Co-worker asking for my birthday

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am the birthday person in my office. Would you be okay with some kind of private recognition, such as an e-giftcard?

No. You want to buy a gift, company pays

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Thanks for the thought, but I don’t want my birthday shared on the team calendar.”

Jehovah Witness?

My company we ask if on your birthday would you like is to order lunch from restaurant of you choice on birthday and we invite any peers you want to attend and we buy them lunch to. We don’t ask your birthday as we already know it.

We don’t publish it and optional. It is called being human. I don’t track who does it or not. I got a capital grill steak with cheesecake my birthday and invited 5-6 people who were nice to me during year

Very clever. By asking where they want to go for lunch you make it clear they can't take the day off. I hope at least on that day you don't make them badge out for lunch, let them have an extra 15 minutes and maybe even allow a personal phone call at their desk.

What's so horrible about being treated nicely on your birthday?

It’s a coercive not to mention low class behavior

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am the collector of birthdays and help organize all the e-birthday cards. I've had to ask several people for their bdays. Idk what I'd think if someone just said "no thank you". I guess one less card to organize? Its not a big deal either way, the company just puts a big push on recognition/appreciation but if you dont want it, you dont want it.

I really have a low low opinion of busybodies like you. And I’m a boss

[Anonymous]

I ended up getting an uncomfortable gift from the office for my birthday. I won't sharw it ever again. I think there are appropriate ways to handle birthdays but people can also just make you uncomfortable. Then they just ruin your birthday. I actually haven't felt the same way about my birthday since and always make sure I am not at work that day or even the day after.

[Anonymous]

Corporate jobs are terrible for doing this kind of crap.