Today, my boss threw a party for everyone in the office who has a birthday in September. Everyone got a cake with their names on it except me. My birthday is today. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, it's my birthday. My boss's birthday is 5 days away. Instead of wishing me happy birthday, the staff decided to surprise my boss with an early gift. We also had to take a picture of him with everyone. I work at another branch alone, and had to post the picture to social media. Happy Birthday to me, I guess. FML
Today, it's my birthday. At my workplace, we always get a cake for whoever's birthday it is. They somehow forgot about me. I've been working there for a year, and my grandparents and my dad own the restaurant I work at. FML
Today, it's my birthday and I had to work. My boss wished me a happy birthday, and then told me I was fired. FML
Today, it was my birthday. Normally, the little office I work in throws a big party for every employee on their special day, but nothing was done for me, not even a "Happy Birthday" came my way. I didn't want to be rude, so I stayed silent. They didn't do anything because I was getting laid off. FML
Today, it was my co-worker's birthday but she told me not to mention it. Feeling bad for her, I went out to buy her a card, a present, and even a small cake. It turns out that there was actually a party during our lunch break, and I was the only one in our office not invited. FML
Today, I celebrated my birthday with my friend who has the same birthday by going out to dinner with a bunch of our friends. The waiter brought out a cake for my friend but not for me. No one noticed my exclusion. I sang happy birthday on my birthday. FML
Today, I turned 29. To celebrate, my office got me a cake that read "Happy 38th!!" The "theme" of the "party" was 'Not a day over 35!' I waited all day for someone to tell me it was all a prank, but nobody did. I spent my lunch hour crying in my car. Happy birthday to me. FML
Today, my coworkers surprised me with a birthday cake. It was really sweet, until I realized it was for another “Chris” who works in accounting. They only noticed after I blew out the candles. FML
Today, I turned 22. Instead of cutting my own cake, I stood by and smiled at a friend's belated birthday party. Her birthday was actually two months ago, but she decided to have her party on my birthday. No one remembered mine but everyone got her beautiful gifts. FML
Today, I found out that my work threw me a birthday party alongside my coworker’s birthday. Said coworker spread a rumor, telling everyone that I wanted each person to buy me flowers and cake. Everyone thought that I was a weirdo for asking for those things from them. I wasn't at work today. FML
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Recon13x 9
It's alright OP the cakes were a lie!
Memeosaurus 14
Hopefully your boss just forgot and didn't intentionally exclude you.
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Comments (40)
caliguy08 17
That sucks. Sorry OP
Rabite 28
That sucks so much, but I hope it turned out well in the end. Maybe your boss can apologize and give you two cakes then.
HeavyWeaponsGuy 21
Happy birthday op
yerawizardlizzy 27
Everyone got their own cake (except you, obviously)? Wow. That's generous. Typically it's just one big cake everyone can share.
Flame27 18
happy birthday OP
EmoKami 21
Oh the Birthday entitlement! Lots of people don't get anything for their birthdays...and you're upset you don't get a whole cake from work. I got a call 2 days late and it was my cellphone provider telling me I missed my unlimited calling for the day. Unless you're a child birthdays are just another day unfortunately.
AverageAvarice 23
I think OP was more upset they were excluded, but you really seem like you've been disappointed on your own birthday. Hopefully this year or the next someone makes your birthday a nice one; there is nothing wrong with celebrating yourself once a year.
stormiemay 11
You seem bitter.
EmoKami 21
Perhaps a tad jaded. ;) My birthdays haven't meant anything to me ever really, all my siblings were drama and rebellion so I just faded into the background. Now, I'm so unmemorable I guess, it just passes like any other day.
Fairyjoshy 13
Sorry to hear that. Life sucks enough that, really, there's no reason to pass up any chance to celebrate. Apathy isn't a solution to negativity.
SunshineBoy_fml 16
Gosh.. You must have felt awful. Anyway, don't think too much about it.. It's just a cake, you probably can get yourself a much better one. And, Happy birthday!
tomvertigo 17
My work used to do the same. I remember they would say "Happy birthday to everyone in the month of X" and have us stand up. They'd then read them from a sheet. November, 2011, had life not interfered, I'd still be standing.
LunaMyst 19
I'm so sorry! Happy belated birthday!
benjus 7
Oh well. Happy birthday!