Get made to pick my son up early from afterschool club by my wife.
is he having it in his car?
I’ll level with you, I would be stunned if he had a leaving do and I would be even more stunned if I was invited. My team has virtually nothing to do with anyone else in our location other than a couple of banalities at the water cooler.
The mistake you’ve made here is telling your wife when your birthday is.
You gonna sign his card at least?
The only card I have signed in my entire time here was when my boss left. I count the not signing of cards a bigger bonus than @Im_On_Safari three days extra holiday.
How’s your promotion to site manager working out?
You going to at least give him a little wave as he finally reverses out of the parking space?
You’re such a brown-nose.
He’s had over a whole extra day off since 1993! What more does this bastard want?!
Oh shit, @anon29812515 can you accumulate hours and spend them all at once? If I worked there for 7 years could I have a whole day off?
NO!
hope he gets to stare at you 24/7 now
How about 1 minute off per day over 60 days?
I find one hour off for birthday more insulting than no hours off
Perhaps the hour is to dissuade you from taking the whole day off, which is what I do every year.
I think I have mentioned it before but when it was first introduced a few years back everyone was disgusted and appalled. But a few years on ‘see you later fuckers, I’m off an hour early’! (although if anyone needs to leave an hour early they can anyway)
but what if all your colleagues kind of sang you out the office at 4pm to the tune of In Da Club?
“It’s your birthday
You’re leaving early cos it’s your birthday”
Oh I’d take the hour off alright
The bitterest most resentment filled hour off ever!
If you could pick my son up that would be most appreciated.