Initially I thought it was a joke when my manager said that me and another colleague, who completed probation around the same time, would be treating the team as a sort of 'celebration'.

But then my colleague said that, yes, it is an apparent practice which he had done before.

Anyone else has heard/done this?

never heard such thing, but if it's company culture, i guess no choice since you gotta fit in.. unless u planning to resign next month

I got a new joiner that he himself belanja when he got confirmed. I guess its practised at certain places.

No, its not common.

Probably your manager want to retain you at current salary so get staff to give a free meal, then you would be more invested into the company. When you become invested, then you would not want to look for another job.

Later you plan to leave, you will want newbie join to treat you first.

This post has been edited by Pikichu: Dec 4 2024, 09:30 PM

If pass probation got salary increment then maybe. Or promotion. Otherwise I don't know what retarded culture is that

Go read again what TS wrote

Manager belanja me got la. Sure some shitty boss if demand this kind of thing

Well no..but a simple meal as a gesture would suffice

This is pretty much a red flag for a place to work in lol

What kind of belanja they expecting

A big difference with nasi lemak breakfast for everyone vs a meal out at a cafe/restaurant

must be some cheapskate boss u have...

my old boss kena me this also previously... very cheapskate chap.

Boss should belanja

If die die must do, insist to choose the place. Then choose the dirtiest and worst food place you can find. Then all laosai next day

Depends on culture. For me, no harm to do that. How much u need to spend? 100? 200? This is small money to make everyone happy or at least, to makes u looks 'normal' and will ease your integration to the team.

You can reject, provided you are damn good and can work independently. Which will results in everyone respecting and needing you.

Mak ayah uzur card?

If you sendiri want to belanja ok la

If others expect you to belanja, wtf something wrong with the culture. If my junior want to belanja me also I'll feel weird.

T5 need ask this question?

manager should be the one celebrating...

useless boss and colleague

how do you know he is t5

depends on how many team members you have

or 3-4 then still ok la, assuming average meal for each is RM30

however, i wouldn’t wanna treat. the manager should treat

you pass your probation, you should thank your colleague for helping in your journey. Just your small team

In my first job it was yes, subsequent jobs no more.

Just KFC for the small dept jer.

This post has been edited by etan26: Dec 5 2024, 08:41 AM

This Belanja is a token of appreciation to those who pernah support you before you passed the probation.
You know they have no obligation to help you right? The team officially welcome you to on board.

Happens on my first job. It's the department culture.
Just belanja everyone to a restaurant meal la. Rm300 settle.
I don't like it at that time but thinking back now, it's really nothing lah. Just a reason for everyone to meet up after work. Now I work in a company where nobody go for dinner together, pretty boring.

sounds like exploitive celebration riding on your conscience in fear for future work life balance at the workplace

reminds me of this: https://says.com/my/fun/belanja-rm3000-wagyu-steak

nasi lemak singget settle ady


go distribute to everybody

no need think much. unless u hav bonus 6 months to belanja cafe

That's interesting. Perhaps it's also to foster some sort of team togetherness. But to make it compulsory is not something delightful. Sadly at times you can't escape from these bad department or corporate "culture".

If you're on a tight budget, just tell them you'll buy tea time instead and order coffee/ teh + snacks (pisang goreng or doughnuts etc) via Grab and be done with it. Hand it over to them with a smile and a big thank you

However if you're OK with more decent budget, go for Zus, Krispy Kreme or something that would meet their expectation better to pacify the situation. You don't wish to have colleagues who hold grudges against you, nor do you want to be forcing yourself to fork out xxx amount of money just to comply with their request.

Then again, last but not least, if you're OK with the tradition of buying them lunch or dinner, by all means go ahead with it. At the end of it, you're the one who has to work with them in the department.

Current job, confirm on first month, boss belanja me makan to break the news to me.

My former company had this culture. A team member who passed probation or got promoted would belanja the team to a lunch.

Nothing fancy la, for my case example I spent less than RM 300 to buy nasi arab and drinks for the team.

For me, such a culture was still acceptable because after probation you were eligible for additional RM 1000++ in allowances as a permanent staff. Also promotion to new position will come with minimum RM 1000 increment (and can be much more if you're promoted to higher position e.g. manager and above).

If the increment was like RM 100 I would also be offended if I had to belanja my colleagues RM 300.

This is unnecessary. Just depend on yourself

Belanja family makan with first pay cheque got lah.

This belanja dept is not something common. Definitely not seen this culture in Chinaman company before.

I would believe this is my manager (or the team culture's) point of view

company culture. join them. u have no culture currency for now

work hard for 3y more then u can change the culture there

just belanja cheap cheap lunch lo..... make everyone happy
good relationship can make the job last longer, make the journey easier

This post has been edited by matrix88: Dec 5 2024, 10:00 PM

Civil service isit? There was a story of guy who got promoted then his team pressure him to belanja. Then they all order kao2 and he left with bill of rm3k. Kek.

Your manager is not fit to be leader of he ask junior to belanja team. And then to use backward logic imply it is for team building and good relationship? Matafada, he should be the one to belanja you and then team. Instead he blackmail junior if they dun belanja will be bad for team morale and your career. Damn manipulative.

Mana ada?

Usually, boss/team lead lar belanja!

U don't post ppl won't know .

Not common/compulsory, more like courtesy

but I always viewed it as a sign that my colleagues are close to me (and they are) that they can suggest (albeit jokingly) something like that

just do it if you ask me, its only 1 time, no need to be very grand, just a simple lunch can already

haha later they order wagyu beef LOL

What do you mean?
Wrong thread?

u must be living in cave, this practices has been ages even before 2005 , it is a way to appreciate and some sort of culture from what i know

no problem but you determine what to eat lor, kepci kan ada

not the other way around meh? hmm...

Usually boss belanja Kan, takkan fresh grad baru siao probation gaji naik ciput RM150-300.

Budak yang belanja whole team, this will become resentment for me la.

Big Taukeh no money belanja tak pe, but don't use culture to tell others to belanja

You won't believe what i have witness myself that no body give a shit to new colleague.
I don't what happen to that new colleague (not from my grp).

order pizza hut ajer la..

adapt or leave.. if not later susah

Last time my manager dare ask me to belanja him.. after i pass probation. Feel very stupid because my salary very low below rm 2k. And he dare asking me belanja him.. gila

When I passed my probation, I treated my colleagues, as it’s part of the company culture. Everyone does it, so I figured it was fine. It’s just around 100-200 ringgit—a small price to pay than not fitting in the company..

It's not that deep. Just belanja them.

Tell us the company name so we can avoid it

If just pass probation, no. But after promotion especially those senior roles one, then yes. But it's mostly own initiative, without anyone forcing one. Mostly, it's just gathering lunch with company fund instead, so everyone get to enjoy the day. I think, it's best to find a better company if that company practices this type of culture.