Petty Work Whine

mgoss228

So I guess one of the coworkers in my department had her birthday on Saturday, and right now the rest of my department is having a belated birthday party for her in one of the conference rooms.  They asked me to sign a card for her this morning.

My birthday was yesterday and not a single coworker remembered  and this is just icing on the cake. 

merrileekate

Lame!! I would be super disappointed... I don't blame you!

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I'm so sorry. That would make me so mad!

Johlise

That's super lame.. I'd be sad too! Especially when you have more stuff going on, birthdays that are forgotten always make me sad too! (HUGS)

karimychel

I'm sorry! I think work birthdays suck. Someone always gets left out.

I use to set up birthday meetings for my old office. Birthday person got choice of treats and we'd all meet for about 1/2 hour. My birthday came and nothing, none of the partners had thought of it. My parents sent flowers to my office - which was super sweet. There was all the "Oh your husband must be in trouble.." type comments and then someone noticed the card. I was told that the next year I should plan my own.  

mgoss228

Thanks for all your sympathy ladies!  I would say something about it, but there isn't really any way to do it w/o being totally awkward.  Maybe whenever they offer me the leftover cake scraps I'll mention something about already having had b-day cake yesterday

dreamwinds

That really sucks. Does this girl go around telling people when her birthday is? Or are they friends with her on facebook? Maybe that's how they remembered or knew?

I really hate when things like that happen though, esp. at work. That's why I think works should just have like a 'birthday' day at the beginning of each month to cover everyone without specifically mentioning names unless you want to be recognized.

mgoss228

To f/u:  I got a piece of the birthday cake (the secretary is always last to receive anything around here), and mentioned how I ate b-day cake yesterday.  My manager asked me whose birthday it was, and I told her mine.  She had the BIGGEST guilty look, and 10 min later I received a quickly signed b-day card from the stock she keeps.

Now everyone on my team is walking up and apologizing....

 

karimychel

mgoss228:

To f/u:  I got a piece of the birthday cake (the secretary is always last to receive anything around here), and mentioned how I ate b-day cake yesterday.  My manager asked me whose birthday it was, and I told her mine.  She had the BIGGEST guilty look, and 10 min later I received a quickly signed b-day card from the stock she keeps.

Now everyone on my team is walking up and apologizing....

 

nicely played  

Johlise

mgoss228:

To f/u:  I got a piece of the birthday cake (the secretary is always last to receive anything around here), and mentioned how I ate b-day cake yesterday.  My manager asked me whose birthday it was, and I told her mine.  She had the BIGGEST guilty look, and 10 min later I received a quickly signed b-day card from the stock she keeps.

Now everyone on my team is walking up and apologizing....

 

haha that's awesome! 

sarack

this is not petty. i'd be pissed. i'm so sorry!

 

happy birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 beer shaped bday cake just for you!

mgoss228

sarack:  Thank you!  I especially appreciate the virtual beer cake, it shows how well you know me

sarack

mgoss228:

sarack:  Thank you!  I especially appreciate the virtual beer cake, it shows how well you know me

you're welcome.