Just wanted to get some opinions on this situation:
So 1 of my coworkers' birthday is coming up, and my boss approached me with the idea to throw a small bday celebration. I have no problem doing this because my coworker and I are friends, not just coworkers who only see each other at work.
So we decided to have the celebration on this Wednesday (day before Thanksgiving). My boss asked me today if I'd have time to get a cake tomorrow (my day off); he said he'd "give me some money." He brought some knick knacks from home that he intends to use as snacks for Wed. It was a bag of M&Ms and a box of Ritz Crackerfuls. He said we should still get some chips or something else.
By the end of the day, he didn't mention anything more about the party nor did he actually give me any money. I guess he'd offer money after I purchased everything?
I just get the feeling that he doesn't really want to contribute much. Like he's giving the snacks he already had at home, so he expects me to buy everything else. I truly don't mind because it's for a friend's bday, but I just think his behavior is odd. I mean, it wouldn't have been hard or expensive for him to buy potato chips instead of basically telling me to.
Am I reading into it too much? Or should I really not expect him to contribute anything else?
If I'm paying for everything, then I'm not going to skimp on my friend's bday. I want her to have a nice cake! But I don't want my boss to think I'm being excessive and expecting him to pay half for a cake that I could have gotten cheaper from somewhere else.
So 1 of my coworkers' birthday is coming up, and my boss approached me with the idea to throw a small bday celebration. I have no problem doing this because my coworker and I are friends, not just coworkers who only see each other at work.
So we decided to have the celebration on this Wednesday (day before Thanksgiving). My boss asked me today if I'd have time to get a cake tomorrow (my day off); he said he'd "give me some money." He brought some knick knacks from home that he intends to use as snacks for Wed. It was a bag of M&Ms and a box of Ritz Crackerfuls. He said we should still get some chips or something else.
By the end of the day, he didn't mention anything more about the party nor did he actually give me any money. I guess he'd offer money after I purchased everything?
I just get the feeling that he doesn't really want to contribute much. Like he's giving the snacks he already had at home, so he expects me to buy everything else. I truly don't mind because it's for a friend's bday, but I just think his behavior is odd. I mean, it wouldn't have been hard or expensive for him to buy potato chips instead of basically telling me to.
Am I reading into it too much? Or should I really not expect him to contribute anything else?
If I'm paying for everything, then I'm not going to skimp on my friend's bday. I want her to have a nice cake! But I don't want my boss to think I'm being excessive and expecting him to pay half for a cake that I could have gotten cheaper from somewhere else.