So let's say you've worked for the same company for 20 years. Got promoted over the years, and now you're in charge of a department. Fairly small office group, long term people know each other well and many are considered good friends.
Said company has lunches twice a year to honor people who've reached 5, 10, 15 or 20 years of service. Lunch involves the president (smallish co, everyone on first name basis), the employee, and that employee's supervisor. Usually about 20 people. Most senior person gets to pick the restaurant.
Alright, so you've passed your 20 year anniversary back in February and you've been looking forward to the lunch. 20 years is a big deal, right? Then you hear that it's already been scheduled for this Wednesday and they forgot to invite you. When you remind the lady who arranges it all and try to get info from her about place and time, she hems and haws about bringing such a new baby in public, and then how the focus shouldn't be on my baby but the employees themselves.
How hurt/upset would you be? Or am I making a big issue of this, and I really shouldn't be bringing a baby to such a function?
By the way, I was planning on keeping DD in a sling 95% of the time, and she'll most likely be sleeping throughout the lunch.
Said company has lunches twice a year to honor people who've reached 5, 10, 15 or 20 years of service. Lunch involves the president (smallish co, everyone on first name basis), the employee, and that employee's supervisor. Usually about 20 people. Most senior person gets to pick the restaurant.
Alright, so you've passed your 20 year anniversary back in February and you've been looking forward to the lunch. 20 years is a big deal, right? Then you hear that it's already been scheduled for this Wednesday and they forgot to invite you. When you remind the lady who arranges it all and try to get info from her about place and time, she hems and haws about bringing such a new baby in public, and then how the focus shouldn't be on my baby but the employees themselves.
How hurt/upset would you be? Or am I making a big issue of this, and I really shouldn't be bringing a baby to such a function?
By the way, I was planning on keeping DD in a sling 95% of the time, and she'll most likely be sleeping throughout the lunch.
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