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    NEWSFLASH Corporate birthday ideas hit rock-bottom.

    Shocking but TRUE!

    Although Raphael was not there on his birthday his co-workers got him a cake, blew out the candles...and ate it too!

    And when he returned...they had another cake.

    Couldn't miss his "birthday" now, could they?!

    Yes, Raphael's celebration is like out of the pages of the National Enquirer.The office cake carousel usually gets a full work out during the year. It seems to be as far as corporate birthday ideas go in some places.

    Depending on who is in the mix and what initiative they show or are allowed to show, this can either make for an exciting diversion or a valid reason for, as they say in Australia, to take "a sickie"
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    And when he returned...they had another cake.

    Couldn't miss his "birthday" now, could they?!

    Yes, Raphael's celebration is like out of the pages of the National Enquirer.The office cake carousel usually gets a full work out during the year. It seems to be as far as corporate birthday ideas go in some places.

    Depending on who is in the mix and what initiative they show or are allowed to show, this can either make for an exciting diversion or a valid reason for, as they say in Australia, to take "a sickie"
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    Yes, Raphael's celebration is like out of the pages of the National Enquirer.The office cake carousel usually gets a full work out during the year. It seems to be as far as corporate birthday ideas go in some places.

    Depending on who is in the mix and what initiative they show or are allowed to show, this can either make for an exciting diversion or a valid reason for, as they say in Australia, to take "a sickie"
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    Depending on who is in the mix and what initiative they show or are allowed to show, this can either make for an exciting diversion or a valid reason for, as they say in Australia, to take "a sickie"
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    [NB: sickie = day off work for apparent illness]

    The whole birthday thing at work is a very gray area. The clash of expectations and the need to show no favoritism given the diversity of the staff is a real hot zone of emotion and, sadly, stupidity.

    Relax though. Here is the an answer to all who have asked:

    "Aren't there any decent corporate birthday ideas anymore?"

    Yes, there is.

    Firstly, some timely thoughts about...

    What we want to AVOID: The Cake Conspiracy

    A cake, huh? Well it's something. Something is better than nothing, right?

    NO!

    Nothing -- repeat -- NOTHING! says you have no imagination or you don't really care like a store-bought b

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