A woman agrees to go hiking with her boss’s husband, but when she arrives, she finds out she’s the only one there. Feeling nervous, she asks to postpone the hike, but her boss’s husband gets angr y. She jumps in her car and drives away, only to find out that the “hiking trip” was actually a surprise birthday party for her. Now, her boss and coworkers are angry with her and the work environment is tense. Read on to find out if she was in the wrong or if it was just a misunderstanding.
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Birthday surprise gone wrong
Moving to a new city can be tough, especially when it comes to making new friends. For this woman, her boss has been welcoming and has invited her to many team celebrations. However, a seemingly innocent hiking trip turned out to be a disaster for her birthday surprise party. When she arrived, she found out that it was just her boss’s husband, whom she barely knew, and herself on the trip. Feeling uncomfortable and nervous, she decided to leave, not realizing that the hiking trip was actually a cover for a surprise party that her coworkers had planned for her. The aftermath of her leaving has left the environment at work tense and awkward, with her coworkers not talking to her unless they need something and not inviting her to team lunch. Read on to see what others have to say about this situation.
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