Birthday Cake

[greendiary]

So it was a colleagues birthday a few days ago (a big one) so thought we'd be nice and buy him a cake and flowers when she returned today.

He declared she was taking the cake home and not sharing it (as intended).

AIBU to think he's entitled and greedy?

Cut it now and share it.... cheeky git! Tight arse too

So, was it a he or she?

I think he/she is fine to take the cake home tbh, presumably the cake was brought for the birthday person and not a gift for the office. I couldn't get worked up over it

I think its really cheeky TBH, I would go and cut a huge slice and say
" I seriously thought you were joking about not sharing it" and future purchases are given with a note saying "only to be consumed on the premises" lol

Tight as the proverbial.

What sort of cake?

Sorry - it's a he!

Yeah in hindsight we should have kept it aside and said we would cut it and give out to everyone.

He's known for being downright rude tbh. I thought I'd be nice to him - won't be doing that again in a hurry.

Surely if you bought the cake for him then it's his to do with as he pleases.

You don't buy someone something then put provisos on it.

You and your colleagues sound like greedy guts to me. If you want cake, you should have have bought cake for your own damn selves.

How very odd. Birthday cakes are for sharing and that seems very tight to refuse to share it with the kind colleagues who bought it. I can imagine that pretty much deflated the occasion! I think he is tight and/or socially inept.

And they don't sound like greedy guts - sharing a birthday cake at work is perfectly normal.

Well technically you bought it as a gift so it's his to do with as he pleases, extremely odd not to cut it in the office and take the leftovers home though.

I guess you won't buy him a cake next year...

Outrageous.

This contravenes ALL legislation pertaining to Work Based Cake Purchasing and Consumption laws.

I hope he drops it on his journey home and it's then immediately set upon by a million ants and blue bottles.

You gave it to him as a gift, if he doesn't want to share, he doesn't have to.
You or anyone else would be incredibly unreasonable to cut in to it and eat any.

Sit on it OP! Let your bumcheek imprint inform him of your displeasure.

As the Birthday Boy, it should have been him providing the cake, that's the usual office convention.

As the Birthday Boy, it should have been him providing the cake, that's the usual office convention. I know this is sometimes the case, but all the offices I've worked in we do it the other way round and by cake and a spread for the birthday boy/girl. This is financed by the company, so no way would anyone be expected to take it home.

Feels a bit mean for him to take and not share, but I guess if that's what he wants to do...

If it was my birthday and my work got me a cake and I said "oh thanks I'll take that home" they'd think I was a right weirdo.
All those people that think it's normal must be the type to take cakes home themselves. What utterly odd behavior!

I would find that pretty odd, but probably funny too. I think some people are completely oblivious.

I'm a bit at this whole situation...

At my work the boys are well aware that irrespective of who's birthday it is the cake is really for me & the other girl in the office - one of the boys doesn't even like cake & we still get one for "his" birthday - I'd love to see any of them try to get away with shite like taking it home

Is someone stealing the loo roll and blue pens? It's this colleague.

Is someone stealing the loo roll and blue pens? It's this colleague.