At my place of employment, on the first working day of each month there is cake in the office and everyone comes in to celebrate all the birthdays that will happen that month. There aren't that many of us, so we don't have a celebration every month.

My birthday was yesterday. For the last few years the office has skipped June, even though my birthday was on the 2nd, but I was the only birthday in June and I didn't want to make waves, so I never complained. (The boss is constantly irritated with me anyway because I cause twice as much paperwork as the others.)

This morning I received an email saying there will be cake in the office next Friday to celebrate a new employee's birthday. I am tired of being deliberately left out and over looked.

I was thinking of taking a personal day that Friday so I won't have to be there.
What do you guys think?