AITA for not buying a birthday gift for my coworker?

[Taadow]

I wish these clowns would tell me they assigned me somebody I don’t know to buy a birthday gift for.
From their “Wish List”, no less.

Let’s be all the way real - if you’re older than 21, nobody will truly care about your birthday but ya Mama. Not even you.
Get over yourself. Shoutout to tha Jehovah Witnesses on this tip.

This is that New School inclusion mess. Bless me for working someplace where most of us been here too long to GAF.
We got a couple young turkeys trying to kick this chit off, but they fall flat each time.

 

[Ridge Forrester]

Teachers are some of the softest, whiniest, most sensitive bytch babies I've ever worked with. I'm so glad I got out of teaching.

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

fukked up right here, should've just said you're not participating

I did the same thing for the secret santa

This.

I don't do potlucks or gift exchanges at work. But I tell them upfront. They don't have to like it but they accept it. The problem for OP is that he didn't say no and his coworker has probably bought a gift for someone else and he is stiffing her when it's her turn.


Sometimes you don't mean to come off like an a$$hole but you do.

 

[bourgeoisie tall freak]

just got an email reminder about upcoming office holiday events including 2 different pizza parties

ima be out of town tho

 

[LauderdaleBoss]

yeah this definitely wasn't that serious, but I'm glad the OP wised up and is getting the gift.

 

[JadeB]

So I got my coworker a Pokémon plushie and two hot cheeto bags. She said she wasn't tripping over it and that I didn't have to. At least I avoided further unnecessary drama

 

[JadeB]

fukked up right here, should've just said you're not participating

I did the same thing for the secret santa

I feel like I'll get written up or at least raise eyebrows if I said no

 

[Turbulent]

If it's about principle, you should have said no from the beginning. Since you said you would buy it, standing on principle now means you should buy it.

 

[MJ Truth]

Dude, sometimes you have to play the game. Get a little $10 nail kit or whatever at the drug store or on Amazon and keep it pushing.

Now your boss thinks your an a$$hole and will be taking other people’s side over yours down the line when other BS comes up. Smh

People really don’t understand that doing these small favors and showing social skills will take you way further along in your career than any skill development you will ever do.

 

[old pig]

Also, if you have to buy her something, get her a pair of slippers and a dildo, she doesn't like the slippers she can go fukk herself

!!!!!!

 

[Rev Leon Lonnie Love]

something something cultural fit, breh

you gotta do it else you'll have that target on your back and the moment they get a chance, they'll get rid of you.

I know you don't care about the job, but use this as practice for a job you'll eventually care about.

Gotta learn to fake the funk for coins unless you're a boss like Dame Dash