10 years service not acknowledged

[OneGreyBiscuit]

I've worked for the same company for 10 years - on either 2nd or 3rd of November. Gone into work today and nothing. How petty some of you may think, but considering another employee got recognition for 5 years service not too long ago with a nice bunch of flowers and chocs aibu to not feel slightly miffed?

But if you’re an absolute arse to work with, then an equal send off is unlikely! 😆

If you actually had experience of where I worked, where some people are allowed to get away with things that others are not maybe you would too!

You’ve worked part time
4-8am
4 days a week

the other person… similarly very part time?

Anyone else getting the impression the Op is a…. Tricky colleague?

You sound like an absolute arse yourself, if you can't offer any constructive criticism just go away

Well if it's a new manager then maybe they dont even know the date of the 10 year anniversary

Anyone else getting the impression this person's a bit of a wind up merchant?🤔

You're not a very nice person are you? What has my work hours got to do with you or this thread??

When I left after 4 years, my colleagues treated me to the most wonderful send off 😊

In a large corporate it becomes an onerous task to remember all such anniversaries and the fall out if one if forgotten is huge.

However I do think a decent line manager would mark such an occasion within their team. So OP is not unreasonable.

You don’t think working very part time 4am-8am may impact how at the forefront in people’s minds you are for a send off?

Wow a whole four years!you're a keeper🥳

That’s what my colleague said (£150 JL voucher, big bouquet of flowers and manager took the team out for a farewell lunch)

Still in touch. In fact 3 came to my wedding

Which is the same hours the majority do in my dept if that's ok with you?

Fine with me

So it really is the case that no one was remotely inclined to acknowledge you leaving

I’d be annoyed if other people were being recognised. However I’d never expect this to be recognised tbh.

I’m not convinced that whether OP is ‘nice’ to work with, or ‘only’ working part time, really enters into it. If the company has a policy they should apply it consistently. If they don’t, they would be wise to consider the kind of team-level ballache that comes from being seen to celebrate the loyalty of some and not others.

Lucky husband! Do you really think Ive never had a leaving do or gifts from work? You're really quite pathetic!

There’s a lot better ways to celebrate working in a job than getting a bunch of forecourt specials…good management, good holiday entitlement, good sickness policy, good pension, good HR….these far outweigh a bunch of flowers that drop petals after a few days or a certificate the boss’s secretary rustled up in a few minutes!

I bet these colleague are marking your departure in a celebratory fashion.

I think it’s years of service rather than OP leaving. Respectfully, you are coming across as a bit malicious here. Not sure whether that’s your intention.

But surely it's better for the company to pretend some loyalty to their staff, to generate goodwill?

OP, I'd be upset at inconsistent approach. This is why I'm not a fan of arbitrary birthday gifts etc in work. Someone always gets overlooked by accident and feels hurt. Need a proper system

Are they paying you every month?

Because it never ceases to amaze me how OP’s lack the insight that of after a decade of service not one colleague acknowledged the departure, whereas they always do for others… the issue, in all likelihood, very very much is because of the OP and her behaviour during those ten years

I would have. I’d have said Oi what about me, I’ve been here twice as long and have had diddly squat, what’s that all about then?