Reminds me of a bloke who left a job I was working at, he was somewhat high up, signed his card, didn't contribute to the "whip-round" as I didn't know him well enough, he left on the Friday, was back with us on the Wednesday, people at work were wondering if they would get their money back! 😆😆
I never contribute 'whip-round' money for a colleague leaving who was earning more than me.