in our job description here so as I mentioned earlier in the thread we usually tell the teachers to get their own stuff. We do have a department debit card though so nobody has to be out of pocket. Sometimes one of us techs will go if its a trip to Tesco where we need quite a few items, and we always find that milk, tea bags and biscuits for the prep room have accidentally fallen into the shopping basket too.
As Bob Marley said...Noo credit card...No buy...
that's why you have a petty cash or expenses form, signe by you and the budget holder.
Tell me about it.... and you still end up going yourself
Ah... never ever do it on your time
If you absolutely must do it, either leave early to grab it on the way home or come in late to do it then
Or (and this one'll change stuff PDQ) charge them the overtime
I just do it when doing my weekly shop. if given late notice they have to get it themselves. If it's something I can't get when I am getting my weekly shop and I haven't got time during the week to go elsewhere it isn't bought.
Happy to do it with my weekly shop because if I go out during the week I often pick up shopping for home - swings and roundabouts!!
Happy to do it with my weekly shop because if I go out during the week I often pick up shopping for home - swings and roundabouts!!
Me too now the coffee is back.
In a previous workplace, the finance manager told me that the Potassium Iodide which I had ordered via a reputable supplier was cheaper to purchase on Amazon. I stared at her for a bit longer than a moment, seeking the beginning of a wry smile, which didn't materialise. At that point I realised that she was actually being serious. After I had explained to her the potential pitfalls of this approach, I said remind me never to ask you to nip out for some aspirin ...
Yes, we are fed up with it. Nightmare!
Same here, we agreed it the most busy time we have ever known. Massive practicals every day, lots of them.
I got cheaper car insurance by adding on an annual 200miles of business use.
I hate shopping so do it through Asda.com, if I can get it in one of my shops they can have it, I put in a petty cash claim when I think it's reached my limit they usually pay quickly.