Ya. When I was at BofA we had a departamental “credit meeting” which turned out to be a hard sell UW meeting complete with this total jerk of a spokesman. I was so very pissed.
I did appreciate the corporate officer trade they have. They took our VP for a year: a woman who everyone hated. It was nice to have her gone for a while
Coincidence, I'm sure.
"We really hate to see Mrs. VP go for a year. Trial though it is, we'll just have to manage. The UW is a favored corporate charity, and deserves our best."
I was never so lucky; just needed to deal with the local arm-twisters. I've worked at companies that were pretty obnoxious about it. Where I am now, thankfully, is not. Although, the HR lady still looked politely surprised when I declined to participate and told her that I already had my own charities that I supported....I think she couldn't reconcile the fact that I might - all by myself, with no help at all - be able to come up with a worthy cause to contribute money to. :-)