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    Boss gives employee a $820 parting gift, her partner calls gift "frustrating": 'She couldn't understand my point of view, called me entitled, and basically ended the call'

    This person wishes their partner got a gift card to a better store, yet she's in shock about that reaction. 

    Is it justified to be a little upset about getting a sort of useless gift card? On the one hand, you feel a twinge of guilt when someone gives you a $15 gift card to a store where everything costs like $50 minimum. That person meant well! And it'll still buy you a partial gift. But now you're compelled to spend extra money there just to use the gift card in the first place. I suppose that's kind of the issue with gift cards, isn't it? We rarely spend the exact amount on the card. We either use the entire thing then pay a little extra, or use all but a few dollars on it. Stores make a ridiculous amount of money off gift cards, because they know a lot of them will go unused. 

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      Happy employee accepts large red gift box while smiling.
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      Happy employee accepts large red gift box while smiling. 

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    • This person is in the dog house after expressing that type of gift-card ire about their GF's boss's present. As you can read about below, he gave her an impressive £600 gift card, which is about $820 in US dollars. That's a very generous gift! It shows that he really cares about her as an employee, and that he's paid attention to her during the times she must've mentioned doing home renovations. That's a crazy amount of money to put on a gift card in my opinion, but to each their own. The boss did something thoughtful, and now the employee can get herself a lovely home item. 

      So what's the big deal? I'll show you…

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      Am I the as*h*le for being frustrated with my partners' leaving gift from her boss?

      My partner is moving countries to start a new life with me in the UK. I've recently bought a house for us to live in, and over the past couple of months
      via u/Cold_Vacation99
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      I've been spending heavily on renovations - full electrical rewire, plastering, new kitchen, new bathroom, basically every room being
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      redone. I'm financially stretched and have borrowed around £20k from my parents to make the house livable and ready for us.
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      As a leaving gift, my partner's boss told her he would give her a £600 gift card for a furniture store. I thought this was incredibly generous.
      via u/Cold_Vacation99
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      £600 could go a long way furnishing a bedroom or living space, which would really help right now.
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      However, it turned out the gift card is for a very high-end luxury furniture store (Soho Home).
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      While the items are nice, £600 there only covers something like a lamp or a small rug. I felt frustrated because, from a practical
      via u/Cold_Vacation99
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      perspective, the same amount could have made a much bigger difference if it were for a more affordable store.
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      I expressed to my partner that while the gift was very generous, I also found it frustrating because of how limited it would be in terms of actually
      via u/Cold_Vacation99
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      furnishing the house. She reacted very strongly, said she couldn't understand my point of view, called me entitled and basically ended the call.
      via u/Cold_Vacation99

      Oh boy… that was the wrong reaction! 

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      To be clear... I never suggested asking for a different gift, returning it or complaining to her boss. I also understand that it's her gift, not mine.
      via u/Cold_Vacation99
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      My frustration was more about my current financial stress and how much pressure I'm under trying to make everything ready for us, but I realise that
      via u/Cold_Vacation99
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      may not have come across clearly in the moment. AITAH for expressing this frustration, or should I have just
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      kept it to myself given the context?
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      This was one of those dilemmas that people disagreed on

      lihzee YTA for complaining about a gift that isn't even yours that no one was entitled to in the first place.
      via u/lihzee

      Some people called this person insensitive. I think they just need to pull their head from out of their expensive project and take a deep breath. That is a lot of money the boss gave. He did it to celebrate an employee's big life milestone. He obviously wants her to have nice things in life! Not every item in your home needs to come from the cheapest stores around. A splurge or 2 is good for the soul — especially when it's on someone else's dime. 

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      Some people did side with this person, though.

      Tsbabyb... I would have just said if only your boss picked a cheaper store than we can actually get multiple items lol.
      via u/Tsbabybear

      I see why the GF was upset, though. It's her gift, and this person's reaction to it is totally besides the point. Sometimes you gotta buckle down and just listen to your partner without saying anything back. 

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      Idk why she grumpy about and not seeing your point of view lol. I'm very frugal. I would have been disappointed too
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      CatJarm... NTA. Have this lovely (ridiculous) £600 lamp - I know you need plates and a washing machine, and a table and bedding, but...
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      Yeah, I get it, it's frustrating you're - up to your tits in debt to make the place habitable, not 'beautiful', but habitable, and you're supposed to be over the moon at some ridiculous gold doorknobs shit.
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      £600 IKEA voucher? Brilliant. But no.... NTA.
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      jdz50 That seems to be a lot of money for a boss to give as a gift.
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      Employee in red looks grateful as someone hands her a large red present box.
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      Employee in red looks grateful as someone hands her a large red present box. 

      The image does not depict the actual subjects of the story. Subjects are models.

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