Baby Showers

work people to my baby shower

In the past the "activities committee" (no I don't work at Dunder Mifflin) here at work have thrown baby showers for expecting staff members. Because of this I haven't invited any co-workers to my regular shower (just family, friends, and neighbors) which is in three weeks. Is it wrong to assume I'll have a separate work shower? Should I invite my immediate co-workers just in case I don't get a work shower?
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Re: work people to my baby shower

  • If you aren't friends w/ them out of work, no, dont' invite them. Keep personal seperate from work.  Doesn't matter if they throw a work shower or not. 

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  • If there is a whole committee dedicated to this sort of thing, I would say no.  However, you're never guaranteed anything.  If you have any co-workers that you socialize with on a regular basis outside of work, invite them.  If not, don't.
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  • I'm friendly with some and invited some to my wedding
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  • I only invited peopel to my shower who I socialize w/ outside of work.  NOT including my wedding.  I dont' feel inviting them to your wedding counts if you never see them outside of work otherwise. 

    I jsut personally believe showers are supposed to be for the people who you are relatively close to.  Not every last woman you know.

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    ~Benjamin Franklin

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  • If you have friends at work that you hang out with regularly outside of work (go to dinner with, etc.), they should be invited to a personal shower.  Otherwise, they shouldn't be invited, no matter what the work shower situation.

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  • I had a separate coworker shower for my first DD.

    My DD invited coworkers to her shower (just the 3 that she is close to...but only socializes with 1 of them outside of work) and 2 of them came.  Her company did not give automatic showers though.  BTW...these people were also invited to her wedding as well as a few others (and they all came).

    If you KNOW they are not doing a work shower, I would invite them, but if they ALWAYS do a work shower then I would not.  If they end up not doing a work shower...then oh well...too bad.  Those people close to you will probably give you a gift anyway even if they are not invited to a shower.

  • I wouldn't invite work people to your shower with friends and family. 
  • I just had this happen to me with a coworker.  I was part of throwing her work shower, which was pricey.  On top of that, I was invited to her regular shower, for her 2nd kid.  The first was same gender and 3 years old.  I was quite annoyed considering the $ I had to shell out for the work shower. We do not hang out after work at all.

     Had she been an actual friend, I wouldn't have cared.

  • i would only invite those who are friends outside of work. no need to overthink it... lol :)
  • Agreed, only if friends outsifde of work, ie would you still be friends with them if you didn't work there.  Otherwise, it looks like you are just fishing for a gift.
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  • imageEastCoastBride:

    If you aren't friends w/ them out of work, no, dont' invite them. Keep personal seperate from work.  Doesn't matter if they throw a work shower or not. 

    I second this.

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