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Baby Shower Guest list, coworkers?

michcoy85michcoy85 member
in September 2015 Moms
I am a preschool teacher at a very small private school. There are 8 of us including myself, the directors and assistants. I would say I am close to the women I work with and care about each one a bunch. However, some of them are pretty judgmental and slightly uptight. I have reservations about inviting them to my baby shower. I don't want anyone to feel hurt but I also don't know if I want to merge my work life and private life. I have mentioned my baby shower at work and now feel like I shouldn't have if I am not going to invite them. Anyhow, how is are you ladies handling this? Are most of you inviting coworkers? If you aren't, why not? The other factor for me is that my mom is paying for this and the guest list is already on the larger side. I don't want to add 7 more people and stress her out! 
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  • lemondroplifelemondroplife member
    I did invite some coworkers to my baby shower, I have a lot more than 7 coworkers and didn't invite people that I wouldn't hang out with outside of work.
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  • CaboBride2015CaboBride2015 member
    If you're unsure I wouldn't invite them. Just don't talk about it anymore at work and I'm sure it will be fine.
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  • PrincessPiperPrincessPiper member
    With both previous pregnancies, my boss hosted a baby shower for me at work. Is there one person you are super close to that might host one for you? We had a conference room we used, but going out to lunch would be an alternative.
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  • thinkpink101thinkpink101 member
    If you do things with these women outside of work I would invite them, if not I would skip it. Maybe they'll throw you a work shower, that has been customary at every place I have worked.

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  • mrscate88mrscate88 member
    edited June 2015
    I'm not inviting co-workers, but that is only because we have a HUGE guest list of family. If my co-workers were judgmental as you say, I wouldn't be inviting them, and if it did come up, I would say that my host is keeping it a small gathering of family.

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  • blondehairblueeyeditalianbabyblondehairblueeyeditalianbaby member
    I'm a teacher and my coworkers hosted a shower for me. I invited one of my coworkers to my other shower because we are pretty close. She asked to come so I invited her.
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  • dmland17dmland17 member
    I'm very close to some of my coworkers, but we decided to leave them off the guest list. It's already rather long with family and friends outside of work. Also, most of them live about an hour away from my hometown, where the shower will be taking place. I don't think they'll be offended. They also were not invited to my wedding last year, but they were aware of the fact that it was a small and intimate affair. They were very supportive of that and I'm sure they'll be the same in this case.
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  • str13str13 member
    I didn't invite my coworkers, but my aunt was throwing it for me and another girl. The girls at work ended up doing a little something at work anyways.
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  • klpieklpie member
    I work in an state office now, and I didn't invite my coworkers. Ive tried to keep my work and social lives here separate. This office usually hosts a little 'card and cake' in office thing either before the person leaves for maternity leave, or the week they come back.
    When I worked at a school though, as a teacher, the school always hosted an in school shower for wedding or babies. And for my wedding I did invite the girls I hung out with outside work, too.
    It was a much different group of people working in a school vs what I do now, so that's why I am not as open to wanting to invite my coworkers.
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  • WDDCHWDDCH member
    When in doubt, don't do it.
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  • excited2bmommy09excited2bmommy09 member
    I am not inviting coworkers, but my coworkers are throwing me a shower with JUST coworkers so...lol they kinda took it out of my hands which works out fine for me! 

    I don't think you have to invite them, however if you invite a couple that you are close with make sure it is done privately and they don't make a big thing of it. Nothing is worse than work drama! 
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  • BspauldoBspauldo member
    I'm a freelance hair and makeup artist and I work with a team of girls. Some of them are newer, some I've known for years and some I've known for a short amount of time and got close with fairly quickly.

    I wasn't sure how to handle this either so I decided not to send invites to specific people, cause there are a few I know wouldn't come anyways so I figured I'd save a few bucks. So I ended up extending the invitation on our FB group where we do a lot of communicating and let them know not to feel obligated into coming or not!
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  • CRooney89CRooney89 member
    I work in a doctor's office and they are planning on throwing me a work shower in late July, however there are a few girls at work I am close with and had asked to be invited to my "real" shower, so I just ended up inviting all the girls I work with (7) because I didn't want anyone to feel left out. I don't think everyone will come I just wanted to avoid any work drama!
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  • Knottie00400192Knottie00400192 member
    I'm inviting a selected few of my coworkers. Everyone has been asking me about my shower but I just tell them about it and keep on with my day. I honestly don't care if I offend anyone...don't like most of them anyways lol
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