I checked, and the email only went out to female employees.
What the hell? Just because I'm female they think I want to go to a stranger's baby shower? I don't even like going to my friends' baby showers! It's such a subversive gender stereotype, but so annoying. Why weren't the men in the office invited?
I remember when my friend had a baby shower and issued the invitations as a "couples baby shower." I got all offended at first because I thought she was saying single people couldn't come. Then she clarified that just meant that men were invited and there would be alcohol. I had never really given it much thought that the defaut standard for baby showers is "No Men Allowed," but it kind of seems that way.
Well, if that email regarding my fellow employee's shower is any indication, though, "No Men Allowed" has also somehow morphed into "Every Woman Must Attend."
I know some people will think I'm being a bitch for complaining about being invited because I can always just so no thanks, but it IS annoying when the only invitations you get from people are to events where you're expected to get them a present. Especially when you've never met them!
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Can't think of the last baby shower I attended... but, two cents...
You were invited to a social event.
You have a fairly new job, right? Think of these things as an opportunity to meet people/network/whatever. The lack of alcohol at this particular event is a shame, though, leading to a tangential...
Question: At a "couples shower," with alcohol, presumably everyone but the mother-to-be gets to imbibe. What? How awkward is that?!
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