Employee Refuses To Contribute $200 For A Co-worker’s Baby Shower, Gets Called Selfish

Imagine you’re at work, and there’s talk of a baby shower for a colleague about to welcome their first child. Excitement fills the air as plans unfold for a small lunchtime celebration. However, there’s a catch! A request for contributions. One colleague, Reddit user Previous_Green_9533, hesitated. They were thrilled for their pregnant coworker but felt uneasy about pitching in $200 for the event.

OP’s dilemma wasn’t just about money; it was about principle. They believed in celebrating their coworker’s joy but didn’t see why it required a financial contribution. The pressure mounted as coworkers stressed the importance of participation, equating it with being a good team player.

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1. Let’s find out!

2. OP’s coworker recently got pregnant. She had to go to a fertility clinic to do the needful.

3. OP congratulated her upon getting the news and was sincerely happy for her.

4. With the coworker into her 7th month of pregnancy and soon to take her maternity leave, some other coworkers decided to throw her a little baby shower.

5. The two coworkers who were planning the whole thing came up to OP and asked him to contribute something to the party. He refused.

6. They called OP selfish for not contributing.

7. OP’s girlfriend also said he was wrong and that he should have contributed to the babyshower. The matter was taken to the courts of the AITA community.

NTA. Never in a million years will $200 be able to justify a cake, some cupcakes, and soda. Never! What sort of a party were these guys planning to throw that required coworkers to contribute two freaking hundred dollars. Even if they asked 5 people to contribute, that’s $1,000. This was kind of out of order. And OP can’t be forced because he never initiated the plan.

Source: Previous_Green_9533