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I understand that mothers' day may be a sensitive topic for certain people, but I don't think that's a reason not to celebrate it. We all have personal experiences that make us sensitive to certain things, but those are ours to deal with. I don't think that's a reason to stop celebrating other people.
There is a middle ground where one can be sensitive to other people’s pain and still celebrate others.
I do believe someone is being tooooo sensitive on this subject. Not the company…
I have a lot of my own struggles, but expecting other people to miss out on celebration because of them is WILD. Posting here and thinking others would agree, also wild.
I don’t think OP is expecting others to miss out on celebration, she is just asking if her workplace could have been more sensitive on this issue. I don’t know if you’re a woman but 7 miscarriages is not “struggles”, it can be so so so very devastating and traumatic both physically and mentally. It is absolutely not WILD to assume that people should understand this. There are many more subtle ways to celebrate moms without listing all the names on a board. And those moms wouldn’t miss a celebration anyway because this holiday is meant to be celebrated with one’s kids and family not with colleagues.
It does sound over the top as a public display. It is a balance though because they probably want to show that they recognize and celebrate working moms, which it sounds like you know is an extra hard job. Maybe they have gotten feedback in past they didn’t do enough. There are probably more subtle ways to do it.
This is definitely over the top for a professional setting. Having a list of “birthday boys and girls” is also childish in my opinion. Maybe this depends on a particular workplace but I personally wouldn’t want my colleagues to know my birthday. Mother’s Day is also a personal holiday that needs to be celebrated with a family in my opinion.
Great point.
You can feel sad about your miscarriages but I do think you’re being over sensitive. Choose peace and be happy for the other mothers in the office. It’s nice of the company to do this.
I don't think you're being overly sensitive. For those without children who want them, it's yet another painful reminder of the loss and grief in a setting where they shouldn't have to be face-to-face with it, in their place of work.
Mother's day should be celebrated with family. If companies want to find ways to meaningfully support mothers in the workplace, they should do it through policy and company culture, not a giant hallmark card once a year.
I don’t think they should be doing this. Mother’s Day is a personal holiday to be celebrated with family. It can be very difficult for many people beyond just miscarriages. Some employees could have lost their moms, etc and especially if it’s recent, can really affect them thinking about it. They should be able to work without having to be reminded
You are overthing
You're being too sensitive. I know it's not the best when you've had MC or infertility but it's just to be sociable they don't mean to hurt feelings
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I think this is over the top. My office does a generic birthday cake and birthday card to celebrate January birthdays, February birthdays, and so on. My VP emails a happy Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Chinese new year, every holiday to every team member no matter their gender or family make up. I love the acknowledgment.