Class mom communicates with her law firm work email but forgets to inform teacher's birthday

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There's a class mom who only communicates using her work email with a highly visible "Partner at Law" title. She rarely volunteers in person and has recently forgotten to organize and inform us about the teacher's birthday. I've never met her in person, but she doesn't seem like a nice person. Thoughts?

Flexing.

[Anonymous]

In what way does she seem like "not a nice person?"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There's a class mom who only communicates using her work email with a highly visible "Partner at Law" title. She rarely volunteers in person and has recently forgotten to organize and inform us about the teacher's birthday. I've never met her in person, but she doesn't seem like a nice person. Thoughts?

You’ve never met her, but she doesn’t seem nice?

You should deal with your unresolved issues.

[Anonymous]

Isn't it possible that . . .

She uses her work email so she doesn't miss communication regarding school stuff?

She didn't know teacher birthdays was a thing, as many people have suggested?

Jumping from "the class mom with a busy job doesn't volunteer in person much" to "she's not a nice person" would make me interrogate my own insecurities. Why are they being triggered in this case? At worst she's guilty of wanting to do more at her kid's school but not having enough time. That doesn't make her a bad or mean person.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s not normal to celebrate the teacher’s birthday

Plus 1

+1 I’ve never once seen this done.

[Anonymous]

Is the signature in a larger font?

[Anonymous]

OP has decided she doesn’t like a woman she’s never met and is trying to find reasons to justify it by citing the signature block and not celebrating teacher’s birthday (which I’ve never heard of). Something is bothering you, OP, but neither of those things are it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s not normal to celebrate the teacher’s birthday

Plus 1

+1 I’ve never once seen this done.

I see this in all my kids private schools. I wonder if this is a public vs private school thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is the signature in a larger font?

What does that even matter? Why would someone be so triggered by someone using their work email?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Through my entire school career and both of my kids who are now adults, I’ve never even heard of anyone celebrating a teacher’s birthday. The idea is bizarre. Was the teacher turning 100 or celebrating some other landmark? Is it a leap-year birthday? Why would a class know about a teacher’s birthday? At most, I could imagine a teacher bringing a birthday treat for the class, if they wanted to and that was the class custom for birthdays in general, but I wouldn’t expect a class announcement for that anymore than if it was the birthday of Larlo Snowflake or Larla Helicopter.

Your experience is just your experience. I see this all the time in my kids' classes. We get reminders from the room moms. Mostly my kids just make the teacher a card. There, now you know how others live.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s not normal to celebrate the teacher’s birthday

Yes it is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What makes her seem like a not-nice person? It sounds like you're intimidated that she's a partner at a law firm. I grew up going to school, my mother was a teacher, my grandfather was a teacher and I worked in schools for a few years. Students never celebrated teachers birthdays. So tell me again, what is your problem?

Don't know how you can extrapolate intimidation from this, but the biggest problem I see is that most companies actually forbid work email for personal use especially in a law firm that could have legal ramifications. I see no reason for her not to communicate with her personal email.

If she’s an equity partner she owns the “company” (law firm). I use my firm email for all kinds of things. It’s fine and obviously NOT illegal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s not normal to celebrate the teacher’s birthday

Plus 1

+1 I’ve never once seen this done.

I see this in all my kids private schools. I wonder if this is a public vs private school thing.

It isn’t but interesting you would go there.

[Anonymous]

Not your problem which email she uses, OP. I don’t see anything wrong with her using her firm email.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s not normal to celebrate the teacher’s birthday

Plus 1

+1 I’ve never once seen this done.

I see this in all my kids private schools. I wonder if this is a public vs private school thing.

It isn’t but interesting you would go there.

Why?