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Obviously

By Anonymous - 14/12/2025 09:00

Today, I confidently told a coworker that the “surprise meeting” was obviously a birthday celebration for our boss. I even brought cupcakes. Turns out, it was a serious budget discussion. My boss stared at the cupcakes like I was making fun of him. FML

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Yudith 25

Monday 15 December 2025 18:45

Your boss is weird. I would have been happy to get cupcakes for a budget meeting. As they say, a spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down.

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Yudith 25

Monday 15 December 2025 18:45

Your boss is weird. I would have been happy to get cupcakes for a budget meeting. As they say, a spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down.

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