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Girl's Baby Shower At Work

Zilch. People who have their baby showers at work are just pan-handling. Hell, I wouldn't even allow such things if it were my company, if you want to have a shower do it on your time, in your house. Company sponsored parties are fine, but trying to get everybody to chip in for a baby shower is weak.
 
A case of near-expiration baby food should do the trick.
 
Originally posted by: Sphexi
Zilch. People who have their baby showers at work are just pan-handling. Hell, I wouldn't even allow such things if it were my company, if you want to have a shower do it on your time, in your house. Company sponsored parties are fine, but trying to get everybody to chip in for a baby shower is weak.
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I'd have to agree with this.
Ok, yeah, you had a baby, we get it. And you're thrilled with it, just like billions of people before you. Now stop rubbing it in everyone's faces by asking for gifts.

 
How is it ok to take time out of your day while on the clock to take care of personal business? This would be like me getting paid to go to a doctors appointment.😕
 
Originally posted by: aesthetics
Say you'll only contribute if you get to send a high-def copy of the birth video to the annoying person in the cube next to you.
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Fixed.
 
I wouldn't give anything for two reasons. One, they shouldn't be doing that at work, to me it just screams give me free stuff. Two, your new, she probably barely knows your name at best.
 
only pitch in if youre planning to eat the baby shower food and cake and drink the baby shower beverages. otherwise, politely decline (something about not really knowing this person having been there for 5 weeks...) and stay at your desk
 
Originally posted by: GiggleGirl
only pitch in if youre planning to eat the baby shower food and cake and drink the baby shower beverages. otherwise, politely decline (something about not really knowing this person having been there for 5 weeks...) and stay at your desk and masturbate
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that sounds pretty fair
 
Depends on office politics... is this person a direct superior? Do they work in the same department? Are they super-well liked? If Yes to one or more of those, I would potentially give $20-60 depending on how rich you are.
 
1. You're a dude. Auto-immunity from baby showers right there.
2. You're new there. You hardly even know the person. Perfect excuse.
3. It's at work. There's no reason you should have to give anything. You weren't invited and given a choice of whether to attend or not - the baby shower is happening near you regardless of whether you choose to pay attention or not, so it's basically the same as if the host invited herself over to your place.
4. You're a dude. Auto-immunity from baby showers.
 
I don't give shit to those stupid collections unless it's someone that is my close friend.

No reason for me to spend my hard-earned money on someone else's kid. If you aren't financially capable for buying what you need for a kid in the first place, then you shouldn't be going off trying to create them.

If everyone was giving $1 to get a cake that would be fine, but I'm not about to shell out anything for some big gift. I'm there for the purpose of making money, not the purpose of spending it and buying people shit. When my review comes around, nobody gives a damn if I gave money or not.
 
buying a pacifier isn't exactly expensive, but the tiny gesture will at least show that you care and can go a long way. Know the ways of a women, and she can lead you to many more (who are probably single).
 
Originally posted by: Sphexi
Zilch. People who have their baby showers at work are just pan-handling. Hell, I wouldn't even allow such things if it were my company, if you want to have a shower do it on your time, in your house. Company sponsored parties are fine, but trying to get everybody to chip in for a baby shower is weak.
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You do realize that many times co-workers plan it and the person having the baby had nothing to do with it?

For instance, my wife is pregnant and has no intent on having a "work" baby shower but if someone decides to plan one for her, she isn't going to say no.
 
Originally posted by: KaOTiK
I wouldn't give anything for two reasons. One, they shouldn't be doing that at work, to me it just screams give me free stuff. Two, your new, she probably barely knows your name at best.
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lol, all showers scream give me free stuff no matter what venue they are conducted in.

OP, of course you want to give a gift b/c you'll feel like a schmuck if you don't. not that i agree with it, but we know it's likely true.


20 bucks would be fine.
 
I know what a baby shower is... but for some reason, I imagined a shower head with a bunch of tiny babies flowing out.
 
Give her a baby bottle and make sure you have invitations to hand out to the "I'm Not Having A Baby Shower" you'll be throwing in the office the next week.
 
I think you guys are missing it. It is usually planned by OTHER people at work, not the pregnant lady. So it isn't pan-handling.

Furthermore, give me a break on how it's SOOOOO wrong to take 15 minutes out of a work day to have some cake or whatever. Like none of you post here on ATOT while at work - no different really.

I'd say $10 is reasonable.
 
You should give nothing. SHE's the one that spread her legs...it's HER responsibility now.

If you give $20, people are going to think it's YOUR baby. Trust me man, I know from experience...it's best just to keep your head down.
 
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