When it comes to attending the boss’s annual Labor Day cookout, one Redditor claims they’ve had enough.
In a recent post on the “AITA” subreddit, which stands for “Am I the A——,” a social media user going by the username MahiMahiTacos said that every year, their boss invites management to attend a party at his “very nice beach house on Lake Michigan.”
“It’s a nice gesture, but it’s also about an hour away from our work and home (on a normal day) and more like 2 hours with Labor Day weekend traffic,” wrote the Redditor. “Worst of all, it’s smack in the middle of a long weekend, and I truly value my family time (I have 3 kids under age 10).”
They went on to say that while spouses are allowed to attend, kids aren’t — and “it’s even more of an imposition to find childcare.”
“I feel somewhat obligated to attend,” the Redditor …