Pointless rant about my boss

[Maleficent13]

This morning my boss, who has only been here a short time, and with whom I have a fairly large personality conflict, comes in, throws a card on my desk, and says happy birthday and walks out (note: I do not advertise my birthday so I don't know how she knew. I am assuming an employee mentioned it). I open the card and there's a gift card to a restaurant in it.

Quite frankly, this person barely has anything to say to me on a normal day. She and I are oil and water, and although I know I will be flamed, I don't want a present from her. The whole thing just irritates the heck out of me. It was just done for "appearances".

Anyway, I'll plaster the big fake smile on my face and thank her for it...

 

[Ragnrok23]

was it just from your boss? In my office we all throw in a few bucks for a gift card somewhere

 

[Maleficent13]

No, just from her, signed only by her.

 

[Ava83]

Stuff like that is so political... the pasted smile will work, just try not to show the clenched teeth . Irritates me to. I work for a huge company and stuff like that goes on all the time.

But Happy Birthday to you!

 

[mickeyboat]

Happy Birthday, Mal!

I hate all that political crap. It's the least favorite part of my job, and I try really hard to avoid it if at all possible.

Use the gift certificate on a weekday night, get plastered, come into work hung-over, and blame it on her.

Hope you have a great day.

Denae

 

[Maleficent13]

Use the gift certificate on a weekday night, get plastered, come into work hung-over, and blame it on her.

What a fantastic idea!

 

[Pooh67_68]

 

[RUDisney]

It may be something that your boss will do for everyone on their birthday. My boss sends everyone a card... no gift.

Please also stop and think that it may not be your boss that actually paid for the gift. He may have put it through on his expense report. One of my employees graduated (valedictorian) last week. "I" bought a cake for everyone to enjoy. I put the money in to upfront the cost, but I'll get it back with my expense report.

Now, in this case, I'd have paid out of my own pocket for this young lady. I didn't try to make anyone believe that I was covering the cost myself, though, so maybe that's the difference?

Happy Birthday!

 

[MickeysMommy]

This is the doofus right? Well, I think you have to do just what you said. Plaster a huge fake smile on your face and thank that woman! Nothing more. Don't read into it. Take it and go have a nice lunch or dinner. Hey, free, baby!

 

[Maleficent13]

LOL about the expense report (not that it wasn't a good point). We don't have anything like reimbursable expenses. And certainly not for things like birthdays. My CFO would laugh his butt off if someone asked for a reimbursement for a birthday gift.

Although, just thinking about her going to him and asking made me feel better...

 

[NMAmy]

Happy Birthday, Mal! Go to lunch or dinner on the doofus and enjoy it. You ought to get SOMETHING good out of having to work with her, right?