Show me the money!

by Outaservice 3 Replies latest jw friends

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  Outaservice

  My wife and I have at different times and different assemblies worked in accounting. We noticed a pattern of manipulation of figures to move the brothers to contribute more thinking that the assembly was short the needed cash to take care of expenses even when there was plenty of money!

  Has anyone else out there ever worked in the 'money room' also, and if so, what did you observe?

  The main reason I liked accounting is that I did not have to sit and listen to all the 'guilt talks' plus at that time we got an 'Administration' parking permit which was close by!

  Outaservice (and thanks to the WT, Outacash too!)
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  jayhawk1

  I worked in the accounting room a couple of times. Yes it was better than setting in the audience and listening to that boring crap. To answer your question, I never understood how we could take in all of that money, (I handled checks as big as $400 US) and still come up short by the end of the convention. I know the building we were using cost $3000 dollars per day. So $9000 US total. We would have an average of 7000 in attendence, so if everybody gave $1.29 US the building would have been covered. So what happend to all of the rest of the money? God only knows!
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  Mulan

  What I never understood is this: Our circuit OWNED the Assembly Hall. It was paid for. So, why did it cost so much to use the building? What were we paying for? This is after the food service was discontinued. I just couldn't figure it out, and no one ever had an answer for me, except that I shouldn't ask that. I was a WOMAN, for crying out loud!!!

  Marilyn (a.k.a. Mulan)
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  noidea

  (and thanks to the WT, Outacash too!)

  ROFLMAO!

  I knew it!
  That is why my elder brother and his wife can afford much more than my Husband and I can, and we make more money.

  Outaservice,
  Is that really possible?????
  Could someone really be on the take if they wanted to????
  Details......... please! still roflmao