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nonightowl · Nov 12, 2022, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by rdgrad15

Oh trust me I bet a lot of your coworkers felt the same as you did but just didn't want to admit it. Most of my coworkers put on a fake act but there has been a couple who outright admitted their disgust when it had been just me and them away from others. I think people see me as very trustworthy and good at keeping secrets so I've experienced several people admitting stuff to me but they would never admit to anyone else since they knew there would be pushback.

This applies to all celebrations including birthdays as well since even birthday wishes and cards seem very forced to me and some coworkers don't even try to hide the fact that they don't give a crap. Also I agree that the whole thing of elves making toys never made sense to me too. Also living alone in the North Pole with elves sounds quite lonely and impossible to do. Also imagine all the stuff he would have to carry for just one trip around the globe lol. These are all the thoughts I had as a kid even though I kept my mouth shut and played along with it and you're welcome for making this thread.

People seem to vent on me too or admit stuff to me, whether it's about holiday parties or not. It can be anything. But I don't mind because it implies trust and comfort in telling me something.

And now I'm venting on YOU in this thread.

We used to have birthday parties for co-workers too.

I remember joining a new department (same company, just different department) in the 90's and I was blindsided by a "party" for my birthday. I didn't expect it or want it. It felt like such an invasion of my privacy and feelings. Sure it had good intentions but I didn't like the attention on me from people I just met days earlier. I haven't even interacted with them much as a result. In hindsight, maybe it was just an excuse to pig out on junk food.

Anyway this department did this birthday thing for everyone and I dreaded it. I think I told the manager I preferred no party because I remember just that one time. Or maybe I blocked it out, LOL. It WAS 30 years ago. Other than that, it was a good company with a lot of benefits, something that's scarce nowadays.