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'Forgotten' | Worker disgruntled after firm doesn't celebrate her birthday, despite doing so for colleagues

Worker disgruntled after firm doesn't celebrate her birthday, despite doing so for colleagues

An employee was left feeling 'overlooked and sad' after her boss failed to acknowledge her birthday, despite remembering those of her colleagues.

Going by the name Tricky Trixy on Reddit, the 37-year-old worker described feeling 'forgotten' when her birthday wasn't mentioned at work.

As reported by the Daily Mail, Trixy explained how, nine months ago, her employer introduced an employee appreciation which would see staff receive a cake and a card to celebrate their birthday.

“My work gets everyone a birthday cake but me”, Trixy wrote in a sad twist. In fact, she only received one ‘happy birthday’ message from a colleague, who she was related to, according to her post.

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